The Office of Open Records establishes the following Interim Guidelines to govern the appeals procedure when a Commonwealth or Local Agency denies a request for records, pursuant to Act 3 of 2008, the Right to Know Law, 65 P.S. §§67.101, et seq. Please be advised that these guidelines are only temporary guidelines to facilitate the implementation of the law on January 1, 2009. These Interim Guidelines will be replaced when formal regulations are promulgated in 2009. The Office of Open Records intends to gather as much public comment and input as possible prior to the regulations being published in final form and will welcome your input at that time.

All Guides and Forms are Adobe PDF Files

Appeals Process - Interim Guidelines  - (Download PDF)  revised August 2009

Appeals Process - Citizens' Guide  - (Download PDF)  revised August 2009

Appeal Form - General  - (Download PDF)

Appeal Form - Deemed Denied  - (Download PDF)