There is no set timeline for expungement in Pennsylvania. A Pennsylvania expungement attorney starts by determining if your case is viable before filing an expungement motion with your county’s Clerk of Courts. At this point, a hearing is scheduled to process your expungement.
A Common Pleas Judge will hear the case, and depending on whether the District Attorney objects, your presence at the hearing may be waived and the lawyer can process the case on your behalf. If your petition is approved, an Order of Expungement is issued and copies are sent to the appropriate agencies. Once received, the agencies in question must destroy all paperwork and electronic information relating to your case. Verification attesting to this fact is then mailed to your attorneys.