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Expungement/Limited Access Petitions and Orders are filed with the Clerk of Court Office. There is a $155.00 non-refundable filing fee for expungement petitions filed at existing Court of Common Pleas dockets.

Generally, the only way to remove a felony or misdemeanor conviction from your record in Pennsylvania is by receiving a pardon from the Governor. These convictions cannot be expunged by a court, unless you are over 70 years old and meet other conditions.

The first step in the expungement process is to file an expungement petition. If you are low-income, you may be eligible for free legal assistance with filing petitions to clear up your record. Find Legal Help. You may be able to file petitions on your own using the forms for expungement available here.

A misdemeanor does not disappear on its' own but they are eligible for record sealing if 10 years have passed without further misdemeanor or felony convictions. The Clean Slate Law will seal some misdemeanor convictions automatically. See if you are eligible by clicking here.

You cannot expunge misdemeanors and felonies unless you are 70 years of age or deceased and other conditions are met. You may be able to apply to have an eligible misdemeanor record sealed, however, or request a pardon for cases involving either misdemeanors, felonies, or both.

Requesting an Expungement, Limited Access Order, or Pardon To obtain an expungement or limited access order, you must petition for the relief in the court of common pleas for the county in which you were cited or arrested. The Administrative Office of Pennsylvania Courts has blank forms available.