Does my felony charge stay on my record? 11 Answers as of February 13, 2012

It would still be a part of your juvenile record. You can move to seal your juvenile record or move to expunge pursuant to PC 1203.4. I would recommend consulting an attorney to help you.

It is automatically sealed when you turn 18. Check with your probation officer.

A juvenile adjudication is not a felony conviction unless it is in adult court. Those records do not have to be reported and are not open for public inspection but they do not go away. There is a sealing procedure that is rarely used which you can learn by getting a juvenile defense lawyer or contacting the juvenile probation department.

This stays on your record but you could request an expungement.

As a minor you have an additional advantage of having your minor record sealed. The day after you turn 18 all criminal history should be expunged and sealed.

Without more facts it is impossible to say anything definite right now. But, generally, your chances are good. Your case was handled in Juvenile Court, right? Google "California juvenile felony convictions" or similar searches. You can try to speak with someone at Juvenile Court in your county. You are now an adult (18 or over), right?

That depends on what you mean "go away." Since you were a minor at the time you committed the offense, your record should have been sealed. As I understand it, it should not be available to, for instance, potential employers doing a background check. However, if you were subsequently convicted as an adult, it likely would be available to probation officers, the court, and, possibly the DA in determining your sentence. Here in California, I know it would be available to the commissioners at your parole hearing if you were sentenced to prison and subsequently came up for parole consideration. You should consult with an attorney in the area where you live and provide him the details of your current situation and why you are concerned your juvenile felony conviction might affect you (e.g. you're applying for a job and you're worried they'll find about it on a background check; you've been arrested as an adult and you're afraid it will affect your case, etc.).

Was your matter handled in juvenille court, or were you in criminal court with the matter handled as if you were an adult (which is very unlikely).

If you had a felony when you were 14 you can petition for it to be sealed. After that you can request that the record be destroyed. Consult an attorney for assistance in this.

Since you were a juvenile, you can hire an attorney to petition the court to deal your juvenile records.