In re M.P. CA2/4

INTRODUCTION

Appellant M.P. was deemed a ward of the juvenile court under Welfare and Institutions Code section 6021 after admitting to driving a stolen car and other crimes; he was placed on probation in November 2020. He had one probation violation in September 2021, and he admitted to felony charges in petitions filed in April, September, and November 2022. After serving a probation term in a community camp, M.P. requested that all of his petitions be dismissed and his records sealed, asserting that under section 786, he had “satisfactorily completed” probation. The juvenile court denied his request based on M.P.’s multiple probation violations. M.P. appealed. We affirm, finding that the juvenile court did not abuse its discretion in declining to dismiss the petitions and seal M.P.’s records.

FACTUAL AND PROCEDURAL BACKGROUND

A. Petitions 1. January 2020 petition On January 7, 2020, the People filed a petition under section 602 alleging that on January 4, 2020 M.P. violated Vehicle Code section 10851, subdivision (a), taking or driving a vehicle without consent (a felony, count 1); Vehicle Code section 2800.2, driving recklessly while fleeing a police officer (a…