AB 898 Summary

• Department of Justice must electronically submit notices of conviction record relief to both transferring and receiving courts when probation is transferred, with notices going to all courts involved in multiple transfers.

• Receiving courts that reduce felonies to misdemeanors or dismiss convictions must furnish disposition reports to the Department of Justice with the original case number and CII number from the transferring court.

• Transferring courts must report to the Department of Justice when probation is transferred, identifying the receiving court and new case number if applicable.

• Prosecutors or probation departments seeking to petition against automatic relief must file in the county of current jurisdiction, whether in the receiving or transferring county.

• Courts receiving notice of conviction relief must update their records to reflect reductions or dismissals and restrict disclosure of relieved convictions except to the convicted person or criminal justice agencies.