HARRISBURG, Pa. (AP) — A measure that would expand the kind of criminal records that can be sealed from public view has passed the Pennsylvania House with bipartisan support. The legislation cleared the House on a 189-14 vote on Monday, and now goes to the Senate. It expands the state’s existing Clean Slate law to make non-violent drug felonies with a maximum sentence of 2 1/2 years eligible for automated sealing. It also would allow those with a criminal history to petition to seal other nonviolent felonies if they are conviction-free for 10 years. It would also reduce the waiting period for automated sealing of misdemeanors to seven years, rather than 10 years.
Pennsylvania House votes to expand types of criminal records that can be sealed from public
