Under 17, may a person request expunction of multiple Penal Code offenses?

Under 17, may a person request expunction of multiple Penal Code offenses?

• A. True
• B. False
• C. Only for one conviction
• D. Not addressed

Answer: (B)

Expunction for a juvenile’s records is handled on an offense-by-offense basis. When someone is under 17, the process does not authorize a single request to wipe out multiple Penal Code offenses at once. Each offense typically requires its own eligibility review and, if permitted, its own expunction action. So the idea of expunging several offenses with one petition isn’t allowed, which is why this statement is false. If there are multiple offenses, separate petitions (one per offense) would generally be needed, and eligibility would have to be met for each.

Expunction for a juvenile’s records is handled on an offense-by-offense basis. When someone is under 17, the process does not authorize a single request to wipe out multiple Penal Code offenses at once. Each offense typically requires its own eligibility review and, if permitted, its own expunction action. So the idea of expunging several offenses with one petition isn’t allowed, which is why this statement is false. If there are multiple offenses, separate petitions (one per offense) would generally be needed, and eligibility would have to be met for each.