Alameda County: Clarify what the delivery process needs to be.

[fureigh]

The top of the Alameda County PDF lists two addresses, one for the Hayward Hall of Justice and one for the René C. Davidson Courthouse in Oakland.

Outstanding questions:

1. To which address(es) should the completed form be sent?
2. Does that answer change? If so, how and under what circumstances?
3. Are there fax numbers that could be used instead?
4. Does anything need to be sent along with the petition?

[fureigh]

Okay, looks like it's different for people who have finished their sentences and for those who haven't. From MyProp47.org's "reclassification" page, it appears that reclassification requires submitting a packet including your rap sheet to:'

1. The District Attorney’s Office (one copy) and
2. The Superior Court where you were sentenced (one copy).

...as well as keeping a copy for your records.

If it's true that a copy of the rap sheet has to be included with each packet, the endpoint will be a printable PDF instead of a fax or mailing. I'd want to do more user testing to determine how much value that actually provides.

More information about the reclassification and resentencing application processes.

[fureigh]

Another question: would submitting printed, appropriately sized pictures of someone's rap sheet suffice?

[shehadadream]

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[fureigh]

Lined up a few meetings this week that will hopefully shed light on these questions. (@shehadadream, thanks for your interest; I've emailed you separately.)

[fureigh]

4. Does anything need to be sent along with the petition?

I'm told including a copy of a police report makes it more likely that the D.A. will agree that the petitioner is eligible to have their record reclassified. (This is because it isn't usually apparent from the prior charge whether the value of the loss/etc. was $950 or less.)

[fureigh]

I'm told that for privacy reasons, including a RAP sheet is no longer recommended. This dramatically simplifies things.

I'm also told that the destination, the sentencing court, can be determined from the case number. Waiting on an email that will hopefully reveal the algorithm there.

Faxes aren't currently accepted, though demonstrating success with this tool might create room to change that.

Noting question 4 for next conversations.