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    Default 17 Year Old Charged With Misdemeanor Marijuana

    My question involves criminal law for the state of: California

    I am 17 years old and never been in trouble. A couple of weeks ago I was walking down the street with my friend when an undercover cop stoped and searched us. My friend had nothing on him but I had a small pipe and small amount of marijuana. I went to court and plead guilty and paid a fine, and also lost my right to obtain my license for a full year. I am worried about my record and also college (financial aid). I am 17 years old can that work in my favor, I don't want this to hunt me for the rest of my life. What can I do? Will it go away once I turn 18? Please, any advice will be nice. Please help!

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    Default Re: 17 Year Old Charged With Misdemeanor Marijuana

    As is explained here,
    Quote Quoting Juvenile Records
    Your Juvenile records do appear on your criminal record. Upon your 18th birthday, you are eligible to petition to have your juvenile records sealed. Once sealed, no one can gain access to them and they will be completely destroyed five years from the date of sealing.

    Juvenile records are not automatically sealed upon your 18th birthday. You must affirmatively petition the juvenile court to have them sealed. You can do this by filing out a form and filing it with the juvenile court in the county in which you were convicted. Contact the juvenile court in the county you were convicted, and ask them to send you a copy of the form used in that county. Check to see if they have any special filing requirements such as additional photocopies or the need to serve copies of the petition on any government agencies, and get the correct information for filing by mail. Usually, there is no fee.

    If you graduated from the Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation, Division of Juvenile Justice, your juvenile conviction(s) will have been dismissed as part of your graduation. If you do not petition to have your juvenile records sealed and destroyed, they will remain on your record until your 38th birthday, then they will be destroyed.

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