Eliminación de condenas tras completar la probation en Washington

Explicación Simple

Si cumpliste con las reglas de tu probation, puedes pedirle al juez que borre tu condena. Esto significa que ya no tendrás problemas legales por ese delito, aunque en el futuro se puede usar esa condena si cometes otro delito.

Es como si tuvieras una mancha en una camisa que lograste quitar con un buen detergente. Aunque la mancha ya no esté, alguien podría recordarla si miran de cerca.

Ejemplo Práctico

Imagina que Juan fue condenado por un pequeño delito y cumplió su probation sin problemas. Después de un tiempo, Juan le pide al juez que borre su condena. El juez acepta y ahora Juan puede conseguir un trabajo sin que su pasado lo persiga.

Texto Original del Estatuto (Inglés)

(1) Every defendant who has fulfilled the conditions of his or her probation for the entire period thereof, or who shall have been discharged from probation prior to the termination of the period thereof, may at any time prior to the expiration of the maximum period of punishment for the offense for which he or she has been convicted be permitted in the discretion of the court to withdraw his or her plea of guilty and enter a plea of not guilty, or if he or she has been convicted after a plea of not guilty, the court may in its discretion set aside the verdict of guilty; and in either case, the court may thereupon dismiss the information or indictment against such defendant, who shall thereafter be released from all penalties and disabilities resulting from the offense or crime of which he or she has been convicted. The probationer shall be informed of this right in his or her probation papers: PROVIDED, That in any subsequent prosecution, for any other offense, such prior conviction may be pleaded and proved, and shall have the same effect as if probation had not been granted, or the information or indictment dismissed.(2)(a) After the period of probation has expired, the defendant may apply to the sentencing court for a vacation of the defendant's record of conviction under RCW 9.94A.640. The court may, in its discretion, clear the record of conviction if it finds the defendant has met the equivalent of the tests in RCW 9.94A.640(2) as those tests would be applied to a person convicted of a crime committed before July 1, 1984.(b) The clerk of the court in which the vacation order is entered shall immediately transmit the order vacating the conviction to the Washington state patrol identification section and to the local police agency, if any, which holds criminal