PROBATION DEPARTMENT NOTICE ON SEALING OF RECORDS 
AFTER DIVERSION PROGRAM (Welf. & Inst. Code, § 786.5)

Probation Dept., County of:

JV-597

1.  Name of subject youth:

Date of birth: 

2.  a. Date of completion of diversion program: 

or date diversion program was not satisfactorily completed: 

YOUTH'S NAME:

b.

Probation officer (name):

3.  RECORDS ARE SEALED

The subject youth has successfully completed a program of diversion or supervision after referral by the probation officer or  
prosecutor instead of the filing of a petition to adjudge the youth a ward of the juvenile court. All records in the department's 
custody relating to the arrest or referral and participation in the program for an alleged violation of
(specify offense(s)): 
(date of offense): 
have been sealed, and the arrest is deemed never to have occurred, except that a probation department responsible for the 
supervision of a person may access this record for the purpose of complying with Welfare and Institutions Code section 
654.3(e). 

The probation department hereby notifies the law enforcement agency that arrested the youth that it must seal any records in 
its custody relating to the juvenile's arrest no later than 60 days from the date of this notification, and notify the probation 
department that the records have been sealed: 

(Specify agency): 
(Specify agency report or reference number(s)): 
The probation department hereby notifies the following public or private agencies operating the diversion program to which 
the youth was referred that it must promptly seal any records in its custody relating to the youth’s arrest or referral or 
participation in the program no later than 60 days from the date of this notification, and notify the probation department that 
the records have been sealed:
(Specify agency): 
(Specify agency report or reference number(s): 

4.  RECORDS ARE NOT SEALED  

The probation department has determined that sealing is inappropriate because the program was not satisfactorily  
completed for the reasons stated below and has not sealed the youth's records. A copy of form JV-598, Petition to Review 
Denial of Sealing of Records After Diversion Program, has been provided to the youth to allow the youth to seek juvenile 
court review of this determination. 

Form Approved for Optional Use 
Judicial Council of California 
JV-597 [Rev. January 1, 2022]

PROBATION DEPARTMENT NOTICE ON SEALING OF RECORDS 
 AFTER DIVERSION PROGRAM (Welf. & Inst. Code, § 786.5)

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Welfare and Institutions Code, § 786.5 

YOUTH'S NAME:

Probation Dept., County of:

JV-597

If the records are to be sealed, the probation department must send a copy of this notice to the youth, the youth's attorney, and the 
agencies and officials listed in item 3 within 60 days of the completion of the program, and a copy of the acknowledgment that the 
records have been sealed within 30 days of receipt of the acknowledgement.

If the records are not sealed, the probation department must send a copy of this notice to the youth and the youth's attorney within 
60 days of completion of the program or within 60 days of determining that the program has not been completed.

5.

6.

Date:

(SIGNATURE OF PROBATION OFFICER)

JV-597 [Rev. January 1, 2022]

PROBATION DEPARTMENT NOTICE ON SEALING OF RECORDS 
 AFTER DIVERSION PROGRAM (Welf. & Inst. Code, § 786.5)

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