Expungements
There are certain criminal records that must be Expunged from the public record.
Upon petition, the court may Expunge a record under other circumstances.
There is a relatively new law that grants Limited Access to criminal records so that only law enforcement may view the record.
- There is no disposition within eighteen months of an arrest,
- By court order,
- By a person over the age of 21 that had an Underage Drinking conviction.
Upon petition, the court may Expunge a record under other circumstances.
- The petitioner is at least 70 years old and has been free of arrest or prosecution for ten years,
- An individual has been deceased for three years,
- For Summary Offenses where there has been no arrest or prosecution for five years.
There is a relatively new law that grants Limited Access to criminal records so that only law enforcement may view the record.
- For Misdemeanor convictions of the second degree, third degree, and ungraded offenses which carry penalties of no more than two years where there has been no arrest of prosecution for ten years.