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Petition for Expungement of DNA Profiles and Samples (Pen. Code, § 299)

California · Judicial Council of California · Effective January 1, 2009

This form is used by a youth to ask the court to order the destruction and removal of their DNA profile from the state database. It requires the petitioner to state that they meet certain conditions for this request.

The court describes it as: A youth can use this to ask the court to order the destruction and removal of their DNA profile in the state database.

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Where this fits in a case

Start a case

Stage: Start a case

This form is used when a youth wants to ask the court to remove their DNA profile from the state database. The petitioner must check one of several boxes explaining why they qualify for this request.

Usually filed by the person starting the case.

Official instructions

How-to guides published by the court for this form.

Common questions

Who fills out this form?
The petitioner, who is the youth, fills out this form. It also requires the petitioner's signature and date.
What does the form ask for?
The form asks the court to order the destruction of the petitioner's DNA sample or specimen, and to remove their searchable DNA database profile.
Are there any extra steps mentioned?
The form includes additional instructions stating that the petitioner must send a copy of this petition to several specific parties.

Revision history

No changes recorded since we started tracking this form on October 9, 2026. The current version took effect January 1, 2009.

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