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Open Records > Right-To-Know Law

Pennsylvania’s New Right to Know Law

Act 3 of 2008, as signed by Gov. Edward G. Rendell on February 14, 2008

Effective January 1, 2009 (Download: PDF Version : Text Version)

PA Constitution (Download: PDF Version)

SunShine Act (Download: PDF Version) Be aware that the Office of Open Records has no jurisdiction over the Sunshine Act or violations of the Sunshine Act. A copy of the Act is provided here as a courtesy because it is a complementary law to the Right to Know Law. They work together to provide for the transparency of Government.