Automatic Nondisclosure For First-time Misdemeanors In Pennsylvania
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You are allowed to pursue your case “pro se,” meaning without an attorney. The court might provide the forms you need to file the petition. However, the process of expunging a criminal record can be challenging. You could lose your case if you don't follow the appropriate steps or complete the paperwork correctly.
Effective April 1, 2013: Upon successful completion of your A.R.D. agreement, the Court will automatically dismiss the charges against you and your criminal record will be expunged pursuant to Rules 319 and 320 of the Pennsylvania Rules of Criminal Procedure.
This legislation expands Pennsylvania's landmark Clean Slate initiative and establishes a process for the automatic expungement of criminal records for Pennsylvanians who receive an unconditional pardon. Today, this updated law takes effect, ensuring more people can begin to get the second chances they deserve.
The PA SB-14 bill includes many changes that will limit probation sentences, end a person's sentence early if there have been no violations, shorten sentencing for probation violations (if no new crimes have been committed), and, shorten sentences or release people currently incarcerated for probation violations.
“A pardon demonstrates that someone has done the work and earned that second chance. However, the current law requires someone who has received a pardon to take additional steps to expunge their criminal record. With passage of 'Clean Slate' legislation, we can now rectify this situation.
Two-strikes law The state mandates a sentence of at least 10 years when an offender is convicted of a crime of violence when he has a prior conviction for a crime of violence on his record. 42 Pa. C.S.A. §9714.
It allows employers to consider felony and misdemeanor convictions in relation to the job, but not arrests that did not lead to conviction. Employers must also consider the nature of the crime, its relevance to the job, and how much time has passed since the conviction.