Tag: criminal

Caution: PA “Clean Slate” Does Not Restore Firearms Rights

Posted on by Kevin P. Fenchak, Esq.

Many Pennsylvanians have had past criminal convictions that were subject to the PA "Clean Slate" law, passed in 2018 and recently expanded in 2023, resulting in the convictions being scrubbed from their record - or at least, so one might think. While a criminal record subject to the Clean Slate law won't generally be accessible … Continue reading Caution: PA “Clean Slate” Does Not Restore Firearms Rights →

Pennsylvania makes habitual DUI violations a felony.

Posted on by Jorge Pereira, Esq.

On October 24, 2018,  Act 153 of 2018 was signed into law by Governor Tom Wolf increasing penalties for habitual offenders of Pennsylvania’s DUI Laws. The new law went into effect just before the Holiday Season, on December 23, 2018. Multiple convictions for driving under the influence in Pennsylvania is now a felony under the … Continue reading Pennsylvania makes habitual DUI violations a felony. →