Contact OOR

This form should be used for general inquiries only. Please do NOT use this form to submit any Right-to-Know requests or appeals (RTK requests for OOR records can be submitted here, and appeals of denied RTK requests can be submitted here). Also, before contacting the OOR, please review our FAQ to be sure your question has not already been answered.
GENERAL NOTICE: Any communication with the OOR is for informational purposes only and not for the purpose of providing legal advice. You may want to contact an attorney or solicitor to obtain advice with respect to any particular Right-to-Know Law issue.

PUBLIC RECORD NOTICE: All correspondence with the Office of Open Records will be public records and subject to public access with limited exceptions. If you do not want to include personal contact information in a publicly accessible record, please provide alternate contact information.

Contact Information

Phone: 717-346-9903
Fax: 717-425-5343
Email: openrecords@pa.gov

Note: This email address should only be used for appeal submissions and general questions. It should NOT be used to submit a request for records.

Open Records

Officer for the Office of Open Records: Janelle Sostar

Note: This email address should only be used to request official OOR records. The OOR is not a warehouse of records for the Commonwealth. For records of another state agency or a local agency, you must make your request directly to that agency. See the Citizen's Guide for more information.

Physical Address

Commonwealth of Pennsylvania
Office of Open Records
333 Market Street, 16th Floor
Harrisburg, PA 17101-2234

Mailing Address

Commonwealth of Pennsylvania
Office of Open Records
333 Market Street, 16th Floor
Harrisburg, PA 17101-2234