The Pennsylvania House of Representatives is considering two new bills designed to expand expungement law to include the expungement of certain conviction data. House bill 908 calls for the expungement of certain conviction data if the petitioner is free of arrest or prosecution for seven years following the completion of the sentence for that [...]
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Pennsylvania Senate is considering two new bills to expand expungement law
Pennsylvania State Senate is considering two new expungement bills for the 2013 session designed to expand expungement laws! Senate Bill 328, which calls for the expungement of non-violent offenses if the petitioner is free from arrest or conviction for at least five (5) years since his/her conviction. For the full text, click the link below. [...]
Resource: Criminal Court Costs and Fines in Philadelphia – Know Your Rights
Prepared by Community Legal Services, this know-your-rights fact sheet provides about information about criminal court costs and fines in Philadelphia’s First Judicial District. It is a fantastic resource for those who owe criminal debt – including costs, fines, restitution, supervision fees, and bail - in Philadelphia County. For more information, contact Community Legal Services at (215) 981-3700 [...]
New Collateral Consequences Resource: NACDL’s Restoration of Rights Project
The National Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers (NACDL) just released a fantastic new resource, the Restoration of Rights Project. The project provides an interactive map with profiles of each of 54 U.S. jurisdictions that include their specific laws and practices related to relief from the collateral consequences of conviction. In addition, the profiles include “provisions on [...]
