[{"@context":"https:\/\/schema.org\/","@type":"Article","@id":"https:\/\/sterlingdefense.com\/van-nuys-criminal-lawyer\/common-misdemeanor-crimes-in-van-nuys\/#Article","mainEntityOfPage":"https:\/\/sterlingdefense.com\/van-nuys-criminal-lawyer\/common-misdemeanor-crimes-in-van-nuys\/","headline":"Common Misdemeanor Crimes in Van Nuys","name":"Common Misdemeanor Crimes in Van Nuys","description":"Misdemeanor crimes in Southern California carry lesser penalties than felonies, but you should never shrug the charges off as a minor legal problem. Misdemeanor convictions have consequences that can follow you long after you complete your sentence. But there\u2019s good news \u2014 many misdemeanors in California qualify for expungement, which clears your criminal record in […]","datePublished":"2025-02-12","dateModified":"2026-06-25","author":{"@type":"Person","@id":"https:\/\/sterlingdefense.com\/blog\/author\/sterling-defense\/#Person","name":"Law Offices of Justin E. Sterling","url":"https:\/\/sterlingdefense.com\/blog\/author\/sterling-defense\/","identifier":12,"image":{"@type":"ImageObject","@id":"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/2aa0280c0e1efaf674a97a59974db31e4f7fb0dbf3a9cb51b1c654cad5fb5101?s=96&d=mm&r=g","url":"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/2aa0280c0e1efaf674a97a59974db31e4f7fb0dbf3a9cb51b1c654cad5fb5101?s=96&d=mm&r=g","height":96,"width":96}},"publisher":{"@type":"Organization","name":"Law Offices of Justin E. Sterling","logo":{"@type":"ImageObject","@id":"https:\/\/sterlingdefense.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/law-offices-justin-e-sterling-logo.png","url":"https:\/\/sterlingdefense.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/law-offices-justin-e-sterling-logo.png","width":421,"height":80}},"image":{"@type":"ImageObject","@id":"https:\/\/sterlingdefense.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/Van-Nuys-Misdemeanor-Crimes.jpg","url":"https:\/\/sterlingdefense.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/Van-Nuys-Misdemeanor-Crimes.jpg","height":298,"width":777},"url":"https:\/\/sterlingdefense.com\/van-nuys-criminal-lawyer\/common-misdemeanor-crimes-in-van-nuys\/"},{"@context":"https:\/\/schema.org","@type":"BreadcrumbList","@id":"https:\/\/sterlingdefense.com\/van-nuys-criminal-lawyer\/common-misdemeanor-crimes-in-van-nuys\/#BreadcrumbList","itemListElement":[{"@type":"ListItem","position":1,"name":"Van Nuys","item":"https:\/\/sterlingdefense.com\/van-nuys-criminal-lawyer\/#breadcrumbitem"},{"@type":"ListItem","position":2,"name":"Common Misdemeanor Crimes in Van Nuys","item":"https:\/\/sterlingdefense.com\/van-nuys-criminal-lawyer\/common-misdemeanor-crimes-in-van-nuys\/#breadcrumbitem"}]}]