Clean Slate Program
The San Francisco Public Defender’s Office can help you with your criminal records so that your past mistakes won’t affect your chances for a job, a professional license or credit now that you’ve finished paying for your offense.
If you’ve ever been arrested, convicted of a crime or been found delinquent in juvenile court, you could be eligible to have your criminal record “cleaned” by a simple process.
Some records, such as marijuana possession and juvenile offenses, can be totally destroyed. Other records can be changed from felony to misdemeanor status.
San Francisco residents who have completed a term in prison may be eligible for a Certificate of Rehabilitation.
You can come to one of our Walk-In Clean Slate Clinics and speak to a Clean Slate attorney, or contact us by email at cleanslate@sfgov.org or by phone at 415-553-9337.
