California AB479 allows victims of intimate partner violence or sexual violence to petition for vacatur relief of nonviolent offense convictions.

California AB479 amends the Penal Code to allow individuals who were victims of intimate partner violence or sexual violence at the time of committing a nonviolent offense to petition for vacatur relief. This includes vacating the conviction, sealing and destroying arrest records, and dismissing the accusation or information against the petitioner. The court may grant relief if it finds that the petitioner was a victim of intimate partner violence or sexual violence and that the arrest or conviction was a direct result of that victimization.

California AB479 allows victims of intimate partner violence or sexual violence to petition for vacatur relief of nonviolent offense convictions.

California AB479 amends the Penal Code to allow individuals who were victims of intimate partner violence or sexual violence at the time of committing a nonviolent offense to petition for vacatur relief. This includes vacating the conviction, sealing and destroying arrest records, and dismissing the accusation or information against the petitioner. The court may grant relief if it finds that the petitioner was a victim of intimate partner violence or sexual violence and that the arrest or conviction was a direct result of that victimization.