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Allegheny county office of the public defender expungement process guide

ALLEGHENY COUNTY OFFICE OF THE PUBLIC DEFENDER Expungement Process Guide JUNE ALLEGHENY COUNTY OFFICE OF THE PUBLIC DEFENDER County O ?ce Building Room Forbes Avenue Pittsburgh PA CTable of Contents EXPUNGEMENT SUMMARY EXPUNGEMENT ELIGIBILITY Charges with No Conviction Charges with Convictions PROCEDURES PROCEDURES - STEP ONE OBTAIN A BACKGROUND CHECK Request Access and Review Background Check Online Request Access and Review Background Check by Mail PROCEDURES - STEP TWO FILE PETITION FOR EXPUNGEMENT Full Expungement of Charges Full Expungement Petition Packet Checklist Partial Expungement of Charges Partial Expungement Packet Checklist Limited Access Expungements Limited Access Expungement Packet Checklist Expungement of Summary Charges Expungement of Summary Charges Packet Checklist PROCEDURES ?? STEP WAIT FOR AND RECEIVE EXPUNGEMENT ORDER Clean Slate Law Content within this guide is designed to inform and not to advise Statements are based on PA law Individual facts in a given case may alter their application or involve other laws not referred to in this guide This guide applies to petitioning for charges that occurred in Allegheny County only CEXPUNGEMENT SUMMARY All criminal and summary court cases including those that do not result in convictions are available online for public viewing and may appear in the results of a criminal history background check An expungement is a legal order that makes certain criminal records unavailable to the public and restricts access to law- enforcement agencies Some people are eligible to have their criminal records expunged or deleted from criminal record searches Having a criminal record expunged means that the expunged o ?ense s will not appear in a Pennsylvania state criminal background check conducted by an employer or landlord Note that third-party websites and agencies such as credit agencies may have already obtained access to the criminal record and could release the information Even if the full criminal record is expunged from public agency records an Order of Expungement may be needed to prove to potential employers that the criminal records have been expunged Also in addition to other criteria describes in this document all outstanding ?nes and cost must be paid in full to be eligible for an expungement Only certain ?rst-time non-violent crimes are eligible to be expunged There are four types of expungements Full Partial Limited Access and Summary Charges The type of expungement depends on the speci ?c details and disposition of the charges which is explained in the PROCEDURES - STEP TWO FILE PETITION FOR EXPUNGEMENT section of this guide To have a record expunged a background check from the State Police is required and must be ?led with a petition for expungement in the Allegheny County Department of Court Records Criminal Division After the petition for expungement is ?led the Court of Common Pleas of Allegheny County will determine whether to grant an Order of Expungement STEP ONE Obtain Background Check from State Police fee STEP TWO Petition the Court for Expungement fee per case STEP THREE Wait for Order of Expungement to be issued This guide walks through the details of