Right To Know
Click HERE to download the Standard Right-To-Know Request Form.
Commonwealth of Pennsylvania
RIGHT TO KNOW LAW - Act 3 of 2008
Providing for access to public information, for a designated open-records officer in each Commonwealth agency, local agency, judicial agency and legislative agency, for procedure, for appeal of agency determination, for judicial review and for the Office of Open Records; imposing penalties; providing for reporting by State-related institutions; requiring the posting of certain State contract information on the Internet; and making related repeals.
Defined by the Act
Section 302. Local Agencies
(a) Requirement. A local agency shall provide public records in accordance with this act.
(b) Prohibition. A local agency may not deny a requester access to a public record due to the intended use of the public record by the requester unless otherwise provided by law.
Borough of Nazareth - Specific Requirements Under the Act
Section 901. General Rule.
Upon receipt of a written request for access to a record, an agency shall make a good faith effort to determine if the record requested is a public record, legislative record or financial record and whether the agency has possession, custody or control of the identified record, and to respond as promptly as possible under the circumstances existing at the time of the request. All applicable fees shall be paid in order to receive access to the record requested. The time for response shall not exceed five business days from the date the written request is received by the open-records officer for an agency. If the agency fails to send the response within five business days of receipt of the written request for access, the written request for access shall be deemed denied.
Mail/Fax/E-Mail "Right To Know" Requests To
Nazareth Borough Right To Know Officer
ATTN: Paul Kokolus
134 S. Main Street
Phone: 610-759-0202
Fax: 610-759-1073
Nazareth, PA 18064
E-Mail: nazboro@rcn.com
Costs & Fee Structure
Section 1307. Fee Structure
Copies
A "photocopy" is either a single-sided copy or one side of a double-sided black & white copy of a standard 8.5" x 11" page.
Fee
Between $.10 per page to a maximum of $.25 per page.
Certification of a Record
Fee: $1.00 per record, not per page. Certification fees do not include Notary fees.
Specialized Documents
For example but not limited to, blue prints, color copies, documents which are of non-standard size.
Specialized Documents Fee
Actual Cost.
Fax/Microfiche/Other Fee
Actual Cost.
Redaction Fee
No Redaction Fee May Be Imposed.
Postage Fee
Fees for Postage May Not Exceed the Actual Cost of Mailing.
