Learn what steps can be take to clear your Pennsylvania Record and expunge prior arrests. Contact a Pennsylvania Expungement or Pardon Lawyer at Ciccarelli Lawyers for answers to your questions on whether you are eligible for either an expungement or pardon of your prior charges.
Pennsylvania law provides some limited and specific basis for clearing your record after you have been charged and or fingerprinted for committing a criminal offense in Pennsylvania. Depending on your age, the nature of the crimes and whether the matter was accepted into the Pennsylvania first time offender Program (ARD), determines when the court considers granting an expungement, including the severity of the crime, the type of crime, the disposition of the case, the length of time since dismissal of a case and other factors.
These conditions include where there has been acquittal, a dismissal, nolle pros or withdrawal of the charges, successful ARD completion, the charges are summary offenses, offenses committed by a juvenile, the accused is seventy years older with no prior record in the past decade, or the offender is deceased.
Ciccarelli Lawyers works with our clients to eliminate the scars of a PA prior record and the discrimination, scorn and bias that comes from others that learn of your past. Our Pennsylvania Expungement and Pardon team know how important it is to get a second chance and put a past mistake or misunderstanding in the past. That is why we are motivated to work with you and avoid the pratfalls of that criminal record coming up with when after an application for college, a license or professional license and job applications.
In many cases an application could be rejected because of an old or forgotten charge without you being informed. Do not make the mistake of being the victim of your our prior record.
Unfortunately, individuals who a criminal conviction for a misdemeanor or felony or not eligible for an expungement under the Pennsylvania Expungement laws. However, even someone with a criminal conviction has the option for applying for a pardon with the Pennsylvania Board of Pardons. Unlike a court process, the pardon process is an administrative process which is subject to the Governor’s review and approval. Our office represents people in the complicated Pardon Process which requires a pardon hearing in the State Capital of Harrisburg.
Once an individual receives a Governor’s Pardon, you will be able to clear your criminal record. In some cases, an expungement petition follows the Pardon Process to insure that there are no outstanding records of the prior criminal record in Pennsylvania.
The Pardon Board looks at a number of factors in its decision to recommend an individual for a Governor’s Pardon including: the nature of the offense, the surrounding facts to the offense, the length of time since the date of the arrest, whether all the sentencing requirements have been completed, and a compelling justification for granting the pardon including the impact the criminal record has had on your life, your ability for you to obtain employment and/or provide for your family.
Contact a Pennsylvania Expungement or Pennsylvania Pardon Lawyer at Ciccarelli Lawyers. Ciccarelli Lawyers is based in suburban Philadelphia with main locations in West Chester and Kennett Square PA in Chester County Pennsylvania. We represent individuals in expungement and pardon matters throughout Pennsylvania including Berks County, Bucks County, Chester County, Delaware County, Lancaster County, Lebanon County, Montgomery County and Philadelphia County.
