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Delaware County Government Open Records

To request access to a public record of the County of Delaware, your written request should be made in one of the following manners:

By Mail: Address your request to: Jonathan Lichtenstein, Open Records Officer, 201 West Front Street, Room 206, Media, PA 19063

By Hand-delivery: Deliver your request in a sealed envelope to: to Jonathan Lichtenstein, Open Records Officer, Delaware County Government Center, 201 West Front Street, Room 205, Media, PA Hours: 9 a.m.-4 p.m.

By E-mail: OpenRecords@co.delaware.pa.us

By Fax: (610) 891-4816

You may use this interactive form or put all information requested on the form in an email.

Arrangements can be made for documents to be viewed at no charge.

OPEN RECORDS REQUEST FORM

OPEN RECORDS POLICY

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Requests will only be fulfilled if submitted by a person that is a resident of the United States. Anonymous requests will not be fulfilled.


APPEALS PROCESS

If a written request is denied, or deemed denied, the requester may file an appeal within fifteen (15) business days of the mailing date of the response, or within fifteen (15) business days of a deemed denial with the:

Commonwealth of Pennsylvania Office of Open Records Commonwealth Keystone Building 333 Market Street, 16th Floor Harrisburg, PA 17126-0333

Further information on the appeals process may be found at https://www.openrecords.pa.gov/Appeals/HowToFile.cfm.

Your request is considered to be "deemed denied" if you do not receive a written response within five (5) business days of your written request.



Court of Common Pleas 509 Financial Open Records

Information regarding Civil and Criminal Court cases can be obtained through the Office of Judical Support. District Court matters can be obtained through each respective Magisterial District Judge's office.



Contact Us

  •   201 West Front Street,
         Media, PA 19063
  •   8:30AM - 4:30PM
           Monday - Friday
  •   610-891-4000
  • webmaster@co.delaware.pa.us

About Delaware County

Delaware County, presently consisting of over 184 square miles divided into forty-nine municipalities is the oldest settled section of Pennsylvania.


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