Financial Records - Rule of Judicial Administration 509

Pursuant to the Right-To-Know-Law, a person may request records from a judicial agency including the Dauphin County Court of Common Pleas, Magisterial District Courts, and Court Departments.  The records are limited to “financial records” as defined in Pennsylvania Rule of Judicial Administration 509 as “any account, contract, invoice or equivalent dealing with: (1) the receipt or disbursement of funds appropriated to the system; or (2) acquisition, use or disposal of services, supplies, materials, equipment or property secured through funds appropriated to the system”.
 

Requests for financial records from any of the above entities must be submitted on a Rule 509 Request Form by mail, email, fax or hand delivery as follows:

Mail: 
Rule 509 Administrator
Dauphin County Court Administrator’s Office
Dauphin County Courthouse
101 Market Street
Harrisburg, PA  17101 

Hand Delivery:
Rule 509 Administrator
Court Administrator’s Office
3rd Floor – Suite 300
Dauphin County Courthouse
101 Market Street
Harrisburg, PA  17101