General Information

By Mail or hand delivery: Address your request to: Chief Clerk, County Open Records Officer, 13th Floor Services Center, 633 Court Street, Reading, PA 19601

By E-mail: Countyopenrecordsofficer@berkspa.gov 

By Fax: (610) 478-6293

To use the printable OPEN RECORDS REQUEST FORM, please include all of the following information with your written request:

1. Your name and mailing address;
2. Your telephone number or e-mail address; and
3. A detailed description of the Public Record you are seeking.

Arrangements can be made for documents to be viewed at no charge.

Open Records Request Form

Please note that the County has transitioned to accepting the universal request form developed by the Office of Open Records in order to better assist individuals in filing requests for records.

Open Records Policy and Fee Schedule

Additional information may be found at the Pennsylvania Office of Open Records website.