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What kinds of defensive weapons in Pennsylvania are legal to carry? In Pennsylvania, you can carry a weapon for defensive purposes, but you cannot carry every type of defensive weapon even if your intent in carrying it is solely for defensive purposes. Also, if some is…

How do I get early termination of parole or probation & early parole in Pennsylvania? Parole is the part of a sentence that is the when a person is released from custody but has not maxed their sentence. An example of this concept is where a…

If you are in Pennsylvania and you are wanted in another state, you could be extradited to that other state. If you are picked up by the police, you will be processed and arrested for Fugitive from Justice (“FOJ”). Pennsylvania is one of the only states…

I want to put money on the books at the prison, how do I do that? At the local prisons in Philadelphia County, defendants want money on their books. By local I mean the CFCF, DC, HOC, PICC, Riverside, ASU, or the Cannery. The term “money…

If you are admitted into the ARD (Accelerated Rehabilitative Disposition) program in Pennsylvania, you successfully complete ARD, and you get a certificate of completion for ARD, you can have your the record of your arrest expunged unless your case is of a sexual nature. You should consider…

RRRI stands for Recidivism Risk Reduction Incentive. This is a program that allow an inmate in state custody to get paroled before their minimum. At sentencing, the county judge must make the defendant RRRI eligible. If the defendant is not made RRRI eligible by the county judge, there…

Summary Offenses in Pennsylvania range from disorderly conduct to speeding tickets. So many different summary offenses exist in Pennsylvania. Now summary offense in Pennsylvania can be expunged even if convicted after five years from the end of the case. If you were not convicted, the summary is…