Occasionally a child’s juvenile records can be sealed. If your child wishes to have his/her records sealed, they must file a petition to do so after he/she turns 18 years old. The petition can also be filed if the case has been over for 5-6 years. The court will need to approve the petition and if it is, the record of the case and arrest will be sealed.

However, even if the records are sealed, the three-strikes law the is used by the State of California allows some serious and violent crimes (such as murder and rape) to be used against the criminal in adult court.