California AB910 allows vacatur of convictions for nonviolent offenses committed by victims of human trafficking or intimate partner violence.

California AB910 amends the Penal Code to allow individuals convicted of nonviolent offenses while being victims of human trafficking or intimate partner violence to petition for vacatur of their convictions, arrests, and adjudications. If successful, the court will deem the arrest and conviction as never having occurred, seal and destroy related records, and allow the petitioner to deny the existence of the charge. The bill also provides an affirmative defense for defendants claiming they were coerced into committing the offense due to being a trafficking or intimate partner violence victim.

California AB910 allows vacatur of convictions for nonviolent offenses committed by victims of human trafficking or intimate partner violence.

California AB910 amends the Penal Code to allow individuals convicted of nonviolent offenses while being victims of human trafficking or intimate partner violence to petition for vacatur of their convictions, arrests, and adjudications. If successful, the court will deem the arrest and conviction as never having occurred, seal and destroy related records, and allow the petitioner to deny the existence of the charge. The bill also provides an affirmative defense for defendants claiming they were coerced into committing the offense due to being a trafficking or intimate partner violence victim.