# Conviction on which probation was granted and completed · California — Criminal record expungement and sealing waiting periods by state

For Conviction on which probation was granted and completed · California, waiting period is at any time; measured from is the termination of the period of probation; section is 1203.4, verified against its source on 2026-09-02.

- **Offense class:** Conviction on which probation was granted and completed _(our reading, not quoted from the source)_
- **State:** California
- **Waiting period:** at any time _(verified: appears in the quote below)_
- **Measured from:** the termination of the period of probation _(verified: appears in the quote below)_
- **Section:** 1203.4 _(verified: appears in the quote below)_

## What the source says

> 1203.4. (a) (1) When a defendant has fulfilled the conditions of probation for the entire period of probation, or has been discharged prior to the termination of the period of probation, or in any other case in which a court, in its discretion and the interest of justice, determines that a defendant should be granted the relief available under this section, the defendant shall, at any time after the termination of the period of probation, if they are not then serving a sentence for an offense, on probation for an offense, or charged with the commission of an offense, be permitted by the court to withdraw their plea of guilty or plea of nolo contendere and enter a plea of not guilty

## Source

- https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/codes_displaySection.xhtml?lawCode=PEN&sectionNum=1203.4

Last verified: 2026-09-02. Review by: 2027-09-02.
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