Criminal Records Expungement, Record Sealing & Pardons
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Court Fines, Fees and Restitution
This resource from MyCleanSlatePA.com provides answers to frequently asked questions about court fines, fees and restitution. Includes what are they; do they need to be paid and what arrangements can be made to pay them; can they be waived; and what is their effect on record clearing.
Get a Clean Slate in Pennsylvania - MyCleanSlatePA.com
This website, MyCleanSlatePA.com provides comprehensive information on Pennsylvania's Clean Slate Law that provides for automated sealing of certain criminal records. Information is also provided on how to obtain legal help in dealing with your criminal record. The site also features the Clean Slate Screener, a free and easy way for you to view your Pennsylvania criminal record and get information about your record clearing options.
PardonMePA.org - Pennsylvania Association of Pardon Projects
This website from the Pennsylvania Association of Pardon Projects is designed to help you find a local Pardon Project to assist you in applying for a pardon. Pardon Projects are countywide efforts that link together community organizations (called “Pardon Hubs”) that have been trained in the pardon form and process. They also have a list of volunteers (called “Pardon Coaches”) ready to help people fill out the application. The site also provides information on pardons and how to apply for one by yourself.
Butler County Forms and Information- Expungement, Limited Access, Clean Slate & Pardons
Forms and information from the Butler County Clerk of Courts on Expungement, Limited Access, Clean Slate & Pardons.
Clearing Your Criminal Record in Pennsylvania
Information from Neighborhood Legal Services on methods for clearing your criminal record and what can be cleared from your record.
Court Fines, Fees and Restitution
This resource from MyCleanSlatePA.com provides answers to frequently asked questions about court fines, fees and restitution. Includes what are they; do they need to be paid and what arrangements can be made to pay them; can they be waived; and what is their effect on record clearing.
Criminal Record Sealing
Information from MyCleanSlatePA.com on record sealing. Describes what sealing is, who can and can not see sealed records, how to go about sealing a record and the effects of having a record sealed.
Delaware County: Helpful Legal Information for the Public - Delaware County Bar Association
Information and forms to assist self-represented litigants in certain types of Court actions compiled by the Pro Se Committee of the Delaware County Bar Association.
Expungement
Information from MyCleanSlatePA.com explaining the expungement of criminal records. Includes what is Expungement; what records can be expunged; and how to expunge a criminal record.
Expungement Explainer
Information on expungement including what criminal records can be expunged and the process for getting them expunged.
Expungement Procedures in Beaver County
Information on expunging your criminal record in the Court of Common Pleas of Beaver County.
Expungements - Allegheny County
Information on expungements of criminal records from the Court of Common Pleas of Allegheny County, Criminal Division.
Get a Clean Slate in Pennsylvania - MyCleanSlatePA.com
This website, MyCleanSlatePA.com provides comprehensive information on Pennsylvania's Clean Slate Law that provides for automated sealing of certain criminal records. Information is also provided on how to obtain legal help in dealing with your criminal record. The site also features the Clean Slate Screener, a free and easy way for you to view your Pennsylvania criminal record and get information about your record clearing options.
How to Find Your Criminal Record
This resource from MyCleanSlatePA.com provides instructions on how to find your criminal record on the UJS (PA Courts) website. This is an important step in the process of clearing or sealing your criminal records. This allows you to make sure your record is ready for sealing.
Lancaster County: Judge Henry S. Kenderdine Jr. Self Help Center
The Lancaster County Court Self Help Center opened in July, 2004. The main purpose of the Center is to provide one central location where self-represented litigants can obtain some of the information and forms that they may need to represent themselves in certain types of court actions.
Lehigh County: Expungement /Limited Access of Record (Self-Help Center)
This information from the Lehigh County Court of Common Pleas is for reference and research purposes. This section explains the basic forms needed for expungement of a criminal record or limiting access to a criminal record in a step by step format.
Mifflin County: Prothonotary Forms
Custody, Divorce and Expungement forms from the Prothonotary and MidPenn Legal Services for use in Mifflin County may be viewed and downloaded.
PardonMePA.org - Pennsylvania Association of Pardon Projects
This website from the Pennsylvania Association of Pardon Projects is designed to help you find a local Pardon Project to assist you in applying for a pardon. Pardon Projects are countywide efforts that link together community organizations (called “Pardon Hubs”) that have been trained in the pardon form and process. They also have a list of volunteers (called “Pardon Coaches”) ready to help people fill out the application. The site also provides information on pardons and how to apply for one by yourself.
Pardon Process Explained (Video)
This video from Neighborhood Legal Services will help you understand how to submit an application for a pardon and prepare for your hearing. (2020)
Pardons
In Pennsylvania, every criminal record is eligible for a pardon after your sentence is complete. This information from MyCleanSlatePA.com provides information on how to clear your criminal record by obtaining a pardon.
Pardons - DIY: Filling Out the Application (Video)
Philadelphia Lawyers for Social Equity (PLSE) has developed a series of videos explaining how to complete an application for pardon. The form to apply for a pardon in Pennsylvania is pretty short but there are things you need to know to do the best job you can filling it out, and a quality application is a key factor in getting a pardon. These videos were created by Philadelphia Attorney Joe Mitchell, a private attorney who gives free community education workshops as a volunteer for PLSE.
York County Expungement Guide
Legal information about the expungement of criminal records process in York County and about the process for limiting access to certain criminal records. These processes are designed to help individuals who are interested in the expungement of criminal records or in limiting access to qualified records to certain individuals and entities.
Butler County Forms and Information- Expungement, Limited Access, Clean Slate & Pardons
Forms and information from the Butler County Clerk of Courts on Expungement, Limited Access, Clean Slate & Pardons.
Clearing Your Criminal Record in Pennsylvania
Information from Neighborhood Legal Services on methods for clearing your criminal record and what can be cleared from your record.
Expungement
Information from MyCleanSlatePA.com explaining the expungement of criminal records. Includes what is Expungement; what records can be expunged; and how to expunge a criminal record.
Expungement Explainer
Information on expungement including what criminal records can be expunged and the process for getting them expunged.
Expungement Procedures in Beaver County
Information on expunging your criminal record in the Court of Common Pleas of Beaver County.
Expungements - Allegheny County
Information on expungements of criminal records from the Court of Common Pleas of Allegheny County, Criminal Division.
Lehigh County: Expungement /Limited Access of Record (Self-Help Center)
This information from the Lehigh County Court of Common Pleas is for reference and research purposes. This section explains the basic forms needed for expungement of a criminal record or limiting access to a criminal record in a step by step format.
Mifflin County: Prothonotary Forms
Custody, Divorce and Expungement forms from the Prothonotary and MidPenn Legal Services for use in Mifflin County may be viewed and downloaded.
York County Expungement Guide
Legal information about the expungement of criminal records process in York County and about the process for limiting access to certain criminal records. These processes are designed to help individuals who are interested in the expungement of criminal records or in limiting access to qualified records to certain individuals and entities.
Butler County Forms and Information- Expungement, Limited Access, Clean Slate & Pardons
Forms and information from the Butler County Clerk of Courts on Expungement, Limited Access, Clean Slate & Pardons.
Clearing Your Criminal Record in Pennsylvania
Information from Neighborhood Legal Services on methods for clearing your criminal record and what can be cleared from your record.
Criminal Record Sealing
Information from MyCleanSlatePA.com on record sealing. Describes what sealing is, who can and can not see sealed records, how to go about sealing a record and the effects of having a record sealed.
Get a Clean Slate in Pennsylvania - MyCleanSlatePA.com
This website, MyCleanSlatePA.com provides comprehensive information on Pennsylvania's Clean Slate Law that provides for automated sealing of certain criminal records. Information is also provided on how to obtain legal help in dealing with your criminal record. The site also features the Clean Slate Screener, a free and easy way for you to view your Pennsylvania criminal record and get information about your record clearing options.
How to Find Your Criminal Record
This resource from MyCleanSlatePA.com provides instructions on how to find your criminal record on the UJS (PA Courts) website. This is an important step in the process of clearing or sealing your criminal records. This allows you to make sure your record is ready for sealing.
Butler County Forms and Information- Expungement, Limited Access, Clean Slate & Pardons
Forms and information from the Butler County Clerk of Courts on Expungement, Limited Access, Clean Slate & Pardons.
Clearing Your Criminal Record in Pennsylvania
Information from Neighborhood Legal Services on methods for clearing your criminal record and what can be cleared from your record.
PardonMePA.org - Pennsylvania Association of Pardon Projects
This website from the Pennsylvania Association of Pardon Projects is designed to help you find a local Pardon Project to assist you in applying for a pardon. Pardon Projects are countywide efforts that link together community organizations (called “Pardon Hubs”) that have been trained in the pardon form and process. They also have a list of volunteers (called “Pardon Coaches”) ready to help people fill out the application. The site also provides information on pardons and how to apply for one by yourself.
Pardon Process Explained (Video)
This video from Neighborhood Legal Services will help you understand how to submit an application for a pardon and prepare for your hearing. (2020)
Pardons
In Pennsylvania, every criminal record is eligible for a pardon after your sentence is complete. This information from MyCleanSlatePA.com provides information on how to clear your criminal record by obtaining a pardon.
Pardons - DIY: Filling Out the Application (Video)
Philadelphia Lawyers for Social Equity (PLSE) has developed a series of videos explaining how to complete an application for pardon. The form to apply for a pardon in Pennsylvania is pretty short but there are things you need to know to do the best job you can filling it out, and a quality application is a key factor in getting a pardon. These videos were created by Philadelphia Attorney Joe Mitchell, a private attorney who gives free community education workshops as a volunteer for PLSE.
Butler County Forms and Information- Expungement, Limited Access, Clean Slate & Pardons
Forms and information from the Butler County Clerk of Courts on Expungement, Limited Access, Clean Slate & Pardons.
Get a Clean Slate in Pennsylvania - MyCleanSlatePA.com
This website, MyCleanSlatePA.com provides comprehensive information on Pennsylvania's Clean Slate Law that provides for automated sealing of certain criminal records. Information is also provided on how to obtain legal help in dealing with your criminal record. The site also features the Clean Slate Screener, a free and easy way for you to view your Pennsylvania criminal record and get information about your record clearing options.
Lehigh County: Expungement /Limited Access of Record (Self-Help Center)
This information from the Lehigh County Court of Common Pleas is for reference and research purposes. This section explains the basic forms needed for expungement of a criminal record or limiting access to a criminal record in a step by step format.
Pardons - DIY: Filling Out the Application (Video)
Philadelphia Lawyers for Social Equity (PLSE) has developed a series of videos explaining how to complete an application for pardon. The form to apply for a pardon in Pennsylvania is pretty short but there are things you need to know to do the best job you can filling it out, and a quality application is a key factor in getting a pardon. These videos were created by Philadelphia Attorney Joe Mitchell, a private attorney who gives free community education workshops as a volunteer for PLSE.
Clearing Your Criminal Record in Pennsylvania
Information from Neighborhood Legal Services on methods for clearing your criminal record and what can be cleared from your record.
Court Fines, Fees and Restitution
This resource from MyCleanSlatePA.com provides answers to frequently asked questions about court fines, fees and restitution. Includes what are they; do they need to be paid and what arrangements can be made to pay them; can they be waived; and what is their effect on record clearing.
Criminal Record Sealing
Information from MyCleanSlatePA.com on record sealing. Describes what sealing is, who can and can not see sealed records, how to go about sealing a record and the effects of having a record sealed.
Expungement
Information from MyCleanSlatePA.com explaining the expungement of criminal records. Includes what is Expungement; what records can be expunged; and how to expunge a criminal record.
Expungement Explainer
Information on expungement including what criminal records can be expunged and the process for getting them expunged.
Get a Clean Slate in Pennsylvania - MyCleanSlatePA.com
This website, MyCleanSlatePA.com provides comprehensive information on Pennsylvania's Clean Slate Law that provides for automated sealing of certain criminal records. Information is also provided on how to obtain legal help in dealing with your criminal record. The site also features the Clean Slate Screener, a free and easy way for you to view your Pennsylvania criminal record and get information about your record clearing options.
How to Find Your Criminal Record
This resource from MyCleanSlatePA.com provides instructions on how to find your criminal record on the UJS (PA Courts) website. This is an important step in the process of clearing or sealing your criminal records. This allows you to make sure your record is ready for sealing.
Pardon Process Explained (Video)
This video from Neighborhood Legal Services will help you understand how to submit an application for a pardon and prepare for your hearing. (2020)
Pardons
In Pennsylvania, every criminal record is eligible for a pardon after your sentence is complete. This information from MyCleanSlatePA.com provides information on how to clear your criminal record by obtaining a pardon.
Delaware County: Helpful Legal Information for the Public - Delaware County Bar Association
Information and forms to assist self-represented litigants in certain types of Court actions compiled by the Pro Se Committee of the Delaware County Bar Association.
Pardons - DIY: Filling Out the Application (Video)
Philadelphia Lawyers for Social Equity (PLSE) has developed a series of videos explaining how to complete an application for pardon. The form to apply for a pardon in Pennsylvania is pretty short but there are things you need to know to do the best job you can filling it out, and a quality application is a key factor in getting a pardon. These videos were created by Philadelphia Attorney Joe Mitchell, a private attorney who gives free community education workshops as a volunteer for PLSE.
Butler County Forms and Information- Expungement, Limited Access, Clean Slate & Pardons
Forms and information from the Butler County Clerk of Courts on Expungement, Limited Access, Clean Slate & Pardons.
Expungement Procedures in Beaver County
Information on expunging your criminal record in the Court of Common Pleas of Beaver County.
Expungements - Allegheny County
Information on expungements of criminal records from the Court of Common Pleas of Allegheny County, Criminal Division.
Lehigh County: Expungement /Limited Access of Record (Self-Help Center)
This information from the Lehigh County Court of Common Pleas is for reference and research purposes. This section explains the basic forms needed for expungement of a criminal record or limiting access to a criminal record in a step by step format.
York County Expungement Guide
Legal information about the expungement of criminal records process in York County and about the process for limiting access to certain criminal records. These processes are designed to help individuals who are interested in the expungement of criminal records or in limiting access to qualified records to certain individuals and entities.
PardonMePA.org - Pennsylvania Association of Pardon Projects
This website from the Pennsylvania Association of Pardon Projects is designed to help you find a local Pardon Project to assist you in applying for a pardon. Pardon Projects are countywide efforts that link together community organizations (called “Pardon Hubs”) that have been trained in the pardon form and process. They also have a list of volunteers (called “Pardon Coaches”) ready to help people fill out the application. The site also provides information on pardons and how to apply for one by yourself.
Butler County Forms and Information- Expungement, Limited Access, Clean Slate & Pardons
Forms and information from the Butler County Clerk of Courts on Expungement, Limited Access, Clean Slate & Pardons.
Delaware County: Helpful Legal Information for the Public - Delaware County Bar Association
Information and forms to assist self-represented litigants in certain types of Court actions compiled by the Pro Se Committee of the Delaware County Bar Association.
Expungements - Allegheny County
Information on expungements of criminal records from the Court of Common Pleas of Allegheny County, Criminal Division.
Lancaster County: Judge Henry S. Kenderdine Jr. Self Help Center
The Lancaster County Court Self Help Center opened in July, 2004. The main purpose of the Center is to provide one central location where self-represented litigants can obtain some of the information and forms that they may need to represent themselves in certain types of court actions.
Lehigh County: Expungement /Limited Access of Record (Self-Help Center)
This information from the Lehigh County Court of Common Pleas is for reference and research purposes. This section explains the basic forms needed for expungement of a criminal record or limiting access to a criminal record in a step by step format.
Mifflin County: Prothonotary Forms
Custody, Divorce and Expungement forms from the Prothonotary and MidPenn Legal Services for use in Mifflin County may be viewed and downloaded.