Pennsylvania Consolidated & Unconsolidated Statutes
Chapter 91 - Criminal History Record Information
Section 9125 - Use of records for employment


(a) General rule.--Whenever an employer is in receipt of information which is part of an employment applicant's criminal history record information file, it may use that information for the purpose of deciding whether or not to hire the applicant, only in accordance with this section.
(b) Use of information.--Felony and misdemeanor convictions may be considered by the employer only to the extent to which they relate to the applicant's suitability for employment in the position for which he has applied.
(c) Notice.--The employer shall notify in writing the applicant if the decision not to hire the applicant is based in whole or in part on criminal history record information.
(Dec. 14, 1979, P.L.556, No.127, eff. imd.; June 11, 1982, P.L.476, No.138, eff. 180 days)

1982 Amendment. Act 138 amended subsec. (b).

Structure Pennsylvania Consolidated & Unconsolidated Statutes

Pennsylvania Consolidated & Unconsolidated Statutes

Title 18 - CRIMES AND OFFENSES

Chapter 91 - Criminal History Record Information

Extra - Chapter Notes

Section 9101 - Short title of chapter

Section 9102 - Definitions

Section 9103 - Applicability

Section 9104 - Scope

Section 9105 - Other criminal justice information

Section 9106 - Information in central repository or automated systems

Section 9111 - Duties of criminal justice agencies

Section 9112 - Mandatory fingerprinting

Section 9113 - Disposition reporting by criminal justice agencies

Section 9114 - Correction of inaccurate information

Section 9121 - General regulations

Section 9122 - Expungement

Section 9122.1 - Petition for limited access

Section 9122.2 - Clean slate limited access

Section 9122.3 - Exceptions

Section 9122.4 - Order to vacate order for limited access

Section 9122.5 - Effects of expunged records and records subject to limited access

Section 9122.6 - Employer immunity from liability

Section 9123 - Juvenile records

Section 9124 - Use of records by licensing agencies

Section 9125 - Use of records for employment

Section 9131 - Security requirements for repositories

Section 9141 - Audits

Section 9142 - Quality control

Section 9143 - Regulations

Section 9151 - Right to access and review

Section 9152 - Procedure

Section 9153 - Individual rights on access and review

Section 9158 - Definitions

Section 9158.1 - Right to access

Section 9158.2 - Access

Section 9158.3 - Denial

Section 9158.4 - Judicial review

Section 9158.5 - Protection of information

Section 9158.6 - Current dissemination not limited

Section 9158.7 - Rules and regulations

Section 9161 - Duties of the Attorney General

Section 9171 - Requirements of repositories relating to public notice

Section 9181 - General administrative sanctions

Section 9182 - Criminal penalties (Deleted by amendment)

Section 9183 - Civil actions