Philadelphia, PA

Philadelphia Public Records Guide

Falls under Pennsylvania public records law

As of February 1, 2012, the City has enacted a Right to Know Policy, available for download here that requires that requesters use the statewide form (available here) for requests to be considered official. Requests submitted directly without this form will be considered “informal.”

Stats

Requests
Filed428
Completed55
Rejected59
No Responsive Documents102
Awaiting Acknowledgement117
Awaiting Response26
Requiring Action39
Overdue142
Appeals
Appeals awaiting response3
Allowed Response Time
5 days
Average Response Time
93 days
Success Rate
13.32%

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Agency Requests
Philadelphia Police Department 256
Mayor's Office 34
City Of Philadelphia 15
Philadelphia District Attorney 15
Philadelphia City School District 14
Philadelphia Law Department 13
Philadelphia Department Of Public Health 12
Information Technology, Pennsylvania 6
Department of Revenue 5
Office Of The Philadephia City Commissioners 5