DUI (driving under the influence) is one of the most serious criminal offenses people can face, and Pennsylvania’s DUI laws have some of the harshest penalties in the country. Prosecutors will aggressively pursue convictions, and the law is very rigid for drunk driving crimes. If…
Pennsylvania’s clean slate law, also known as Act 56, was approved by the Governor on June 28, 2018, after passing through the legislature with almost unanimous bipartisan support. The law created an automated process for record sealing, and widens the range of eligible offenses. At…
In October 2018, Pennsylvania Governor Tom Wolf signed into law House Bill 2060, which puts in place tougher gun regulations for domestic violence offenders. The law mandates that anyone convicted of a misdemeanor crime of domestic violence, or who is subject to a protective order,…
Pennsylvania used to have some of the most lenient DUI laws in the country. We are one of only four states in the nation that treats all multiple DUI offenses as misdemeanors. This is set to change under Pennsylvania’s new repeat offender DUI law. Signed…
When facing drug charges, it can be difficult to consider all of the consequences of a conviction. Understandably, you may concentrate on potential incarceration or the costs of the legal process. It is also important to consider the collateral consequences of a drug charge, even…
