PRIOR PRINTER'S NO. 1897 PRINTER'S NO. 2192
No. 1551 Session of 2001
INTRODUCED BY METCALFE, S. H. SMITH, ARGALL, LEDERER, BASTIAN,
BENNINGHOFF, CAPPELLI, CAWLEY, CLARK, CREIGHTON, J. EVANS,
HERMAN, HERSHEY, LEH, McCALL, ROHRER, SATHER, STABACK, STERN,
SURRA, WILT AND GABIG, MAY 8, 2001
AS REPORTED FROM COMMITTEE ON JUDICIARY, HOUSE OF
REPRESENTATIVES, AS AMENDED, JUNE 12, 2001
AN ACT
1 Amending the act of June 21, 1957 (P.L.390, No.212), entitled
2 "An act requiring certain records of the Commonwealth and its
3 political subdivisions and of certain authorities and other
4 agencies performing essential governmental functions, to be
5 open for examination and inspection by citizens of the
6 Commonwealth of Pennsylvania; authorizing such citizens under
7 certain conditions to make extracts, copies, photographs or
8 photostats of such records; and providing for appeals to the
9 courts of common pleas," further defining "public record" to
10 exclude certain addresses of employees of the Department of <--
11 Corrections, the Board of Probation and Parole and the Board
12 of Pardons. ADDRESSES OF JUSTICE ADMINISTRATION OFFICERS. <--
13 The General Assembly of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania
14 hereby enacts as follows:
15 Section 1. Section 1(2) of the act of June 21, 1957
16 (P.L.390, No.212), referred to as the Right-to-Know Law, amended
17 June 17, 1971 (P.L.160, No.9), is amended AND THE SECTION IS <--
18 AMENDED BY ADDING A DEFINITION to read:
19 Section 1. In this act the following terms shall have the
20 following meanings:
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1 (1.1) "JUDICIAL ADMINISTRATION OFFICER." ANY EMPLOYE OF THE <--
2 COURTS OF THIS COMMONWEALTH, A STATE OR LOCAL INVESTIGATIVE OR
3 LAW ENFORCEMENT AGENCY, THE DEPARTMENT OF CORRECTIONS,
4 PENNSYLVANIA BOARD OF PROBATION AND PAROLE, BOARD OF PARDONS,
5 COUNTY PROBATION AND PAROLE OFFICE, STATE OR LOCAL CORRECTIONS
6 FACILITY, DETENTION CENTER OR MENTAL HOSPITAL.
7 (2) "Public Record." Any account, voucher or contract
8 dealing with the receipt or disbursement of funds by an agency
9 or its acquisition, use or disposal of services or of supplies,
10 materials, equipment or other property and any minute, order or
11 decision by an agency fixing the personal or property rights,
12 privileges, immunities, duties or obligations of any person or
13 group of persons: Provided, That the term "public records" shall
14 not mean any report, communication or other paper, the
15 publication of which would disclose the institution, progress or
16 result of an investigation undertaken by an agency in the
17 performance of its official duties, except those reports filed
18 by agencies pertaining to safety and health in industrial
19 plants; it shall not include any record, document, material,
20 exhibit, pleading, report, memorandum or other paper, access to
21 or the publication of which is prohibited, restricted or
22 forbidden by statute law or order or decree of court, or which
23 would operate to the prejudice or impairment of a person's
24 reputation or personal security, or which would disclose the
25 home address, voting residence or county of residence of an <--
26 employe of the Department of Corrections, the Board of Probation
27 and Parole, the Board of Pardons or of a county prison or jail,
28 A JUDICIAL ADMINISTRATION OFFICER, or which would result in the <--
29 loss by the Commonwealth or any of its political subdivisions or
30 commissions or State or municipal authorities of Federal funds,
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1 excepting therefrom however the record of any conviction for any
2 criminal act.
3 Section 2. This act shall take effect immediately.
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