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Petition to Waive Court Costs
Click the document title to be linked to LawHelp Interactive where you can prepare a Petition to Waive Court Fees which can be used to ask the Pennsylvania Court for permission to file legal papers for free. This form can be used in most types of court cases in Pennsylvania. Approval to waive fees is not automatic. You will need to ask the Court to approve your Petition. Instructions will be included. PLEASE NOTE: This is NOT a fill-in-the-blank form; you will need to answer questions while connected to the Internet.
IMPORTANT: To use this form, you must use Internet Explorer as your browser and Microsoft Word to print your documents.
By: North Penn Legal Services
Information from the Pennsylvania Legal Aid Network
Employment with Criminal Record
(Separate Website)
Information brochure relating to your employment rights and not being rejected based upon a criminal record.
By: Community Legal Services
Employment Rights and Restrictions for Ex-Offenders in Pennsylvania
(Separate Website)
Information for ex-offenders who are seeking employment
By: Community Legal Services
Clean Up Your Criminal Record: Pennsylvania Summary Convictions can now be Expunged! Information on a new law that allows people who have been free of arrest or prosecution for at least five years to ask the courts to clear their record of summary convictions
By: Community Legal Services
How to Remove Barriers to Employment
This handbook provides what you need to know about expungements, pardons, and other barriers to employment.
By: North Penn Legal Services
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Read this in:
Spanish / Español
Getting Your Adult Criminal Record Expunged Information on how to get an adult criminal record expunged in Pennsylvania
By: Neighborhood Legal Services Association
Getting Your Juvenile Record Expunged Information on how to get an adult criminal record expunged in Pennsylvania.
By: Neighborhood Legal Services Association
Getting a Conviction Pardoned Information on getting a pardon in Pennsylvania.
By: Neighborhood Legal Services Association
Pardons and Expungements in Pennsylvania (Audio-MP3)
(Separate Website)
6/2/2008 - Information on how pardons and expungements in Pennsylvania are handled, how and when to apply, and what criteria is considered. Audio recording with written transcript.
By: Northwestern Legal Services
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Russian / Pусский
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Spanish / Español
'Cleaning Up' A Criminal Record in Pennsylvania
(Separate Website)
Information on dealing with a criminal record that is interfering with employment.
By: Community Legal Services
How to Get a Pardon of Your Conviction in Pennsylvania
(Separate Website)
Information on how to clear your criminal record by obtaining a pardon
By: Community Legal Services
Q & A on the Pennsylvania Pardon Process (Video)
(Separate Website)
Video Questions & Answers on the Pardon Process from Penn Law School featuring Attorney Janet Ginzberg of Community Legal Services.
By: Penn Law School
Information on how to get a Pardon in Pennsylvania
(Separate Website)
General Information on how to clear a conviction from your criminal record.
By: Legal Aid of Southeastern Pennsylvania
Special Rules About Criminal Records in Elder Care and Child Care
(Separate Website)
Information for Ex-Offender Workers about the Older Adults Protective Services Act [OAPSA]
By: Community Legal Services
Every Door Closed: Barriers Facing Parents With Criminal Records
(Separate Website)
This set of 8 two-page fact sheets, a joint project of Community Legal Services, Inc., of Philadelphia and the Center for Law and Social Policy, details the scope of the challenges faced by families where a parent returns from prison. [PDF format]
By: Community Legal Services and Center for Law and Social Policy
Child Abuse Record Barriers to Employment
(Separate Website)
Information on the effect of child abuse or neglect records.
By: Community Legal Services
Pennsylvania Employment Law Information (Audio-MP3)
Episode of Northwestern Legal Services' "Access to Justice" Radio show broadcast on JET 1400 AM in Erie, PA. Click on title above to listen to the program.
5/31/07 - PA Employment Law information such as wage cases, barriers to employment such as a criminal record. Host- Robert Oakley, Esq., NWLS Director; Guest Jennifer Krause, NWLS Attorney with the PA Employment Project (28:08)
By: Northwestern Legal Services
How to Fix Criminal Identity Theft On Your Pennsylvania State Police Record Information on how to deal with criminal identity theft - where someone who is arrested gives your name, date of birth, and/or Social Security number to the authorities.
By: Community Legal Services
Expungement Procedures in Beaver County
(Separate Website)
Information on expunging your criminal record in the Court of Common Pleas of Beaver County.
By: Beaver County Court of Common Pleas
Petition for Expungement - Beaver County
(Separate Website)
Petitioin for Expungement of criminal records that may be used in Beaver County.
By: Beaver County Court of Common Pleas
How to Get and Clean Up Your Pennsylvania Rap Sheet
(Separate Website)
This booklet will teach you how to get a copy of your rap sheet (record of your arrest and conviction history) and understand it. It will also explain what you can do to make your record appear less threatening to potential employers and anyone else who may be entitled to see it. This will help prepare you for finding a job. This booklet will also explain, step-by-step, the procedures for getting criminal records expunged.
By: Legal Action Center
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