Right to Know / Open Records

The Southern Chester County Regional Police Department complies with the requirements of PA Act 3 of 2008, the Right to Know and Open Records law. This law ensures that public information and records about the police department are open and available and serve as a resource for citizens, public officials, and members of the media.

Right to Know Officer

The Administrative assistant serves as the police department's Right to Know / Open Records Officer.

The Process to Request an Open Record

If you would like to request a copy of an Open Record, complete the required Open Records Request Form (PDF) available in person at the front desk of the police station, on our Crimewatch page, or from this Standard Right-to-Know Request Form (PDF). Once completed, your request should then be emailed to the Police Office, faxed to 610-268-2886, or physically sent to the Right to Know Officer via the United States Postal Service or in-person delivery to:

• Southern Chester County Regional Police Department
  Attention: Berenice Jauregui / RTK
  8934 Gap Newport Pike
  Landenberg, PA 19350

Upon Receipt of a Request, the Right to Know Officer Will

• Note the date of receipt of the written request.
• Compute the day on which the five-day period will expire and make a notation of that date on the written request.
• Maintain an electronic or paper copy of a written request, including all documents submitted with the request until the request has been fulfilled. If the request is denied, the written request shall be maintained for 30 days or, if an appeal is filed until a final determination is issued or the appeal is deemed denied.

Hours

Right to Know requests can be delivered in person during normal business hours which are Monday through Friday, 8 am to 4 pm

Fees

Depending on the type of request made, there may be a fee associated with completing the request. The Right to Know Officer will advise what the fees will be once the request is received.

Appeals

Appeals should be made to the Pennsylvania Office of Open Records within 15 business days of the mailing date of the police department's denial of a record. Appeals should be sent to:

• Office of Open Records
  Commonwealth Keystone Building
  333 Market Street, 16th Floor
  Harrisburg, PA 17101-2234

For more information on what is required to appeal a decision to deny a record, or for questions regarding the Right-to-Know Law, please visit the Pennsylvania Office of Open Records (OOR) on the Open Public Records website.