Central Registry/Reporting Records Expungement California

Statute: Penal Code § 11170(a)(3), (f)

Classification
Unsubstantiated or inconclusive

Expunged/Sealed
Expunged 10 years after most recent report.

Conditions/Comments
If no subsequent report received in 10 year period.

Victim over age 18 may request removal of name from the Registry.

Full Text of Statute

Cal. Penal Code § 11170(a)(3), (f) (West, WESTLAW through 2002 Reg. Sess. & 3rd Ex. Sess.)

Information from an inconclusive or unsubstantiated report shall be deleted from the Child Abuse Central Index after 10 years if no subsequent report concerning the same suspected child abuser is received within that time period. If a subsequent report is received within that 10-year period, information from any prior report, as well as any subsequently filed report, shall be maintained on the Child Abuse Central Index for a period of 10 years from the time the most recent report is received by the Department.

If a person is listed in the Child Abuse Central Index only as a victim of child abuse or neglect, and that person is 18 years of age or older, that person may have his or her name removed from the index by making a written request to the Department of Justice. The request shall be notarized and include the person's name, address, social security number, and date of birth.