CLEAN SLATE:
CHANGING LIVES WITH INNOVATIVE RECORD CLEARING
Pennsylvania is using an automated process to seal millions of criminal records
News and Issues
Know Your Rights: Employment and Criminal Records
Going back to work? Applying or interviewing for a job and have a criminal record? Make sure you know your rights! There are some protections under Pennsylvania law that may help you get hired. What can employers consider? Under Pennsylvania law, employers can only...
Record Eligible, But Not Sealed? Share Your Story!
If your record is eligible now for sealing under Pennsylvania’s Clean Slate law but has not yet been sealed, we want to hear from you! Your stories help us advocate to expand record clearing and fix problems that exist within current laws. There are many reasons why...
Getting Legal Help for Your Record
Click for Video: Getting Legal Help for Your Record Good Afternoon, There may be times when you want to get help from a lawyer for your record. A lawyer can help you understand confusing legal issues and file paperwork for expungement or petition based sealing. If you...
Expungement Explainer
Click for Video: Expungement Explainer Expungement is when a criminal record is completely erased. When a record is expunged, no one—not even the police or courts—have access to it. After a record has been expunged, it no longer exists. Not many kinds of records can...
Know Your Rights: Employment and Criminal Records
Applying or interviewing for a job and have a criminal record? Make sure you know your rights! There are some protections under Pennsylvania law that may help you get hired. What can employers consider? Under Pennsylvania law, employers can only legally consider...
Pardons 101
Currently, many serious convictions cannot be sealed under Clean Slate. You can check here to see if you are eligible for record sealing. If you are not eligible for Clean Slate, you can apply for a pardon. Recently, reforms have been passed that make it easier to...
Has Your Record Been Sealed by Clean Slate?
Did you know that more than 40 million criminal records have been sealed automatically in Pennsylvania under Clean Slate? Clean Slate may automatically seal criminal cases ending without convictions (not guilty or dropped charges), summary offenses after 10 years, and...
NEW Expedited Pardon Process for Marijuana-Related Convictions
Recently, Pennsylvania Governor Wolf and Lieutenant Governor Fetterman announced a new initiative that expedites the pardon process for marijuana-related convictions. The details about the new initiative are still being worked out, but from what we understand, getting...
Felony Conviction Advocacy
New: Click Here for Video Version Currently, felony convictions cannot be sealed under Clean Slate. The law only seals certain criminal records from public view, including non-convictions, summary offenses, and many non-violent misdemeanor convictions. Advocates are...
A Future Without Judgment: Khalia’s Story
Since Clean Slate took effect on June 28, Pennsylvania courts have been sealing cases on a scale never seen before. These cases are identified and sealed through an automated process, without any hearing in court or any extra fees. On the 15th of each month, the...