Are expungements worth anything in California??

Question

I mean does anyone know of someone who has sucessfully landed a job after having an expungement? How does it work as far as employment goes? Can I answer "no, I have not been convicted of a felony" or should I be honest? Any input would be greatly appreciated.

Answer 1

On questions by private employers, if you are asked if you have every been convicted of a crime, you must respond with "YES-CONVICTION DISMISSED."

On questions by Government Employers or Government Licensing Applications if you are asked if you have ever been convicted of a crime, you MUST respond with "YES-CONVICTION DISMISSED." In California, government employers and licensing agencies (except for police agencies and concessionaire licensing boards), will treat you the same as if you had never been convicted of any crime.

However, if you were convicted of a felony and were never given any probation at all and were sentenced to county jail, you may file a petition to have felony reduced to a misdemeanor and file petition to have conviction dismissed. Then, you can answer "NO" to the question "have you ever been convicted of a FELONY".