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Right-to-Know Law Citizens' Guide

Published by Pennsylvania Office of Open Records on September 20, 2026.

Official guide establishing the ordinary five-business-day response period for a Pennsylvania Right-to-Know request.

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An Agency has five business days to respond in writing to: (1) grant the request; (2) deny the request, citing the legal basis for the denial or partial denial; or (3) invoke a 30-calendar day extension for certain reasons.

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Timeline entries this record anchors: CAIR-Philadelphia announces a records request about the Philadelphia decision.

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