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Under Section 1001.8 of the Penal Code, after a person has been charged with a misdemeanor, a person may file a petition to have his or her case resolved if they a currently serving or have served in the U. S. military and the crime is a direct result of a condition related to that service.

Under Section 1001.36 of the Penal Code, a person may get their case resolved through LEAD rather than jail time.

After a person has been acquitted of a crime or after the statute of limitations has passed to charge a person with a crime, a person who has been arrested may file a petition to have his or her arrest record sealed.