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PA Bulletin, Doc. No. 10-1517

THE COURTS

VENANGO COUNTY

Public Access Policy of The Unified Judicial System of Pennsylvania; Official Case Records of the Magisterial District Courts; Doc. No. CIV 1136-2010

[40 Pa.B. 4754]
[Saturday, August 21, 2010]

Amended Order

 And Now, this 11th day of August, 2010, in accordance with the Judicial Code, 42 Pa.C.S. Section 4301(b), and pursuant to the Public Access Policy of the Unified Judicial System of Pennsylvania: Official Case Records of the Magisterial District Courts adopted by the Pennsylvania Supreme Court effective July 1, 2010, it is hereby Ordered that the following procedures shall be utilized to ensure a policy is in place to govern public access to the records of the Magisterial District Courts of the 28th Judicial District. This policy supplants the former procedures originally adopted in 1994, Public Access Policy of the Unified Judicial System of Pennsylvania: Magisterial District Judge Records found at 204 Pa. Code Section 213.1 et seq.

 It is further Ordered that the District Court Administrator shall send seven (7) certified copies of this Order to be filed with the Administrative Office of the Pennsylvania Courts; two (2) certified copies and one (1) diskette to be filed with the Legislative Reference Bureau for publication in the Pennsylvania Bulletin; and one (1) certified copy to be filed with the Civil Procedural Rules Committee of the Supreme Court of Pennsylvania.

 1. Public Access Request

 (a) Verbal requests for records shall be filled within seventy-two (72) hours, excluding non-business days.

 (b) Information sealed pursuant to court order, restricted by law or court rule, and the court's notes, drafts and work product are not accessible to the public.

 (c) Magisterial district courts have the discretion to require that a ''complex or voluminous'' request be submitted in writing on a form supplied by AOPC. Exactly what is ''complex or voluminous'' may vary from court to court depending on factors such as court resources and case load.

 Said requests for ''complex or voluminous'' records shall be filled within ten (10) business days of receipt of completed request form, if said form is required by the Court.

 (d) All denials for record requests must be issued in writing. The requestor can appeal the denial to the Central Court Administrator, Venango County Court House, 1168 Liberty Street, P. O. Box 831, Franklin, PA 16323, in writing, within fifteen (15) business days of service of the written notification by the magisterial district court.

 2. Fee Schedule

 (a) Copying—$.25 per page

 (b) Preparing, copying, and refilling requested court documents—$5.00 per 1/4 hour with a minimum of 1/4 hour.

 (c) Estimated costs must be pre-paid.

 (e) Fees paid for services are non-refundable.

 3. The rule is effective thirty (30) days from the date of publication in the Pennsylvania Bulletin.

By the Court

OLIVER J. LOBAUGH, 
President Judge

[Pa.B. Doc. No. 10-1517. Filed for public inspection August 20, 2010, 9:00 a.m.]


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