RTKL Agency Guides

The following guides have been produced by the Office of Open Records to help agencies respond to Right-to-Know Law (RTKL) requests and navigate the appeal process.

  • Agency Open Records Officer (AORO) Guidebook  | PDF (updated Sept. 9, 2015)
  • Sample Agency RTKL Policy | PDF and DOCX (updated Jun. 16, 2020)
  • Agency RTKL Policy Adoption Guidelines  | PDF and DOCX (updated Jun. 16, 2020)
  • RTKL Guide for Law Enforcement Agencies  | PDF and DOCX (updated Jun. 16, 2020)
  • Trade Secrets and Confidential Proprietary Information  | PDF and DOCX (updated Jun. 16, 2020)
  • Agency RTKL Information Poster | PDF and DOCX (updated Jun. 16, 2020)
  • Act 77 of 2020 (Disaster Declarations)
  • OOR Guidelines to Act 77 of 2020| PDF (updated July 31, 2020)