New Record Sealing Law in Pennsylvania: What You Need to Know
On November 14, 2016, a new law takes effect in Pennsylvania which allows certain criminal convictions to be permanently sealed. This law allows these records to be sealed from employers and prohibits criminal justice agencies (police, probation, district attorney's offices, etc.) from disclosing the sealed information. Further, once sealed, a person is under no duty to disclose the conviction to anyone other than criminal justice agencies when required. This means that a sea
