71 Pa. Stat. § 720.304

Current through Pa Acts 2024-53, 2024-56 through 2024-92
Section 720.304 - Failure to respond to requests for records.
(a)Petitions.--If a Commonwealth agency fails to respond to a request for records during a disaster declaration, a requester may bring a petition before the Commonwealth Court to compel the Commonwealth agency to respond to the request for records.

(b) Appeals.--If a Commonwealth agency denies a request for records after being ordered to respond by the Commonwealth Court under subsection (a), a requester may conduct the request for records in accordance with Chapter 11 of the act of February 14, 2008 ( P.L. 6, No.3), known as the Right-to-Know Law.
(c) Denials.--
(1) Except as provided under paragraph (2), a Commonwealth agency may only deny a request for records during a disaster declaration for reasons authorized under the Right-to-Know Law.
(2) A Commonwealth agency may not deny a request for records during a disaster declaration for a reason specified under section 506(b) (1)(i) of the Right-to-Know Law.

71 P.S. § 720.304

Added by P.L. TBD 2020 No. 77, § 1, eff. 7/27/2020.