How Can I Improve My Employment Opportunities if I Have A Burbank Conviction?

If you have been convicted of a criminal violation in Burbank Court, this may make it more difficult for you to obtain employment in the future. There are, however, options which may help resolve this situation. The first step is to determine your status in the criminal case, which will dictate how you can best go about resolving this situation.

The first question you need to answer is whether you are still on probation. In most cases at the Burbank Criminal Court, convicted persons are placed on probation for a period of three years. If you are still on probation, but more than half of that time period has elapsed, you may be eligible for early termination of your probation. Judges will consider terminating probation early if you have complied with your terms, and the case is a barrier for viable employment opportunities. (If you have not complied with the terms of probation, you will not likely have an opportunity of an early termination.) Once a court is willing to terminate probation, the next step is an expungement of your criminal case pursuant to Penal Code section 1203.4.

Once the period of your probation has expired or shortened, you will want to consider applying for an expungement of your case pursuant to Penal Code section 1203.4. This will allow you, under California law, in most potential employment circumstances to state that you were not convicted in the expunged case, subject to a few exceptions. The motion must indicate the basis for the expungement motion, and your violation must be one that is eligible for an expungement (most charges are eligible).

In order to make sure that you are proceeding correctly, your first step should to be to contact a local expungement attorney to determine your best options from start to finish, to make this process a smooth one.