How Do You Get A Pennsylvania Juvenile Criminal Record Expunged Or Erased?
Having a criminal record can seriously mess up your life. It can keep you from being employed, from getting into the college of your choice, from entering into the Armed Forces or from working in certain professions such as teacher, childcare worker or lawyer. To the extent that you have a record and it can be done, it is advisable to have it expunged as soon as possible. Juvenile criminal records are not automatically expunged once the offender is no longer subject to the Juvenile Court’s jurisdiction. To get the records expunged, the offender files a Petition for Expungement with the Juvenile Court in the county in which the offense was committed. A hearing is then scheduled before a judge to determine it the request for expungement should be granted. The court will order the records expunged if: 1.The original charges were dismissed or not proven true. 2. Six months have passed since the successful completion of a consent decree (a pretrial program where the case will be dropped if
