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Pennsylvania: Adult Convictions (PA-C-3)

Pennsylvania: Adult Convictions (PA-C-3)

Records relating to a summary offense can be expunged five years after conviction, so long as the person has no arrests or charges in that time. 18 Pa. Cons. Stat. § 9122(b)(3), Pa. R. Crim. P. 490.
Record Detail(s)
Misdemeanor
Previous Conviction Disqualifying
No statutory language
Mandatory / Discretionary
Discretionary
Hearing
No statutory language
Clearance Process
Petition-based
Remedy
Expunge
Ineligible Category or Citation
There is no statutory language regarding ineligible offenses.
Procedure General
The petition must be filed in the court of conviction. For the specific procedure, see Pa. R. Crim. P. 490.
Fees
A $132 fee must be paid to the clerk of courts. 42 Pa.C.S. § 1725.7.
Effect
Information is removed without a trace, or identifiers of the person are eliminated, or records are maintained by the central repository and the prosecuting attorney for the uses specified in section 9122(c). 18 Pa. Cons. Stat. §§ 9102, 9122(c).
Waiting Periods
The petition can be filed five years after the date of conviction.

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