This policy outlines the proper procedures for requesting records from the Hatboro Police Department under Pennsylvania’s Right-To-Know Law 65 P.S. §66.1 – 66.9.

All requests for records must be in writing on the “Records Request Form” and signed by the requester. Verbal or anonymous requests will not be accepted.  The request should identify or describe the records sought with sufficient specificity to enable the Hatboro Police Department to ascertain which records are requested.  Proper forms are available either in person at the police administrations building or on the “ HPD Open Records Request Form” located below.  All completed Open Records Requests should be returned directly to the Hatboro Police Department, Attention AORO, via e-mail, US mail, or in-person.

1. All requests for records shall be made to:

Police Operations Clerk Mary Kovach

Agency Open Records Officer

Hatboro Police Department

120 East Montgomery Avenue

 Hatboro, PA  19040

mkovach@hatboropolice.org

1. Appeals:
   
   1. Send Criminal Investigation appeals to:

Open Records Assistant District Attorney

Montgomery County District Attorney’s Office

P.O. Box 311

Norristown, PA  19404

                  b. Send all other appeals to:

Executive Director

Officer of Open Records

Commonwealth Keystone Building

400 North Street, 4^th Floor

Harrisburg, PA  17120

1. Under the Right-To-Know Law, investigative reports are exempted from the definition of a “public record”, therefore, such records may be denied.  Criminal History information is not accessible under the Right-To-Know Law but may be obtained through the submission of form SP4-164, available on the Pennsylvania State Police website (www.psp.state.pa.us).

       2. If a request for records is granted, the fee of $15.00 for each accident report and .25 cents per page for police reports will be charged to the requester.