Expungement Lawyer · Butler County, PA

Expungement Lawyer in Butler County.

A Pennsylvania criminal record follows you to every job, lease, and license application. We file and prosecute expungement and Clean Slate sealing petitions in the Butler County Court of Common Pleas in Butler.

Local Expungement Practice

Clear your record in Butler County.

Butler is a growing Pittsburgh-collar county anchored by Cranberry Township, Butler city, and Slippery Rock — the docket mixes suburban retail-theft and DUI cases with Slippery Rock University underage citations and dismissed misdemeanors from the Route 8/19 corridor.

Every Butler County expungement petition runs through the Court of Common Pleas in Butler. We pull your certified criminal-history record from the Pennsylvania State Police, identify every eligible docket, draft the petition under 18 Pa.C.S. § 9122, file with the Butler County Clerk of Courts, and serve the District Attorney for objections.

We also handle Clean Slate sealing under Act 56 of 2018 and Act 1 of 2023 — including limited-access petitions for convictions that fall outside the automatic-sealing rules. After the order is signed we follow through with PSP, PennDOT, the AOPC, and the arresting agency to confirm the record is actually destroyed or sealed.

Court & jurisdiction

Butler County Court of Common Pleas, Butler, PA. Expungement and Clean Slate petitions are filed with the Butler County Clerk of Courts and decided by a Common Pleas judge — usually on the papers if the District Attorney does not object.

Butler County generally signs unopposed expungement orders within 60 to 90 days.

Working with us from Butler County

The entire petition can be handled remotely — we collect your record, draft the filing, coordinate with the Butler courthouse, and follow up with PSP and PennDOT after the order is entered. You do not need to travel to Camp Hill.

3425 Simpson Ferry Rd, Suite 100, Camp Hill, PA 17011

What we can clear from a Butler County record.

  • Non-convictions

    Arrests that ended in dismissal, withdrawal, nolle prosequi, or acquittal — fully expungeable under 18 Pa.C.S. § 9122.

  • ARD completion

    Charges resolved through Accelerated Rehabilitative Disposition are eligible once ARD is successfully completed.

  • Summary offenses

    Summary convictions can be expunged after five years arrest-free under § 9122(b)(3).

  • Juvenile records

    Most juvenile adjudications are expungeable once the person turns 18 and meets the statutory waiting period.

  • Clean Slate sealing

    Misdemeanors of the second/third degree and ungraded offenses sealed automatically after 10 conviction-free years (Act 56 / Act 1 of 2023).

  • Pardon-based expungement

    Convictions cleared by gubernatorial pardon become eligible for full expungement on petition.

Not every record is eligible — most misdemeanor and felony convictions stay on the record unless cleared by pardon or sealed under Clean Slate. See our criminal defense overview and the DUI expungement guide for the most common scenarios we see.

FAQ

Frequently asked questions.

Common questions about expungement and Clean Slate sealing in Butler County, PA — eligibility, cost, timing, and what happens after the order is signed.

  • Pennsylvania allows expungement of arrests that did not result in conviction, ARD dispositions after successful completion, summary offenses after five years arrest-free, and certain juvenile records. Convictions for most misdemeanors and ungraded offenses are not expunged but may be sealed under the Clean Slate Law (Act 56 of 2018 / Act 1 of 2023).

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