A06263
THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF PENNSYLVANIA
HOUSE BILL
No.
1419
Session of
2017
INTRODUCED BY DELOZIER, J. HARRIS, MILLARD, DEAN, FRANKEL,
KINSEY, PHILLIPS-HILL, D. COSTA, CALTAGIRONE, SOLOMON,
V. BROWN, WARREN, COX, GODSHALL, DAVIS, BULLOCK, WHEATLEY,
WHEELAND, HILL-EVANS, DeLUCA, A. HARRIS, KIM, ROZZI,
McCARTER, ZIMMERMAN, McCLINTON, SCHWEYER, REESE, FEE,
DERMODY, SIMS, ROTHMAN, FARRY, HANNA, DALEY, THOMAS, STURLA,
NEILSON, KRUEGER-BRANEKY, SCHLOSSBERG, KORTZ AND DEASY,
MAY 25, 2017
AS REPORTED FROM COMMITTEE ON JUDICIARY, HOUSE OF
REPRESENTATIVES, AS AMENDED, MARCH 13, 2018
AN ACT
Amending Title 18 (Crimes and Offenses) of the Pennsylvania
Consolidated Statutes, in dissemination of criminal history
record information, further providing for general regulations
and for order for limited access, providing for clean slate
for convictions of misdemeanors and for charges not leading
to convictions, for effects of expunged offenses and offenses
provided limited access and for employer immunity from
liability and further providing for use of records by
licensing agencies; and imposing duties on the Pennsylvania
State Police and the Administrative Office of Pennsylvania
Courts.
AMENDING TITLE 18 (CRIMES AND OFFENSES) OF THE PENNSYLVANIA
CONSOLIDATED STATUTES, IN CRIMINAL HISTORY RECORD
INFORMATION, FURTHER PROVIDING FOR GENERAL REGULATIONS AND
FOR ORDER FOR LIMITED ACCESS AND PROVIDING FOR CLEAN SLATE
LIMITED ACCESS, FOR EXCEPTIONS, FOR ORDER TO VACATE ORDER FOR
LIMITED ACCESS, FOR EFFECTS OF EXPUNGED RECORDS AND RECORDS
SUBJECT TO LIMITED ACCESS AND FOR EMPLOYER IMMUNITY FROM
LIABILITY.
THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY FINDS AND DECLARES AS FOLLOWS:
(1) INDIVIDUALS WITH CHARGES NOT LEADING TO CONVICTIONS
MAY BE INHERENTLY HARMED BY THE MAINTENANCE OF THAT RECORD
AND HAVE A CONSTITUTIONAL PRESUMPTION OF INNOCENCE.
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