Proceso para Revisar y Corregir Registros Criminales en Pensilvania

Explicación Simple

Si tienes un error en tu historial criminal, puedes pedir que lo revisen. Necesitas mostrar quién eres y decir qué está mal. Si demuestras que tienes razón, corregirán el error.

Es como revisar tus notas de clase antes de entregarlas. Si encuentras un error, se lo dices a tu maestro para que lo corrija antes de que se sumen a tu calificación final.

Ejemplo Práctico

Imagina que Juan revisa su historial criminal y ve que hay un cargo que no es correcto. Él va a la agencia que maneja estos registros, muestra su identificación y dice que el cargo fue un error. Después de revisar su caso, la agencia corrige su historial y le entrega una copia actualizada.

Texto Original del Estatuto (Inglés)

18 Pa.C.S. 2008 - Amendment § 9152. Procedure. (a) Rules and regulations. --The Attorney General in cooperation with appropriate criminal justice agencies shall promulgate rules and regulations to implement this section and shall establish reasonable fees. (b) Requests for information. --Any individual requesting to review his or her own criminal history record information shall submit proper identification to the criminal justice agency which maintains his or her record. Proper identification shall be determined by the officials of the repository where the request is made. If criminal history record information exists the individual may review a copy of such information without undue delay for the purpose of review and challenge. (c) Challenge of accuracy. --The individual may challenge the accuracy of his or her criminal history record information by specifying which portion of the record is incorrect and what the correct version should be. Failure to challenge any portion of the record in existence at that time will place the burden of proving the inaccuracy of any part subsequently challenged upon the individual. Information subsequently added to such record shall also be subject to review, challenge, correction or appeal. (d) Review of challenge. --All criminal justice agencies shall have 60 days to conduct a review of any challenge and shall have the burden of proving the accuracy of the record. The decision on the challenge shall include all information, including, but not limited to, the jurisdiction and docket number of any relevant court decision which formed a basis for the decision. If the challenge is deemed valid, the appropriate officials must ensure that: (1) The criminal history record information is corrected. (2) A certified and corrected copy of the