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Do you have a criminal record in Pennsylvania that is holding you back from achieving more in life? If so, we want to help you put your past behind you. If you were arrested in Pennsylvania and the charges did not result in a conviction, you are most likely eligible to have those records of the arrest expunged. Pennsylvania law also allows for the expungement of adult conviction records in limited circumstances.

Take the first step today and see if your case is eligible to be expunged under PA's expungement laws by taking our free eligibility test. If your case is eligible, you can get started today and be on your way to putting your criminal record in your past. We have handled over 18,000 expungement cases nationwide, and we want to help you get your fresh start.

PA Arrest Record Expungement - Eligibility

If you are arrested in the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania for a crime but you were not convicted, an arrest record is still available for the public to view. However, an expungement will remove those records so the public can no longer access them. You are eligible to dismiss a case for which the charges were dismissed, withdrawn or nolle prossed or you were found not guilty of the offense.

PA Adult Conviction Expungement - The Law

In Pennsylvania, if you are over the age of 70 and have been free of arrest and conviction for the past ten years, you can petition the court to expunge your adult conviction record(s). In PA, you can also petition to expunge the conviction records for someone after the subject has been dead for three years.

Other Types of Cases that are Eligible to be Expunged

Under current Pennsylvania law, there are limited other circumstances in which you can expunge an adult case that resulted in a finding of guilt/conviction. These instances include:

• Cases for which you received Accelerated Rehabilitative Disposition(ARD), please see our ARD expungement page.
• Summary offense convictions, if you have gone five years since the conviction free of arrest/conviction, please see our Summary offense expungement page.
• Convictions for section 6308 (purchase, consumption or possession of alcoholic beverages) can be expunged if you are now over 21 years of age and all terms of the sentence (including license suspension, if applicable) have been satisfied.

We start doing the work for your case the same business day that you sign up with us. The amount of time the expungement process takes will vary by county, but the typical case in Pennsylvania takes about five to six months. We have handled more than 12,000 expungement cases nationwide and we know how to get records cleared as quickly as possible; however, the courts schedule and decide cases in the order in which they are received. The sooner we get the research process started for you, the sooner the case will be filed and decided.

We charge a flat fee for our Pennsylvania expungement cases, which is backed up by a low-price guarantee and a money-back guarantee. The filing fee due to the court is separate and is payable once we are ready to file your case.

For the flat fee we charge, we will do the research to obtain all the information needed for the expungement petition, file the petition and any required supporting documentation with the court, respond to written or oral opposition from the district attorney and send one of our PA attorneys to court to argue the case in front of the judge.

We will have an attorney appear for you at the hearing, meaning you will not have to physically appear in court. We will handle all the work, and you track the progress of your case online or contact us at any time to get an update on where things stand.

View all of the Expungement Frequently Asked Questions.