Expungement Lawyer · Cumberland County, PA
Expungement Lawyer in Cumberland 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 Cumberland County Court of Common Pleas in Carlisle.
Local Expungement Practice
Clear your record in Cumberland County.
Cumberland County is the West Shore's largest jurisdiction — Camp Hill, Mechanicsburg, Carlisle, and Shippensburg all run through the Carlisle courthouse, and the docket sees heavy DUI ARD, retail theft, and dismissed misdemeanor volume from the Carlisle Pike and I-81 corridors.
Every Cumberland County expungement petition runs through the Court of Common Pleas in Carlisle. 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 Cumberland 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
Cumberland County Court of Common Pleas, Carlisle, PA. Expungement and Clean Slate petitions are filed with the Cumberland County Clerk of Courts and decided by a Common Pleas judge — usually on the papers if the District Attorney does not object.
Carlisle's Court of Common Pleas is well-organized and unopposed expungement petitions are typically signed within 60 to 90 days.
Working with us from Cumberland County
The entire petition can be handled remotely — we collect your record, draft the filing, coordinate with the Carlisle 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 Cumberland 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.
Related reading for Cumberland County residents
Expungement & Clean Slate guides.
How to expunge a DUI record
The Pennsylvania expungement process for a DUI, step by step.
DUI ARD expungement
Clearing a first-tier DUI off your record after completing ARD.
ARD & Act 58 of 2025
How Pennsylvania's new law lets a prior ARD count as a prior DUI offense.
ARD program in PA
Eligibility, intake, and what to expect after ARD admission.
Pennsylvania criminal defense
Misdemeanor and felony defense across Central PA.
Free expungement consultation
Tell us the docket and we'll tell you what is eligible.
FAQ
Frequently asked questions.
Common questions about expungement and Clean Slate sealing in Cumberland 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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