Learn about the Right-to-Know Law, Pennsylvania’s primary public access law including the presumption of access, burden of proof, timelines, exemptions, and appeals and gain insight into other laws that mandate public access to records here. Read more button hyperlinks to the landing page for subject.
Pennsylvania Legal Hotline calls relating to public records and the Right-to-Know Law issues:
- 911 Recordings and Transcripts
- Access to Election Returns
- Access to Warrants
- Act 22 and Law Enforcement Recordings
- Clean Slate Law
- Clery Act
- Complex Data Fees Media Exemption
- Election Code – Access to Ballots and Returns
- Election Code – Access to Returns
- Election Code – Access to Candidate Information
- Election Guide: Access to Polling Places, Records and Computation
- Emergency Time Response Logs
- Law Enforcement Records
- Proposed Budget Copies and Inspection
- Public Employee Severance Package
- Recordings of Public Meetings
- Redaction Fees
- Right-To-Know Law Inspection Fees
- RTKL and Death Information
- RTKL and Law Enforcement Records
- RTKL and Mediation
- RTKL and Public Meeting Records
- RTKL and Specificity
- Settlements and Confidentiality Clause