In re Taylor C.

Filed 4/16/

CERTIFIED FOR PUBLICATION

IN THE COURT OF APPEAL OF THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA

FIRST APPELLATE DISTRICT

DIVISION THREE

In re Taylor C., a Person Coming Under the Juvenile Court Law.

THE PEOPLE,

Plaintiff and Respondent, A168282

v. (Solano County TAYLOR C., Super. Ct. No. J37038) Defendant and Appellant.

Taylor C. (Taylor) was first declared a ward of the court when he was 14 years old. Several years later, after his wardship ended, Taylor successfully moved to dismiss his wardship petitions under Welfare and Institutions Code section 782.1 Taylor then moved to seal the related juvenile court records, but the juvenile court denied the motion on the basis that his prior adjudications for committing forcible lewd conduct (Pen. Code, § 288, subd. (b)(1)) made his records ineligible for sealing under section 781, subdivision (a)(1)(F). On appeal, Taylor contends his juvenile records were eligible for sealing because the court’s dismissal of the wardship petitions under section 782

All further undesignated statutory references are to the Welfare and Institutions Code.

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