Prop. 47 Excludable Offenses
LIST OF EXCLUDABLE OFFENSES (non-exclusive list)
Read MoreGetting a Legal Partner
Although no attorney is required to file for a record change (Reclassification), it is good practice to have a lawyer or law student help review the forms to ensure that they are filled out correctly. Additionally, individuals eligible for Reclassification under Proposition 47 may also be entitled to other forms of assistance. Partnering with a […]
Read MoreChanging Your Record: Reclassification Instructions
STEP 1: GET A COPY OF YOUR CRIMINAL RECORD You will need a copy of your “Rap Sheet” (criminal record) to determine that you are eligible and have no excluding offenses. If your conviction(s) are from one county, visit the Superior Court where you were convicted and obtain your record. If your conviction(s) are from […]
Read MoreProposition 47 Overview
On November 4, 2014, California voters passed Proposition 47, a law that changes certain low-level crimes like drug possession and petty theft offenses from potential felonies to misdemeanors. This will reduce incarceration costs, and those savings will be invested (via grants) into drug treatment and mental health services for people in the criminal justice system, […]
Read MoreChanging Your Record Under Prop 47
What is Proposition 47? On November 4, 2014, the voters of California passed Proposition 47, a law that changes some low-level crimes, like drug possession and petty theft offenses, from potential felonies to misdemeanors. This is will reduce incarceration costs, and those savings will be invested (via grants) into drug treatment and mental health services […]
Read MoreProposition 47: Facts About the Law and Its Impact
WHAT IS PROPOSITION 47? In November 2014, California voters passed Proposition 47, changing six low-level offenses from felonies to misdemeanors (simple drug possession and five petty-theft offenses under $950). The millions of dollars that Proposition 47 is projected to save the state in reduced incarceration will be reallocated to local prevention and treatment programs. Read […]
Read MoreProposition 47: Know the Facts
In November 2014, California voters overwhelmingly passed Proposition 47 to prioritize criminal justice resources for serious and violent crime, and to invest the savings from reduced incarceration for low-level, nonviolent offenses into prevention and treatment. This reform came after decades of heavy spending on prisons and significantly low investments in prevention strategies, including education, and […]
Read MoreProposition 47: Background and Basic Facts
For decades, California has wasted billions on bloated prisons with high recidivism rates. In the last five years, reforms have emerged to reduce prison waste and prioritize smarter local approaches. The public strongly supports these changes. The most recent example is Proposition 47, which voters overwhelmingly passed into law in 2014 to change six low-level […]
Read MoreHow Proposition 47 Can Help Immigrant Communities
Anyone who is not a U.S. citizen, including lawful permanent residents and refugees, can be deported if he or she has been convicted of certain crimes — including low level non-violent offenses like theft or possessing a small amount of drugs. Even lawful permanent residents who have lived in the U.S. for many years and […]
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