CLEAN SLATE:
CHANGING LIVES WITH INNOVATIVE RECORD CLEARING
Pennsylvania is using an automated process to seal millions of criminal records
News and Issues
PA’s New Clean Slate Law May Help You Clear Your Record!
On December 14, 2023, Clean Slate Expansion (Act 36) became law in Pennsylvania. Expanding on the original Clean Slate, Pennsylvanians will now be able to seal felonies for the first time, among other important changes to the sealing law. We believe that hundreds of...
Clean Slate 3.0 Is Signed into Law!
Today, we celebrate huge news: On December 13th, the PA legislature voted to expand Clean Slate to include record sealing for people with certain drug and property felonies, and on December 14th Governor Shapiro signed the bill into law. This landmark legislation will...
Clean Slate Expansion Bill Approved by Pennsylvania General Assembly
PA Legislature expands access to criminal record sealing to people with felony convictions, opens doors to employment, housing, and education. Last night on December 13th, the PA Senate voted to expand Pennsylvania’s Clean Slate law to qualified drug and...
Pennsylvania Needs Clean Slate Expansion
On April 26, 2023, CLS and the bipartisan coalition of criminal justice advocates and state lawmakers went to Harrisburg to support House Bill 689, the next expansion of Clean Slate. Just one week later, the House Judiciary Committee unanimously voted H.B 689 out of...
House Judiciary Committee Hearing and Press Conference on Clean Slate Expansion
On August 31, 2022, the Pennsylvania House Judiciary Committee held a public hearing to discuss the new Clean Slate bill, which would expand Clean Slate to cover drug felonies and certain lower-level, property-related felonies after ten years conviction-free. An...
Broad Support for the New Clean Slate Bill!
The new Clean Slate bill (HB 1826) would bring Pennsylvania into the mainstream by becoming the 38th state to seal some felonies after 10 crime-free years. Most drug felonies would be sealed by automation, not requiring eligible individuals to file petitions. The...
Clean Slate Update: 40 Million Cases Sealed
Clean Slate has made a huge difference in people’s lives. Since the law’s passage in 2018, over 40 million cases have been sealed and over 1.2 million people have had a record sealed.
Expand Clean Slate. Expand PA’s Workforce.
Advocates are working to expand sealing eligibility in Pennsylvania. Read the latest news on Clean Slate 3.0.
Get to Work, PA. Let’s Expand Clean Slate.
Do you think felony convictions should be eligible for sealing in Pennsylvania? Join the movement to expand Clean Slate!
You Can Clear Your Record Even If You Owe Court Fines and Costs
Under a 2020 PA law, your record may be eligible for sealing even if you still owe court fines and costs. If you owe restitution, you will still need to pay it before your record can be sealed. Previously, all court fines and costs on a case had to be paid before...