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lilxboi · 03-18-2006, 04:41 AM

I know all you LEOs are not lawyers but I was hoping maybe you guys may know something about this.

I will be applying for a CCW in the County of Orange in a few months. On the application, there is a section asking for prior convictions. I did have a juvenile conviction that has been sealed and was wondering if this may become an issue.

I read through the application in regards to what convictions prohibit me from obtaining a CCW and my charge is not listed. The listed prohibiting convictions are the same as when applying for a handgun which I am legally able to own and do own. There is also a section regarding juvenile convictions and again my charge is not listed.

My questions are:
1) Do I need to state my juvenile conviction even though my record is sealed and the conviction does not restrict me from owning firearms
2) Is my record sealed from state government or just from the public

Thanks for any help

lilxboi · 03-18-2006, 05:05 AM

OK I did some searching and found a pamplet in regards to sealed juvenile records and was able to answer my first question.

Pamplet states that a juvenile delinquency adjudication is not a crimanl conviction so I do not need to bring up my incident.
Sealed records can only be used/viewed by insurance companies, a person you sue for defamation, and to increase your sentence in a later charge though I am still unsure if the state can view my records in regards to applying for a CCW.

I also read that after 5 years my court files will be destroyed but records held by the probation department or police department need not be destroyed.

danp · 03-18-2006, 10:45 AM

Sounds like you answered your own questions, but 1) no, you pretty much never have to list a juvenile conviction and 2) the gov't never really gets rid of anything, so someone somewhere will always have access to your record.

pfccypret · 03-18-2006, 01:47 PM

The government misplaces and misfiles a lot of things, but it's there somewhere :P

03-18-2006, 04:41 AM	#1
lilxboi XDTalk 100 Member Join Date: Dec 2005 Posts: 207	California CCW question I know all you LEOs are not lawyers but I was hoping maybe you guys may know something about this. I will be applying for a CCW in the County of Orange in a few months. On the application, there is a section asking for prior convictions. I did have a juvenile conviction that has been sealed and was wondering if this may become an issue. I read through the application in regards to what convictions prohibit me from obtaining a CCW and my charge is not listed. The listed prohibiting convictions are the same as when applying for a handgun which I am legally able to own and do own. There is also a section regarding juvenile convictions and again my charge is not listed. My questions are: 1) Do I need to state my juvenile conviction even though my record is sealed and the conviction does not restrict me from owning firearms 2) Is my record sealed from state government or just from the public Thanks for any help

03-18-2006, 10:45 AM	#3
danp XDTalk 1K Member Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: Sacramento, California Posts: 1,320	Sounds like you answered your own questions, but 1) no, you pretty much never have to list a juvenile conviction and 2) the gov't never really gets rid of anything, so someone somewhere will always have access to your record. __________________ God made cops so that firefighters could have heros too. "He who fights with monsters might take care lest he thereby become a monster. And if you gaze for long into an abyss, the abyss gazes also into you." - Nietzche

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03-18-2006, 05:05 AM	#2
lilxboi XDTalk 100 Member Join Date: Dec 2005 Posts: 207	OK I did some searching and found a pamplet in regards to sealed juvenile records and was able to answer my first question. Pamplet states that a juvenile delinquency adjudication is not a crimanl conviction so I do not need to bring up my incident. Sealed records can only be used/viewed by insurance companies, a person you sue for defamation, and to increase your sentence in a later charge though I am still unsure if the state can view my records in regards to applying for a CCW. I also read that after 5 years my court files will be destroyed but records held by the probation department or police department need not be destroyed.

03-18-2006, 01:47 PM	#4
pfccypret XDTalk Member Join Date: Feb 2006 Posts: 40	The government misplaces and misfiles a lot of things, but it's there somewhere :P