Right To Know Contact Information

A. County of Lancaster Open Records Office

For record requests pertaining to the County of Lancaster, except those identified in parts B or C below, submit a completed County of Lancaster Open Records Request Form or Pennsylvania Office of Open Records Standard Right to Know Request Form to the County of Lancaster Open Records Officer at the following address:

                County of Lancaster 

                Tammy L. Bender 

                150 North Queen Street, Suite 714 

                Lancaster, PA 17603 

                Phone: 717-735-1584

                E-mail:openrecords@lancastercountypa.gov

B. Office of the District Attorney Open Records Officer

For requests pertaining to the Office of the District Attorney and Lancaster Countywide Communications submit a completed County of Lancaster Open Records Request Form or Pennsylvania Office of Open Records Standard Right to Know Request Form request form to the Office of the District Attorney Open Records Officer at the following address:

             Lancaster County Office of the District Attorney 
             DA RTK, Open Records Officer
             50 North Duke Street
             Lancaster, PA 17608 
Email: dartk@lancastercountypa.gov

            ***Fax requests are not accepted by the Office of the District Attorney***
 

C. Court of Common Pleas Open Records Officer

For requests pertaining to the Court of Common Pleas, court-appointed departments and court appointed personnel submit a completed Lancaster County Court of Common Pleas Right to Know/Rule 509 Request Form to the Court Rule 509 Open Records Officer at the following address:

            Court Rule 509 Open Records Officer
            Office of Court Administration
            Lancaster County Courthouse
            50 North Duke Street
            Lancaster, PA 17608
            Email: lancastercourtrule509@lancastercountypa.gov
  

D. Appeals of Denials by the District Attorney Open Records Officer for Records Related to Criminal Investigative Records

Appeals related to a denial by the Office of the District Attorney Open Records Officer regarding a request for criminal investigative records should be submitted in writing to the following address: 

              Lancaster County Office of the District Attorney
             Travis S. Anderson, District Attorney Appeals Officer
             50 North Duke Street 
Lancaster, PA 17608

E. Appeals of Denials by the Open Records Officer and All Other Denials by the District Attorney Open Records Officer

All other appeals related to a denial by the Open Records Officer or the Office of the District Attorney Open Records Officer, except those identified in parts D and F, should be submitted to the following address:

              Commonwealth of Pennsylvania 

           Office of Open Records 

           Liz Gerloff Wagenseller, Executive Director

           Commonwealth Keystone Building 

           555 Walnut Street, Suite 605

           Harrisburg, PA 17101

           Telephone: (717) 346-9903
            Email: openrecords@pa.gov

           Website: http://www.openrecords.pa.gov

F. Appeals of Denials by the Court Rule 509 Open Records Officer

Appeals related to a denial by the Court Rule 509 Open Records Officer should be submitted to the following address:

            Office of Court Administration
            50 North Duke Street
            Lancaster, PA 17608-3480