(a) (1) If a defendant successfully participated in the California Conservation Camp program as an incarcerated individual hand crew member, pursuant to regulations adopted by the Secretary of the Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation, or successfully participated as a member of a county incarcerated individual hand crew, as determined by the appropriate county authority, or successfully participated at an institutional firehouse, pursuant to regulations adopted by the Secretary of the Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation, and has been released from custody, the defendant is eligible for relief pursuant to this section, except that incarcerated individuals who have been convicted of any of the following crimes are automatically ineligible for relief pursuant to this section: (A) Murder. (B) Kidnapping. (C) Rape as defined in paragraph (2) or (6) of subdivision (a) of Section 261 or paragraph (1) or (4) of subdivision (a) of Section 262. (D) Lewd acts on a child under 14 years of age, as defined in Section 288. (E) A felony punishable by death or imprisonment in the state prison for life. (F) A sex offense requiring registration pursuant to Section 290. (G) Escape from a secure perimeter within the previous 10 years. (H) Arson. (2) Any denial of relief pursuant to this section shall be without prejudice. (3) For purposes of this subdivision, successful participation in a conservation camp program or a program at an institutional firehouse and successful participation as a member of a county incarcerated individual hand crew, as determined by the appropriate county authority, means the incarcerated individual adequately performed their duties without any conduct that warranted removal from the program. (b) (1) The defendant may file a petition for relief with the court in the county where the defendant was sentenced. (2) (A) Upon the release from custody of the defendant, the Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation shall certify to the court in the county where the defendant was sentenced that the individual successfully participated in the California Conservation Camp program as an incarcerated individual hand crew member, or successfully participated at an institutional firehouse. The department shall provide a copy of this certification to the defendant upon their release and shall include information regarding the expungement process. The department may promulgate regulations to implement this process. (B) Upon the release from custody of the defendant, a county authority shall certify to the court in the county where the defendant was sentenced that the individual successfully participated as a member of a county incarcerated individual hand crew. The county authority shall provide a copy of this certification to the defendant upon their release and shall include information regarding the expungement process. A county authority may promulgate rules to implement this process. (3) If the secretary or appropriate county authority certifies to the court that the defendant successfully participated in the incarcerated individual conservation camp program, or institutional firehouse, or successfully participated as a member of a county incarcerated individual hand crew, as determined by the appropriate county authority, as specified in subdivision (a), and has been released from custody, the court, in its discretion and in the interests of justice, may issue an order pursuant to subdivision (c). (4) To be eligible for relief pursuant to this section, the defendant is not required to complete the term of their probation, parole, or supervised release. Notwithstanding any other law, the court, in providing relief pursuant to this section, shall order early termination of probation, parole, or supervised release if the court determines that the defendant has not violated any terms or conditions of probation, parole, or supervised release prior to, and during the pendency of, the petition for relief pursuant to th
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