Pennsylvania § 67A03 Requests for law enforcement audio recordings or video recordings

Pennsylvania Statutes

§ 67A03 — Requests for law enforcement audio recordings or video recordings

Pennsylvania § 67A03

Title 42JUDICIARY AND JUDICIAL PROCEDURE

PartPART VI

Ch. 67ARECORDINGS BY LAW ENFORCEMENT OFFICERS

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42 Pa. Cons. Stat. § 67A03 (2026).

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The following shall apply:

(1)An individual who requests an audio recording or video recording made by a law enforcement agency shall, within 60 days of the date when the audio recording or video recording was made, serve a written request to the individual who is designated as the open-records officer for the law enforcement agency under section 502 of the act of February 14, 2008 (P.L.6, No.3), known as the Right-to-Know Law. Service is effective upon receipt of the written request by the open-records officer from personal delivery or certified mail with proof of service.

(2)The request under paragraph (1) shall specify with particularity the incident or event that is the subject of the audio recording or video recording, including the date, time and location of the incident or event

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The following shall apply:

(1) An individual who requests an audio recording or video recording made by a law enforcement agency shall, within 60 days of the date when the audio recording or video recording was made, serve a written request to the individual who is designated as the open-records officer for the law enforcement agency under section 502 of the act of February 14, 2008 (P.L.6, No.3), known as the Right-to-Know Law. Service is effective upon receipt of the written request by the open-records officer from personal delivery or certified mail with proof of service.

(2) The request under paragraph (1) shall specify with particularity the incident or event that is the subject of the audio recording or video recording, including the date, time and location of the incident or event.

(3) The request shall include a statement describing the requester's relationship to the incident or event that is the subject of the audio or video recording.

(4) If the incident or event that is the subject of the audio recording or video recording occurred inside a residence, the request shall identify each individual who was present at the time of the audio recording or video recording unless not known and not reasonably ascertainable.