Elissa B. Heinrichs Criminal Law Blog

If you are under the age of twenty-one and you consume any amount of alcohol, you expose yourself to serious and long term consequences.  It is a summary offense for anyone under the age of 21 to attempt to purchase or to actually purchase, consume, or possess alcohol.  Transporting alcohol, if you do so knowingly and intentionally, will also result in a summary... Read More

when can juvenile records be expunged?

Elissa B. Heinrichs, Esq.

Generally, Juvenile records can be expunged under the following conditions:

Can my juvenile record be expunged?

Elissa B. Heinrichs, Esq.

Although Pennsylvania seals juvenile records, thereby shielding them from the public eye, college and employment applications routinely question whether applicants have... Read More