da: Open Records/Right to Know Act

Montgomery County, PA

P.O. Box 311, Norristown, PA 19404-0311
Courthouse Hours: 8:30a.m. to 4:15p.m.
Phone: 610-278-3000
Website: www.montcopa.org

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RIGHT TO KNOW ACT/OPEN RECORDS REQUESTS
 
THE INFORMATION ON THIS PAGE ONLY RELATES TO REQUESTS FOR LAW ENFORCEMENT RECORDS WITHIN THE POSSESSION OF THE DISTRICT ATTORNEY'S OFFICE.  ALL OTHER INQUIRIES SHOULD BE DIRECTED TO THE MONTGOMERY COUNTY OPEN RECORDS OFFICER (CLICK HERE).
 
Requests for public information under Pennsylvania’s New Right to Know Act may be submitted in person or by mail, facsimile or email to the Open Records Officer.  The Open Records Officer for the Montgomery County Office of the District Attorney is Deputy District Attorney Steven J. Latzer, P.O. Box 311, Norristown, PA 19404.  E-mail requests must be delivered to daopenrec@montcopa.org. 
 
This form must be completed when requesting information from our Office under the Right to Know Act.  The District Attorney’s Office does not accept verbal or anonymous requests.  The request must identify or describe the records sought with sufficient specificity to us to ascertain which records are being requested, and shall include the name and address to which our Office should address its response.
 
Photocopying fees are .25 per page, and all other fees are set in accordance with the Fee Structure contained within the Act.  For the full text of the Act, click here.
 
The Appeals Officer for the Montgomery County Office of the District Attorney is Deputy District Attorney Patricia Coonahan, District Attorney’s Office, P.O. Box 311, Norristown, PA 19404.  Deputy District Attorney Coonahan also serves as the Appeals Officer for all police departments and law enforcement agencies within Montgomery County.  For the District Attorney’s Right to Know Appellate Procedure, click here.