Summary charges are a lower class of charge in Pennsylvania. The common one is disorderly conduct, but others include some harassment, simple tresspass, and minor theft. You can technically get up to 30 days or so on these but usually you pay $100 plus $50 in court costs and that's it. The thing is handed to you like a traffic ticket and your case is heard by a local magistrate. They don't tend to show on most criminal records searches (though the state can see them).
Ok, so here is what actually happened, we were teenagers (18 & 19 years old) and we were drinking in the woods as to what was private property. The police officer caught us and then searched the vehicle and found marijuana and what not. Basically, they made my life very difficult, but at the end, I believe I was charged with Trespassing, Marijuana possession and paraphernalia possession. They let a couple charges go like the drinking and what not. I got 6 months of non-contact probation (as I was going to school out of state). I think the court saw I wasn't a bad guy and they let me go easy.
The police officer wanted to charge me for like 5 different charges, and like I said, I thought I was just charged with trespassing, drug paraphernalia (there was a pipe) and marijuana possession. The charges were supposed to get expunged after the probation, but I did a search on the court database and I found a record with the trespassing at one time, but now when I do a search, no records come up.
I'm not sure why the trespassing came up at one time, but any thoughts on this situation and what the court can and can't see would greatly be appreciated. Also, what is something was to happen in the future (hopefully not, but I'm just curious to know if I got pulled over or something, as to what they would see). Thanks!!!!