San Diego DUI Defenses - Expungement

If you do get convicted of drunk driving in San Diego it is still possible to remove that conviction from your record at a later date by a process called DUI expungement. This can help you to pass something like a background check for a new job, and you won’t have to declare your DUI conviction on a job application. The expungement process can start when you have fulfilled all of the penalties of the DUI and all of the conditions of probation. As long as you are not on probation for a new offense you are allowed to withdraw your guilty plea and instead enter a not guilty plea. Or if you already pled not guilty and were found to be guilty the court will set aside the guilty verdict and dismiss the accusations against you. This results in the dismissal of the case against you. This dismissal gives you the right to not declare your DUI conviction when, for instance, applying for a job but your DUI conviction does not completely disappear from your rap sheet, and will be visible to law enforcement agencies and other government agencies. Also, you must still declare your DUI conviction on certain government issued license applications such as a bus drivers license, teacher, real estate sales license etc. Your DUI conviction also remains on your record for the purposes of being used as a prior conviction for any future offenses that you might commit.