The application should help DAs in the state find which convictions are eligible for relief. The California Department of Justice estimates there are 220,000 such cases. Under Assembly Bill 1793, which Governor Jerry Brown signed into law in 2018, district attorneys are required to review eligible convictions and determine whether to dismiss or reduce the sentences by July 1st next year.

“Today, we’re expanding Clear My Record statewide, which will open the door to relief for tens of thousands of Californians,” Jennifer Pahlka, founder and executive director of Code for America, said in a statement. “We are demonstrating that government can make good on its promises, especially to those who have been denied jobs, housing and other opportunities because of their criminal record. Clear My Record is igniting change across the state and the nation.”

While Code for America processed the data on-site during the pilot for security reasons, the other counties will be able to assess the convictions by themselves. The DA’s office in Yolo County was the first to use the new application, and it has automatically dismissed 728 eligible convictions.

Last week, Code for America teamed up with the Cook County state’s attorney office to help clear tens of thousands of convictions under a new Illinois law. That’s the first time the Clear My Record system has been used outside of California.

The two counties have been working with Code for America since July to examine marijuana conviction data, as automating the process should help them clear cases much more quickly than through entirely manual processes. There are an estimated 50,000 eligible cases in Los Angeles County and 4,000 in San Joaquin County. Code for America’s Clear My Record system also helped San Francisco clear more than 8,000 marijuana convictions.

“As technology advances and the criminal justice system evolves, we as prosecutors must do our part to pursue innovative justice procedures on behalf of our constituents,” Los Angeles County DA Jackie Lacey said. “This collaboration will improve people’s lives by erasing the mistakes of their past and hopefully lead them on a path to a better future. Helping to clear that path by reducing or dismissing cannabis convictions can result in someone securing a job or benefitting from other programs that may have been unavailable to them in the past.”

California voted to legalize recreational pot use in 2016. Last year, Governor Jerry Brown signed Assembly Bill 1793 into law, which gave district attorneys until July 1st, 2020 to review convictions eligible for downgrading or expungement and act accordingly.