Certificate of Rehabilitation Archives

Living with 290: Certificate of Rehabilitation – 2019 (Updated)

·February 23, 2019
·105 Comments

UPDATE 2/23: Removal from the Registry (below) Original Submission 2/9: Last month, I received my Certificate or Rehabilitation, thus ending my duty to register and bringing to a conclusion a…

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Court Expands Eligibility for Certificates of Rehabilitation [with CORRECTION]

·November 13, 2015
·77 Comments

CORRECTION: The information in the article below is based upon a court document from 2014 that was mistakenly identified as a 2015 appellate court decision. Regrettably, this year's decision did…

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Felons turn to ‘pardon guy’ to verify that they’re rehabilitated

·June 23, 2014
·2 Comments

John Garbin hears from people who say they'll commit suicide if he doesn't help them. Because of mistakes they made years ago — criminal mistakes — they can't get a…

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APPELLATE COURT INCREASES ELIGIBILITY FOR CERTIFICATES OF REHABILITATION

·April 25, 2014
·14 Comments

The California Court of Appeal issued a decision today (April 25) that increases the eligibility of registered citizens who may apply for a certificate of rehabilitation. That is, the court…

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Ruling may have vast effect on sex-offender registry, attorney says

·December 9, 2013
·10 Comments

Appeals court decision involving an Orange County case could impact thousands seeking to have their names removed from the ‘Megan’s Law’ list. SANTA ANA – A court ruling involving an…

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Certificate of Rehabilitation Help for Veterans – San Jose

·December 5, 2013
·9 Comments

The Veteran's Administration is sending over a Veterans lawyer. His name is Andy Chin to do the Certificate of Rehabilitation paperwork to any Hon. Discharged Veteran with a 288(a) conviction.…

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Sex Offender Was Deprived of Equal Protection, CA Rules

·November 18, 2013
·25 Comments

Panel Says Law Allowing Some Child Molesters to Seek Pardon, but Not Others, Is Irrational and Unconstitutional A state law that allows a defendant convicted of a sex crime against…

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New Legislation signed by Gov. Brown (“Ban-the-box” / Cert. of Rehabilitation) UPDATED

·October 26, 2013
·10 Comments

Several pieces of new legislation were signed into law by Governor Brown earlier this month that might of interest here. Among them are a prohibition of asking for information about…

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Certificate of Rehabilitation

·April 2, 2013
·200 Comments

The first comment below is a very detailed description of the Road to a Certificate of Rehabilitation. We believe it deserves its own post. Thanks to the poster for taking…