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   Information from the Pennsylvania Legal Aid Network - (10)
   Information from Bar Associations and Other Legal Organizations - (1)
   Information from Government Agencies - (2)
  Information from the Pennsylvania Legal Aid Network
 
   Employment with Criminal Record (Separate Website)
Information brochure relating to your employment rights and not being rejected based upon a criminal record.
By: Community Legal Services
  
   
   Employment Rights and Restrictions for Ex-Offenders in Pennsylvania (Separate Website)
Information for ex-offenders who are seeking employment
By: Community Legal Services
  
   
   Pardons and Expungements in Pennsylvania (Audio-MP3) (Separate Website)
6/2/2008 - Information on how pardons and expungements in Pennsylvania are handled, how and when to apply, and what criteria is considered. Audio recording with written transcript.
By: Northwestern Legal Services
 
    Read this in: Russian / Pусский , Spanish / Espaņol
  
   
   'Cleaning Up' A Criminal Record in Pennsylvania (Separate Website)
Information on dealing with a criminal record that is interfering with employment.
By: Community Legal Services
  
   
   How to Get a Pardon of Your Conviction in Pennsylvania (Separate Website)
Information on how to clear your criminal record by obtaining a pardon
By: Community Legal Services
  
   
   Information on how to get a Pardon in Pennsylvania This link opens a PDF file in a new window.  If you do not have an accessible Acrobat Reader, a link is provided at the bottom of this page. (Separate Website)
General Information on how to clear a conviction from your criminal record.
By: Legal Aid of Southeastern Pennsylvania
 
  
   
   Special Rules About Criminal Records in Elder Care and Child Care (Separate Website)
Information for Ex-Offender Workers about the Older Adults Protective Services Act [OAPSA]
By: Community Legal Services
  
   
   Every Door Closed: Barriers Facing Parents With Criminal Records This link opens a PDF file in a new window.  If you do not have an accessible Acrobat Reader, a link is provided at the bottom of this page. (Separate Website)
This set of 8 two-page fact sheets, a joint project of Community Legal Services, Inc., of Philadelphia and the Center for Law and Social Policy, details the scope of the challenges faced by families where a parent returns from prison. [PDF format]
By: Community Legal Services and Center for Law and Social Policy
  
   
   Child Abuse Record Barriers to Employment (Separate Website)
Information on the effect of child abuse or neglect records.
By: Community Legal Services
  
   
   Pennsylvania Employment Law Information (Audio-MP3) (Separate Website)
Episode of Northwestern Legal Services' "Access to Justice" Radio show broadcast on JET 1400 AM in Erie, PA. Click on title above to listen to the program.

5/31/07 - PA Employment Law information such as wage cases, barriers to employment such as a criminal record. Host- Robert Oakley, Esq., NWLS Director; Guest Jennifer Krause, NWLS Attorney with the PA Employment Project (28:08)
By: Northwestern Legal Services
 
  
   
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  Information from Bar Associations and Other Legal Organizations
 
   Criminal Law This link opens a PDF file in a new window.  If you do not have an accessible Acrobat Reader, a link is provided at the bottom of this page. (Separate Website)
Consumer information pamphlet from the Pennsylvania Bar Association.
By: Pennsylvania Bar Association
  
   
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  Information from Government Agencies
 
   Expungement Procedures in Beaver County This link opens a PDF file in a new window.  If you do not have an accessible Acrobat Reader, a link is provided at the bottom of this page. (Separate Website)
Information on expunging your criminal record in the Court of Common Pleas of Beaver County.
By: Beaver County Court of Common Pleas
  
   
   Petition for Expungement - Beaver County This link opens a PDF file in a new window.  If you do not have an accessible Acrobat Reader, a link is provided at the bottom of this page. (Separate Website)
Petitioin for Expungement of criminal records that may be used in Beaver County.
By: Beaver County Court of Common Pleas
  
   
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