It was a hot summer night, and me and this country singer I was dating sleeping with were completely loaded. We grabbed a bottle of Charles Shaw from my apartment, headed downtown, and amused ourselves by flying paper airplanes from the top of a five-story parking garage. The fuzz pulled up, and I was brusquely informed I could either get a ticket for the open container or for littering paper airplanes all over the streets below. “Waazz cheeeeaper?” I slurred. “Open container,” replied the cop. (The country singer promised to split the fine with me, but we fell out shortly afterward.) An open container charge isn’t that big of a deal, but maybe I’d like to get it removed from my record—in which case, I’m in luck and you are, too. Just bring your criminal docket from court, and learn how to expunge criminal charges from your permanent record in a valuable one-hour lecture on Wednesday, Aug. 5, at the Sonoma County Bar Association Office. 37 Old Courthouse Square, Ste. #100, Santa Rosa. 5:30pm. $10. 707.546.2924.Gabe Meline
.Aug. 5: Expunge Criminal Charges at the Sonoma County Bar Association Office
