Right To Know Form - Towamencin Township Police printable pdf download

TOWAMENCIN TOWNSHIP POLICE DEPARTMENT

PENNSYLVANIA RIGHT TO KNOW ACT NOTICE

The Towamencin Township Police Department will comply with the Pennsylvania Right To Know Law,

(Act 3 of 2008) in regards to the responsibilities of state and other agencies.

A. As a local agency the Towamencin Township Police Department shall provide public records in

accordance with the Pennsylvania Right To Know Law, (Act 3 of 2008). A requester for a public

record cannot be denied access merely due to the intended use of the public record unless

otherwise provided by law.

B. Towamencin Township has designated the Township Manager as the designated open records

officer.

C. The Towamencin Township Police Department shall post at police headquarters and on the

internet website:

1. Contact information for the open-records officer.

2. Contact information for the Office of Open Records or other applicable appeals officer such

as the Montgomery County District Attorney for investigative records.

3. A form which may be used to file a request.

4. Regulations, policies, and procedures of the agency relating to this act.

D. Any policy or regulation adopted by the Towamencin Township Police Department may not

include any of the following:

1. A limitation on the number of records which may be requested or made available for inspectin

or duplication.

A requirement to disclose the purpose or motive in requesting access to records.

E. Any person who desires access to a public record of the Towamencin Township Police

Department, for inspection or duplication shall make that request either in person or in writing to

the police department.

The request shall include the date of request, the name of the requester and a clear

description of the records sought.

There shall be no limitation on the number of public records sought, however it is

understood that the greater the number of records sought, the more time it will take to

compile same.

There shall be no requirement that the requester disclose the purpose or motive in

requesting access to the public records.

F. Upon receipt of the written request, the police department shall notify the requester that they will

be contacted and advised of the date and time that the record(s) may be available. A Request for

Information Form is available at police headquarters and is also accessible through the

Township’s website.

G. As a general policy, public records will be available for access, inspection, and duplication at the

Right To Know Form - Towamencin Township Police