All Open Records Requests must be submitted using the form available below.
Please take a few minutes to read through the Jefferson County Right to Know Policy. Failure to comply with policy guidelines may cause delays in the fulfillment of your request.
Jefferson County does not accept anonymous requests in accordance to RTKL. 65 P.S. 67.1101(a)(1).
Important Documents
Right to Know Form
Right to Know Policy
Records Retention Policy
Contact Information
AORO: Angela Burridge
Alternate AORO: Lexi Rogus
By Mail or in Person:
155 Main Street
Jefferson Place 2nd Floor
Brookville, PA 15825
Phone: 814-849-5500
Email: RTK@jeffersoncountypa.gov
Appeals
- General: To challenge the denial, partial denial, or deemed denial of a request for Agency records, an appeal may be filed using the OOR appeal form, available at https://www.openrecords.pa.gov/Appeals/AppealForm.cfm or by contacting the OOR at the following address:
Office of Open RecordsCommonwealth of Pennsylvania
555 Walnut Street, Suite 605
Harrisburg, PA 17101-1925
- Criminal Investigative Records: To challenge the denial of a request or portion of a request on the basis that records were withheld because they are related to criminal investigative records, an appeal should be filed by contacting:
District Attorney Jeffrey D. Burkett
200 Main Street
Brookville, PA 15825
- Requirements of an appeal: All appeals must be filed within 15 business days of the mailing date of the Agency’s denial, partial denial, or deemed denial of the request. All appeals must be in writing; must state the grounds upon which the requester asserts that the requested records are public records; must address any grounds stated by the Agency for denying the request; and must include a copy of the request and the Agency’s response, if any. See 65 P.S. § 67.1101(a)(1).
