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Posted in Expungement on April 9, 2026
The PA Superior Court’s decision in Commonwealth v. Romeo, 2017 PA Super 1, underscores a critical—and often misunderstood—distinction in Pennsylvania expungement law: the sharp divide between arrest records and conviction records. The decision also affirms the long-standing precedent that expungements are only permitted when the law allows and not simply because a person really wants… view more
Posted in Expungement on December 29, 2024
A Pennsylvania expungement destroys records of a case so that charges do not appear on criminal background searches. In order to obtain an expungement, a person must first be legally eligible, meaning the law must allow it. Only if a person is eligible can they file an expungement and then try to convince a judge… view more
Posted in Criminal Records/Expungement, Expungement on March 28, 2017
Criminal records are often reviewed by employers and landlords, so such records can prevent people from getting jobs and apartments. People want to get rid of criminal records through the expungement process or record sealing, which is called limited access in Pennsylvania. With an expungement, ALL records are destroyed. With limited access, the records still… view more
