(a) Notwithstanding any other law, the probation department shall seal the citation, arrest, and other records in its custody relating to a juvenileâs arrest and referral and participation in a diversion or supervision program under both of the following circumstances: (1) Upon satisfactory completion of a program of diversion or supervision to which a juvenile is referred by the probation officer in lieu of the filing of a petition to adjudge the juvenile a ward of the juvenile court, including a program of informal supervision pursuant to Section 654. (2) Upon satisfactory completion of a program of diversion or supervision to which a juvenile is referred by the prosecutor in lieu of the filing of a petition to adjudge the juvenile a ward of the juvenile court, including a program of informal supervision pursuant to Section 654. (b) The probation department shall notify the citing or arresting law enforcement agency and the Department of Justice to seal the citation or arrest records described in subdivisions (a) and (g), and the citing or arresting law enforcement agency and the Department of Justice shall seal the records in their custody relating to the arrest no later than 60 days from the date of notification by the probation department. Upon sealing, the citing or arresting law enforcement agency and the Department of Justice shall notify the probation department that the records have been sealed. Within 30 days from receipt of notification by the citing or arresting law enforcement agency and the Department of Justice that the records have been sealed pursuant to this section, the probation department shall notify the minor in writing that their record has been sealed pursuant to this section. If records have not been sealed pursuant to this section, the written notice from the probation department shall inform the minor of their ability to petition the court directly to seal their citation, arrest, and other related records. (c) Upon sealing of the records pursuant to this section, the arrest or offense giving rise to any of the circumstances specified in subdivision (a) shall be deemed not to have occurred and the individual may respond accordingly to any inquiry, application, or process in which disclosure of this information is requested or sought. (d) (1) For the records relating to the circumstances described in subdivision (a), the probation department shall issue notice as follows: (A) The probation department shall notify a public or private agency operating a diversion program to which the juvenile has been referred under these circumstances to seal records in the program operatorâs custody relating to the arrest or referral and the participation of the juvenile in the diversion or supervision program, and the operator of the program shall seal the records in its custody relating to the juvenileâs arrest or referral and participation in the program no later than 60 days from the date of notification by the probation department. Upon sealing, the public or private agency operating a diversion program shall notify the probation department that the records have been sealed. (B) The probation department shall notify the participant in the supervision or diversion program in writing that their record has been sealed pursuant to the provisions of this section based on their satisfactory completion of the program. If the record is not sealed, the probation department shall notify the participant in writing of the reason or reasons for not sealing the record. (2) An individual who receives notice from the probation department that the individual has not satisfactorily completed the diversion program and that the record has not been sealed pursuant to this section may petition the juvenile court for review of the decision in a hearing in which the program participant may seek to demonstrate, and the court may determine, that the individual has met the satisfactory completion requirement and is eligible for the
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