Expunging PC 243(E)(1)

My question involves criminal law for the state of: California
My boyfriend was charged with this PC243(e)(1) back in 9/00. Did what he had to do with Child, Inc. and moved back to Delaware after he got out of service. Question, we are trying to expunge it. first, is this a misdemeanor so I know I am filling out the correct form. Second, on the bottom it says there will be a hearing. Does he need to go back to CA for a hearing on this. We don't have money for him to fly back or can we just ask the Court to go based on the Petition since it has almost been 10 years since it has happened. It has been popping up on background checks here in DE and hurting him getting a job and he is looking to re-enlist in the service and can't have this on his record. Any help would be greatly appreciated!!!! Thank you in advance....

You should read this. Even if he qualifies for and obtains a dismissal, the record doesn't go away - it simply states that the charge was dismissed instead of saying that there was a conviction. What exactly is it that he hopes to accomplish? Has his military recruiter told him that he will be able to re-enlist if he gets a dismissal?

Thank you for responding. In Delaware if we file a petition for expungement it takes it completely off the record, like it never existed. Does CA have something to this effect? If not, I guess we can go after the dismissal. He went a couple of years ago and it showed up and they wouldn't let him re-enlist. He hasn't tried since then so we really don't know what the recruiter will say if he has a dismissal on his record instead. But he had to get a security clearance for his job to be able to do some work in a prison here and they couldn't let him on the premises b/c of this charge.