LTCF Legal Issue

[Shafner79]

Will this charge from 14 years ago affect my ability to obtain a LTCF permit?

Possession of a Small Amount of Marijuana

35 P.S. § 780-113(a)(31)

I received 30 days of non-reportive probation and a $200.00 fine. It was my first and only offense.

Thanks

[tl_3237]

Quite possibly under the character clause or the drug conviction prohibitors:

18 Pa CS 6109(e) Issuance of license.--

(1) A license to carry a firearm shall be for the purpose of carrying a firearm concealed on or about one's person or in a vehicle and shall be issued if, after an investigation not to exceed 45 days, it appears that the applicant is an individual concerning whom no good cause exists to deny the license. A license shall not be issued to any of the following:

(i) An individual whose character and reputation is such that the individual would be likely to act in a manner dangerous to public safety.

(ii) An individual who has been convicted of an offense under the act of April 14, 1972 (P.L.233, No.64), known as The Controlled Substance, Drug, Device and Cosmetic Act.

(iii) An individual convicted of a crime enumerated in section 6105.

(iv) An individual who, within the past ten years, has been adjudicated delinquent for a crime enumerated in section 6105 or for an offense under The Controlled Substance, Drug, Device and Cosmetic Act.
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Unless you get a pardon and expungement or you qualify under the 10 year/juvenile (subsection (e)(1)(iv)) you have no chance.

[Shafner79]

Not me. I talked to the DA, they we're to expunge this from my record years ago. The ball is rolling now, and this issue is resolved.

Thanks

[Bill67]

Updates when they happen, please. We like to know how these issues work out.
Good luck to you.