Except in a case requiring registration pursuant to Section 290, a trial court hearing an application for a certificate of rehabilitation before the applicable period of rehabilitation has elapsed may grant the application if the court, in its discretion, believes relief serves the interests of justice.
Cal. Penal Code § 4852.22
Procedure for Restoration of Rights and Application for Pardon
Added by Stats. 2013, Ch. 721, Sec. 2
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