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| Clearance policy overview | Records relating to a consent decree or diversion program can be expunged after six months have elapsed since the final discharge from supervision, so long as the person is not subject to a disqualifying event. 18 Pa. Cons. Stat. § 9123(a)(2). | Records relating to a conviction for a summary offense can be expunged, so long as the person is 18 years of age or older and not subject to a disqualifying event. 18 Pa. Cons. Stat. § 9123(a)(2.1). | Records relating to a conviction of a violation relating to the purchase, consumption, possession, or transportation of liquor, malt, or brewed beverages can be expunged, so long as the person is 18 years of age or older and not subject to a disqualifying event. 18 Pa. Cons. Stat. § 9123(a)(2.2). | Records relating to a person adjudicated delinquent can be expunged, so long as five years have elapsed since the final discharge and the person is not subject to a disqualifying event. 18 Pa. Cons. Stat. § 9123(a)(3). | A record relating to a juvenile delinquency case can be expunged at the discretion of the court, so long as the person has the consent of the attorney for the Commonwealth and is not subject to a disqualifying event. 18 Pa. Cons. Stat. § 9123(a)(4). | Access to records relating to certain misdemeanor convictions can be limited by the court ten years after the date of conviction, so long as the person has no subsequent felony or misdemeanor conviction. 18 Pa. Cons. Stat. § 9122.1. See section section 9122.1(b) for ineligible offenses. 18 Pa. Cons. Stat. § 9122.1. | Records relating to a summary offense can be expunged five years after conviction, so long as the person has no arrests or charges in that time. 18 Pa. Cons. Stat. § 9122(b)(3), Pa. R. Crim. P. 490. | Records relating to certain offenses can be vacated by the court if the petitioner committed the offense as a direct result of being a victim of human trafficking. 18 Pa. Cons. Stat. § 3019(d). | Access to records relating to convictions for summary offenses and certain misdemeanors are limited by the court after 10 years. Pa. Cons. Stat. § 9122.2 | Records relating to a first controlled substance offense are expunged upon dismissal following probation without verdict. 35 P.S. §§ 780-117, 780-119. | Records of a first-time offense can be expunged upon the dismissal following an accelerated rehabilitative disposition (ARD). 18 Pa. Cons. Stat. § 9122, Pa. R. Crim. P. 320. | Records relating to an arrest are expunged if no charges are filed within 18 months. 18 Pa. Cons. Stat. § 9122(a)(1). | Records relating to arrests and charges resolved without conviction can be expunged immediately. 18 Pa. Cons. Stat. § 9122(a)(2), Pa. R. Crim. P. 790. | Access to records of charges for which the disposition was not a conviction are limited by the court without a waiting period. Pa. Cons. Stat. § 9122.2. | Records relating to a misdemeanor conviction can be eliminated from the Criminal Record Certificate six months after sentence completion, so long as the person has not committed another crime and has a good reputation in the community. P.R. Laws Ann. tit. 34, § 1725a. | Records relating to a felony conviction can be eliminated from the Criminal Record Certificate five years after sentence completion, so long as the person has not committed another crime, has a good reputation in the community, and has given a DNA sample, if required. P.R. Laws Ann. tit. 34, § 1725a. | Records of fingerprints and photographs in possession of the Police of Puerto Rico are returned following the dismissal after a successful completion of pre-judgment probation in a first-offense drug possession case. P.R. Laws Ann. tit. 24, § 2404 (b)(1). | Any record of a minor in the custody of the police or the district prosecuting attorney will be destroyed when the minor reaches 18 years of age. P.R. Laws Ann. tit.34, § 2237(e). | Records related to an incident are destroyed within 60 days after detention without arrest, acquittal, dismissal, no true bill, no information, or other exoneration. R.I. Gen. Laws §§ 12-1-12(a), (b). | Records relating to up to five misdemeanor convictions can be expunged by the court 10 years after the completion of the last sentence, so long as the person has no arrests or convictions in that time and no felony conviction. R.I. Gen. Laws § 12-1.3-2. |
| Ineligible Category or Citation | The person is ineligible for expungement under this section if the person: (a) has a proceeding seeking adjudication or conviction pending; (b) was adjudicated for an offense committed when the person was 14 years old or older that, if committed by an adult, would be classified as an offense related to rape, involuntary deviate sexual intercourse, or aggravated indecent assault; or (c) was adjudicated for an offense committed when the person was 14 years old or older that, if committed by an adult, would be classified as an attempt, solicitation, or conspiracy to commitment an offense related to rape, involuntary deviate sexual intercourse, or aggravated indecent assault.18 Pa. Cons. Stat. § 9123. | The person is ineligible for expungement under this section if the person: (a) was over 18 years of age at the time the summary offense was committed; (b) has a proceeding seeking adjudication or conviction pending; (c) was adjudicated for an offense committed when the person was 14 years old or older that, if committed by an adult, would be classified as an offense related to rape, involuntary deviate sexual intercourse, or aggravated indecent assault; (d) was adjudicated for an offense committed when the person was 14 years old or older that, if committed by an adult, would be classified as an attempt, solicitation, or conspiracy to commitment an offense related to rape, involuntary deviate sexual intercourse, or aggravated indecent assault; (e) was convicted of an offense related to the purchase, consumption, possession, or transportation of liquor or malt or brewed beverages; or (f) was subsequently convicted of a felony, misdemeanor, or adjudicated delinquent. 18 Pa.C.S.A. § 9123. | The person is ineligible for expungement if the person was adjudicated for an offense when the person was 14 years old or older at the time of the offense which, if committed by an adult, would be classified as: (a) an offense related to rape, involuntary deviate sexual intercourse, or aggravated indecent assault; or (b) an attempt, solicitation, or conspiracy to commitment an offense related to rape, involuntary deviate sexual intercourse, or aggravated indecent assault. 18 Pa. Cons. Stat. § 9123(a.1)(1). The person is ineligible for expungement under this section if the offense took place when the person was 18 years old or older. 18 Pa. Cons. Stat. § 9123(a)(2.2). | The person is ineligible for expungement under this section if the person: (a) was adjudicated for an offense committed when the person was 14 years old or older that, if committed by an adult, would be classified as an offense related to rape, involuntary deviate sexual intercourse, or aggravated indecent assault; (b) was adjudicated for an offense committed when the person was 14 years old or older that, if committed by an adult, would be classified as an attempt, solicitation, or conspiracy to commitment an offense related to rape, involuntary deviate sexual intercourse, or aggravated indecent assault; (c) was subsequently convicted of a felony, misdemeanor, or adjudicated delinquent; or (d) has a proceeding seeking adjudication or conviction pending. 18 Pa.C.S.A. § 9123. | The person is ineligible for expungement if the person: (a) was adjudicated for an offense committed when the person was 14 years old or older that, if committed by an adult, would be classified as an offense related to rape, involuntary deviate sexual intercourse, or aggravated indecent assault; or (b) was adjudicated for an offense committed when the person was 14 years old or older that, if committed by an adult, would be classified as an attempt, solicitation, or conspiracy to commitment an offense related to rape, involuntary deviate sexual intercourse, or aggravated indecent assault. 18 Pa. Cons. Stat. § 9123(a.1). | See section section 9122.1(b) for ineligible offenses. 18 Pa. Cons. Stat. § 9122.1. | There is no statutory language regarding ineligible offenses. | This provision applies only to certain convictions, including offenses for simple possession of a controlled substance. 18 Pa. Cons. Stat. § 3019(d)(1). | See Pa. Con. Stat. § 9122.3. | See 35 P.S. section 780-117(1) for offenses ineligible for probation without verdict. | Offenses listed in section 9122(b.1) of title 18 where the victim was less than 18 years of age. | There is no statutory language regarding ineligible offenses. | There is no statutory language regarding ineligible offenses. | There is no statutory language on ineligibility. | There is no statutory language regarding ineligible offenses. | The records of a person with a qualifying offense for the Register of Persons Convicted for Violent Sexual Crimes and Abuse of Minors or the Register of Persons Convicted for Corruption cannot be expunged. P.R. Laws Ann. tit. 34, § 1725a. | This provision applies only to simple drug possession. P.R. Laws Ann. tit. 24, § 2404. | There is no statutory language regarding ineligible offenses. | Records associated with a charge of a crime involving domestic violence may be subject to an additional 3 year waiting period before records are sealed, expunged, or destroyed. R.I. Gen. Laws § 12-1-12(c). | Convictions for crimes of violence are ineligible for expungement. R.I. Gen. Laws § 12-1.3-2(a). |
| Clearance Process | By petition or court's own motion | By petition or court's own motion | By petition or court's own motion | By petition or court's own motion | By petition or court's own motion | Petition-based | Petition-based | Petition-based | Automatic | Automatic | Automatic | Automatic | Petition-based | Automatic | Petition-based | Petition-based | Automatic | Automatic | Automatic | Petition-based |
| Waiting Periods | The petition can be filed after six months have elapsed since the final discharge of the person from supervision under a consent decree or diversion program. | The petition can be filed if the person is 18 years of age or older and six months have elapsed since the person satisfied all terms and conditions of the sentence imposed following a conviction for a summary offense. | The petition can be filed if the person is 18 years of age or older and six months have elapsed since the individual has satisfied all terms and conditions of the sentence imposed for the violation, including any suspension of operating privileges imposed under section 6310.4. 18 Pa. Cons. Stat. § 9123(a)(2.2). | The petition can be filed after five years have elapsed since the final discharge of the person from commitment, placement, probation, or any other disposition and referral. | The petition can be filed at any time. | The petition can be filed 10 years after the date of conviction. | The petition can be filed five years after the date of conviction. | There is no statutory language regarding a waiting period. | Access will be limited 10 years after conviction in the case of a summary offense, and 10 years after the person's last criminal conviction in the case of a misdemeanor, provided that all financial obligations of the sentence are complete. | The record is destroyed upon dismissal following probation without verdict. | The record is expunged upon the dismissal following an accelerated rehabilitative disposition, unless the prosecutor presents compelling reasons why the record should be retained. | The information is expunged 18 months after the arrest. | The petition can be filed at any time. | There is no waiting period. | The petition can be filed six months after sentence completion. | The petition can be filed five years after the sentence is completed. | The records are returned following acquittal or dismissal. | The record is destroyed when the person turns 18. | The non-court record is to be destroyed within 60 days. The person must petition the court to seal the court records, see R.I. Gen. Laws § 12-1-12.1. | The petition can be filed 10 years after sentence completion. |
| Fees | There is no statutory language regarding fees. | There is no statutory language regarding fees. | There is no statutory language regarding fees. | There is no statutory language regarding fees. | There is no statutory language regarding fees. | A $132 fee will be paid to the clerk of courts. 42 Pa. Cons. Stat. § 1725.7. | A $132 fee must be paid to the clerk of courts. 42 Pa.C.S. § 1725.7. | There is no statutory language regarding fees. | There are no fees. | There is no statutory language regarding fees. | There is no statutory language regarding fees. | There is no statutory language regarding fees. | A $132 fee must be paid to the clerk of courts. 42 Pa. Cons. Stat. § 1725.7. | There are no fees. | A $20 internal revenue stamp is required. P.R. Laws Ann. tit. 34, § 1725a. | There is no statutory language regarding fees. | There is no statutory language regarding fees. | There is no statutory language regarding fees. | There is no statutory language regarding fees. | The petitioner must pay $100 after the court grants the petition in order to have all the records expunged. R.I. Gen. Laws § 12-1.3-3(c). |
| Effect | Expunge means to remove information so that there is no trace or indication that such information existed; to eliminate all identifiers which can be used to trace the identity of an individual, allowing remaining data to be used for statistical purposes; or the maintenance of certain information collected after an individual has successfully completed the conditions of any pretrial or post-trial diversion or probation program. 18 Pa. Cons. Stat. § 9102. | Expunge means to remove information so that there is no trace or indication that such information existed; to eliminate all identifiers which can be used to trace the identity of an individual, allowing remaining data to be used for statistical purposes; or the maintenance of certain information collected after an individual has successfully completed the conditions of any pretrial or post-trial diversion or probation program. 18 Pa. Cons. Stat. § 9102. | Expungement will include all criminal history record information and all administrative records of the Department of Transportation relating to the conviction. 18 Pa. Cons. Stat. § 9123(a)(2.2). Expunge means to remove information so that there is no trace or indication that such information existed; to eliminate all identifiers which can be used to trace the identity of an individual, allowing remaining data to be used for statistical purposes; or the maintenance of certain information collected after an individual has successfully completed the conditions of any pretrial or post-trial diversion or probation program. 18 Pa. Cons. Stat. § 9102. | Expunge means to remove information so that there is no trace or indication that such information existed; to eliminate all identifiers which can be used to trace the identity of an individual, allowing remaining data to be used for statistical purposes; or the maintenance of certain information collected after an individual has successfully completed the conditions of any pretrial or post-trial diversion or probation program. 18 Pa. Cons. Stat. § 9102. | Expunge means to remove information so that there is no trace or indication that such information existed; to eliminate all identifiers which can be used to trace the identity of an individual, allowing remaining data to be used for statistical purposes; or the maintenance of certain information collected after an individual has successfully completed the conditions of any pretrial or post-trial diversion or probation program. 18 Pa. Cons. Stat. § 9102. | The person's record can only be disseminated to a criminal justice agency or government agency specified in section 9121(b.1) and (b.2). 18 Pa. Cons. Stat. § 9122.1. | Information is removed without a trace, or identifiers of the person are eliminated, or records are maintained by the central repository and the prosecuting attorney for the uses specified in section 9122(c). 18 Pa. Cons. Stat. §§ 9102, 9122(c). | The conviction is vacated and the court strikes the adjudication of guilt and orders the expungement of the criminal proceedings. 18 Pa. Cons. Stat. § 3019(g). | The person's record may only be disseminated to a criminal justice or government agency specified in 18 Pa.C.S. section 9121(b.1) and (b.2). 18 Pa.C.S. § 9122.1. | Records are destroyed. No person is permitted to learn of an expunged arrest or prosecution. 35 P.S. § 780-119. | Information is removed without a trace, or identifiers of the person are eliminated, or records are maintained by the central repository and the prosecuting attorney for the uses specified in section 9122(c). 18 Pa. Cons. Stat. §§ 9102, 9122(c). | Information is removed without a trace, or identifiers of the person are eliminated, or records are maintained by the central repository and the prosecuting attorney for the uses specified in section 9122(c). 18 Pa. Cons. Stat. §§ 9102, 9122(c). | Information is removed without a trace, or identifiers of the person are eliminated, or records are maintained by the central repository and the prosecuting attorney for the uses specified in section 9122(c). 18 Pa. Cons. Stat. §§ 9102, 9122(c). | The person's record may only be disseminated to a criminal justice or government agency specified in 18 Pa.C.S. section 9121(b.1) and (b.2). 18 Pa.C.S. § 9122.1. | There is no statutory language regarding fees. | There is no statutory language regarding the effect of expungement. | The person acquitted shall be entitled to have the Superintendent of Police return to him any fingerprint records and photographs in the possession of the Police of Puerto Rico, taken in connection with the violation. P.R. Laws Ann. tit. 24 § 2404(b)(1). | There is no statutory language as to effect. The record is destroyed. | Any fingerprint, photograph, physical measurements, or other record of identification are destroyed. R.I. Gen. Laws § 12-1-12(a)(1). | The petitioner is released from all penalties and disabilities, except the expunged conviction can be considered a prior conviction in determining the sentence in a subsequent case. The petitioner can state that they have never been convicted of a crime in any application for employment, license, or other civil right or privilege, with exceptions. R.I. Gen. Laws §§ 12-1.3-4(a), (b). Expungement means the sealing and retention of all records of a conviction and probation and the removal from active files of all records and information relating to the conviction and probation. R.I. Gen. Laws § 12-1.3-1(2). |
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