Courts’ Right To Know Requests
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The Right To Know Law, which references the judiciary in Section 304, addresses only the providing of financial records in accordance with the Law or any rule or order of court.
Pursuant to Supreme Court Order, requests for financial records of the Unified Judicial System are governed by Rules of Judicial Administration (Pa.R.J.A. 509).
Rule 509 of Judicial Administration addresses the general policy, accessibility, procedure for requesting access, fees, and publication of financial record information. This Rule outlines that the judiciary only provides the financial aspect of the request.
For requests involving case records – Under the Unified Judicial System’s Electronic Case Record Public Access Policy, you may submit your request for the criminal common pleas/magisterial district court data and civil magisterial district court data to the Administrative Office of Pennsylvania Courts (AOPC). The pertinent request form and applicable fee information can be found on the judiciary’s website.
