Bring Clear My Record to your County

We are a free, nonprofit service helping people clear their criminal records in California

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Clear My Record is a free, online nonprofit product built by Code for America, for people with a criminal record in select California counties.

There are an estimated 2 million people who are eligible to clear convictions from their records. Our goal is to help remove barriers for eligible applicants so they may qualify for new jobs, housing, and educational opportunities.

  • San Diego

  • San Francisco

  • Solano

  • Contra Costa

  • Fresno

  • Santa Barbara

  • Santa Clara

See our full list of growing partners

How it works

Using Clear My Record is easy for both applicants and attorneys. Here’s how we work with your county:

Receive new applications

County partners (you) receive a daily email digest of new or unopened applications for your county. You can easily print them all at once.

Partners check eligibility

Clear My Record applications include all the information partners need to pull an applicant’s history and determine eligibility and next steps.

Communicate next steps

Through Clear My Record, county partners can email or text applicants to communicate eligibility, case status, and next steps.

Information is always kept confidential and all data is encrypted. Read our Privacy Policy for more details.

Why use Clear My Record?

  • It's free for applicants and partners.
  • Clear My Record helps you reach more applicants through an online channel.
  • Contribute to a multi-county effort to improve process and outcomes.
  • There are no required software or form downloads to use or access Clear My Record. Clear My Record can be used from a computer or mobile phone.
  • Clear My Record is easy to understand, resulting in applicants providing you with better intake data.
  • You can see the other counties an applicant has requested help in, creating the opportunity for cross-county coordination, where needed.
  • Clear My Record makes it quick and easy to download and print new applications each day, both through email or by logging into Clear My Record directly.
  • Clear My Record allows you to send applicants quick text or email updates on the status of their application.
  • Clear My Record helps you better track outcomes data which can inform targeting and process improvements.
  • The Clear My Record team values and responds to user feedback from applicants, attorneys, and county partners. We are committed to using this information to improve our product and it's user experience.

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