Order for Dismissal
Proposed order paired with CR-180; the judge signs to grant or deny the dismissal.
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What is CR-181?
California Judicial Council optional-use Order for Dismissal that the judge signs after ruling on a CR-180 Petition for Dismissal under Penal Code sections 17(b), 17(d)(2), 1203.4, 1203.4a, 1203.41, 1203.42, 1203.43, and 1203.49. The petitioner brings CR-181 to the clerk together with CR-180 as a proposed order: caption pre-filled, disposition boxes left blank for the judge to mark. Items 1-5 are filled by the judge to indicate which reductions and dismissals were granted or denied. Items 6-11 are preprinted statutory boilerplate that no one fills. The signature line at the bottom of page 2 is for the judicial officer.
What happens if you miss the deadline: If you file CR-180 without CR-181, the clerk usually still processes the petition; the court drafts its own order. Filing CR-181 as a proposed order is courtesy, not requirement.
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Attorney bar number; pro se filers leave blank.
Filer name. Match CR-180.
Firm name; pro se filers leave blank.
Filer street address.
Filer city.
Filer state.
Filer ZIP.
Filer phone.
Filer fax. Effectively obsolete.
Filer email. Optional.
'Attorney for' caption. Pro se filers type 'Self-Represented' or 'Defendant in pro per'.
Court county; same as CR-180 (the court that originally entered the conviction).
Court street address.
Court mailing address.
Court city and ZIP.
Defendant name (page 1 caption). Match CR-180 and the original criminal docket.
Defendant name (page 2 header). Same as page 1.
- Mismatched page-1 and page-2 captions; the order may be rejected for facial inconsistency.
Case number (page 1 caption). Same as CR-180.
Case number (page 2 header). Same as page 1.
Item 1: court grants reduction (PC 17(b) / 17(d)(2)). JUDGE fills.
1a: ALL felony convictions. JUDGE fills.
1b: ALL misdemeanor convictions. JUDGE fills.
1c: only specified convictions. JUDGE fills.
1c: specify text. JUDGE fills.
Item 2: court denies reduction. JUDGE fills.
2a: ALL felony. JUDGE fills.
2b: ALL misdemeanor. JUDGE fills.
2c: only specified convictions. JUDGE fills.
2c: specify text. JUDGE fills.
Item 3: court grants dismissal. JUDGE fills.
Item 3 PC 1203.4 checkbox. JUDGE fills.
Item 3 PC 1203.4a checkbox. JUDGE fills.
Item 3 PC 1203.41 checkbox. JUDGE fills.
Item 3 PC 1203.42 checkbox. JUDGE fills.
Item 3 PC 1203.43 checkbox. JUDGE fills.
Item 3 PC 1203.49 checkbox. JUDGE fills.
3a: ALL convictions or DEJ pleas. JUDGE fills.
3b: only specified convictions. JUDGE fills.
3b: specify text. JUDGE fills.
Item 4: court denies dismissal. JUDGE fills.
Item 4 PC 1203.4 checkbox. JUDGE fills.
Item 4 PC 1203.4a checkbox. JUDGE fills.
Item 4 PC 1203.41 checkbox. JUDGE fills.
Item 4 PC 1203.42 checkbox. JUDGE fills.
Item 4 PC 1203.43 checkbox. JUDGE fills.
Item 4 PC 1203.49 checkbox. JUDGE fills.
4a: ALL convictions or DEJ pleas. JUDGE fills.
4b: only specified convictions. JUDGE fills.
4b: specify text. JUDGE fills.
Item 5: PC 1203.49 trafficking-victim relief. JUDGE fills.
5a(1): full PC 1203.4 relief. JUDGE fills.
5a(2): PC 1203.4 relief with exceptions. JUDGE fills.
5a(2): exception specify text. JUDGE fills.
Date the judge signs. JUDGE fills.