BILL NUMBER: AB 2263	INTRODUCED
	BILL TEXT


INTRODUCED BY   Assembly Member Bradford

                        FEBRUARY 24, 2012

   An act to amend Section 1203.4 of the Penal Code, relating to
probation.



	LEGISLATIVE COUNSEL'S DIGEST


   AB 2263, as introduced, Bradford. Probation: conditions.
   Existing law permits a defendant to withdraw his or her plea of
guilty or plea of nolo contendere and enter a plea of not guilty in
any case in which a defendant has fulfilled the conditions of
probation for the entire period of probation, or has been discharged
prior to the termination of the period of probation, or in any other
case in which a court, in its discretion and the interests of
justice, determines that a defendant should be granted this or other
specified relief.
   This bill would make a technical, nonsubstantive change to that
provision.
   Vote: majority. Appropriation: no. Fiscal committee: no.
State-mandated local program: no.


THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:

  SECTION 1.  Section 1203.4 of the Penal Code is amended to read:
   1203.4.  (a) (1) In any case in which a defendant has fulfilled
the conditions of probation for the entire period of probation, or
has been discharged prior to the termination of the period of
probation, or in any other case in which a court, in its discretion
and the interests of justice, determines that a defendant should be
granted the relief available  under   pursuant
to  this section, the defendant shall, at any time after the
termination of the period of probation, if he or she is not then
serving a sentence for any offense, on probation for any offense, or
charged with the commission of any offense, be permitted by the court
to withdraw his or her plea of guilty or plea of nolo contendere and
enter a plea of not guilty; or, if he or she has been convicted
after a plea of not guilty, the court shall set aside the verdict of
guilty; and, in either case, the court shall thereupon dismiss the
accusations or information against the defendant and except as noted
below, he or she shall thereafter be released from all penalties and
disabilities resulting from the offense of which he or she has been
convicted, except as provided in Section 13555 of the Vehicle Code.
The probationer shall be informed, in his or her probation papers, of
this right and privilege and his or her right, if any, to petition
for a certificate of rehabilitation and pardon. The probationer may
make the application and change of plea in person or by attorney, or
by the probation officer authorized in writing. However, in any
subsequent prosecution of the defendant for any other offense, the
prior conviction may be pleaded and proved and shall have the same
effect as if probation had not been granted or the accusation or
information dismissed. The order shall state, and the probationer
shall be informed, that the order does not relieve him or her of the
obligation to disclose the conviction in response to any direct
question contained in any questionnaire or application for public
office, for licensure by any state or local agency, or for
contracting with the California State Lottery Commission.
   (2) Dismissal of an accusation or information pursuant to this
section does not permit a person to own, possess, or have in his or
her custody or control any firearm or prevent his or her conviction
under Chapter 2 (commencing with Section 29800) of Division 9 of
Title 4 of Part 6.
   (3) Dismissal of an accusation or information underlying a
conviction pursuant to this section does not permit a person
prohibited from holding public office as a result of that conviction
to hold public office.
   (4) This subdivision shall apply to all applications for relief
under this section which are filed on or after November 23, 1970.
   (b) Subdivision (a) of this section does not apply to any
misdemeanor that is within the provisions of Section 42002.1 of the
Vehicle Code, to any violation of subdivision (c) of Section 286,
Section 288, subdivision (c) of Section 288a, Section 288.5, or
subdivision (j) of Section 289, any felony conviction pursuant to
subdivision (d) of Section 261.5, or to any infraction.
   (c) (1) Except as provided in paragraph (2), subdivision (a) does
not apply to a person who receives a notice to appear or is otherwise
charged with a violation of an offense described in subdivisions (a)
to (e), inclusive, of Section 12810 of the Vehicle Code.
   (2) If a defendant who was convicted of a violation listed in
paragraph (1) petitions the court, the court in its discretion and in
the interests of justice, may order the relief provided pursuant to
subdivision (a) to that defendant.
   (d) A person who petitions for a change of plea or setting aside
of a verdict under this section may be required to reimburse the
court for the actual costs of services rendered, whether or not the
petition is granted and the records are sealed or expunged, at a rate
to be determined by the court not to exceed one hundred fifty
dollars ($150), and to reimburse the county for the actual costs of
services rendered, whether or not the petition is granted and the
records are sealed or expunged, at a rate to be determined by the
county board of supervisors not to exceed one hundred fifty dollars
($150), and to reimburse any city for the actual costs of services
rendered, whether or not the petition is granted and the records are
sealed or expunged, at a rate to be determined by the city council
not to exceed one hundred fifty dollars ($150). Ability to make this
reimbursement shall be determined by the court using the standards
set forth in paragraph (2) of subdivision (g) of Section 987.8 and
shall not be a prerequisite to a person's eligibility under this
section. The court may order reimbursement in any case in which the
petitioner appears to have the ability to pay, without undue
hardship, all or any portion of the costs for services established
pursuant to this subdivision.
   (e) (1) Relief shall not be granted under this section unless the
prosecuting attorney has been given 15 days' notice of the petition
for relief. The probation officer shall notify the prosecuting
attorney when a petition is filed, pursuant to this section.
   (2) It shall be presumed that the prosecuting attorney has
received notice if proof of service is filed with the court.
   (f) If, after receiving notice pursuant to subdivision (e), the
prosecuting attorney fails to appear and object to a petition for
dismissal, the prosecuting attorney may not move to set aside or
otherwise appeal the grant of that petition.
   (g) Notwithstanding the above provisions or any other provision of
law, the Governor shall have the right to pardon a person convicted
of a violation of subdivision (c) of Section 286, Section 288,
subdivision (c) of Section 288a, Section 288.5, or subdivision (j) of
Section 289, if there are extraordinary circumstances.