limited access as provided in section 9122.1 or 9122.2.
(b.1) Exception.--Subsection (b)(1) and (2) shall not apply
if the request is made by a county children and youth agency or
the Department of [Public Welfare] Human Services in the
performance of duties relating to children and youth under the
act of June 24, 1937 (P.L.2017, No.396), known as the County
Institution District Law, section 2168 of the act of August 9,
1955 (P.L.323, No.130), known as The County Code, the act of
June 13, 1967 (P.L.31, No.21), known as the [Public Welfare]
Human Services Code, 23 Pa.C.S. Ch. 63 (relating to child
protective services) or 42 Pa.C.S. Ch. 63 (relating to juvenile
matters).
(b.2) Additional exceptions.--
(1) Subsection (b)(2)(ii) and [(3)] (iii) shall not
apply if the request is made [by a State agency to be used
only as authorized under section 9124 (relating to use of
records by licensing agencies).] under a court order:
(i) In a case brought under 23 Pa.C.S. Ch. 53
(relating to child custody) or 61 (relating to protection
from abuse).
(ii) By an employer against whom a claim of civil
liability has been brought as described under section
9122.6 (relating to employer immunity from liability) for
purposes of defending against a claim of civil liability.
(2) Subsection (b)(2) shall not apply:
(i) To the verification of information provided by
an applicant if Federal law, including rules and
regulations promulgated by a self-regulatory organization
that has been created under Federal law, requires the
consideration of an applicant's criminal history for
purposes of employment.
(ii) To the verification of information provided to
the Supreme Court, or an entity of the Supreme Court, in
its capacity to govern the practice, procedure and
conduct of all courts, the admission to the bar, the
practice of law, the administration of all courts and
supervision of all officers of the judicial branch.
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§ 9122.1. [Order] Petition for limited access.
(a) General rule.--[The following shall apply:
(1) Notwithstanding any other provision of this chapter,
upon petition of a person who has been free of arrest or
prosecution following conviction or final release from
confinement or supervision, whichever is later, for a period
of 10 years, the court of common pleas in the jurisdiction
where the conviction occurred may enter an order that
criminal history record information maintained by any
criminal justice agency pertaining to a conviction for a
misdemeanor of the second degree, a misdemeanor of the third
degree or an ungraded offense which carries a maximum penalty
of no more than two years be disseminated only to a criminal
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