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Open Records
Process to Request an Open Record
Contact Information
Thomas J. Fountaine, II
Right to Know Officer
243 South Allen Street
State College, PA   16801
(814) 234-7110
(814) 231-3082 (fax)
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If you would like to make a request for a copy of an Open Record click here to complete the required form.  Your request should then be emailed, faxed or sent to the Right to Know Officer.  Public records are open to inspection and for duplication during normal office hours, 8:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m., Monday through Friday, except for holidays.

Upon receipt of a request, the Right to Know Officer will:

  1. Note the date of receipt on the written request. 
  2. Compute the day on which the five-day period will expire and make a notation of that date on the written request. 
  3. Maintain an electronic or paper copy of a written request, including all documents submitted with the request until the request has been fulfilled. If the request is denied, the written request shall be maintained for 30 days or, if an appeal is filed, until a final determination is issued or the appeal is deemed denied.

To view the Borough’s Open Records Policy click here

Appeals should be made to the Pennsylvania Office of Open Records within 15 business days of the mailing date of the Borough's denial of a record. Appeals should be sent to the Office of Open Records, Commonwealth Keystone Building, 400 North St., 4th Floor, Harrisburg, PA 17120-0225.    For more information on what is required to appeal a decision to deny a record, visit the Pennsylvania ’s Office of Open Records’ website click here.

Appeals to requests for criminal police records should be made the Centre County District Attorney's office and should be sent to Stacy Parks-Miller, Centre County District Attorney,
Centre County Courthouse,  Room 404, Bellefonte PA 16823-1488


Right to Know Officer
The State College Borough Right to Know Officer is Borough Manager Thomas J. Fountaine. He is responsible for the records of the Borough, overseeing all records in the Police, Administration, Finance, Public Works, Health, Planning and Information Systems Departments. The Manager can be reached by dialing 814-234-7110, or by e-mail at .