How Do I Request a Police Recording (Video & Audio)?

Act 22 of 2017 (specifically, Chapter 67A of the Act) established a new process for requesting audio and video recordings in the possession of law enforcement agencies in Pennsylvania. Act 22 applies to individuals seeking "any audio recording or video recording made by a law enforcement agency." The Right-to-Know Law does not apply to requests for these recordings.

Under Act 22, a request for an audio or video recording in the possession of a law enforcement agency must be made within 60 days of the date the recording was made. Requests must be submitted in person or by certified mail (§67A03). A written request must be submitted to the Agency Open Records Officer (AORO) for the law enforcement agency that possesses the record. The request is not officially received until it is personally delivered to the AORO, or when it is marked as "delivered" by certified mail to Open Records Officer, Radnor Township, 301 Iven Avenue, Wayne, PA 19087-5297.

Submit your request on the Request for Police Audio and Video Recording form.  The request must include:

• The date, time and location of the event recorded;
• A statement describing the requester's relationship to the event recorded; and
• If the recorded incident took place inside a residence, the request must also identify every person present at the time of the recording, unless unknown and not reasonably ascertainable.

Once a request is filed, the agency has 30 days to respond, although the requester and agency can agree to an extension.

Visit the PA Office of Open Records website for additional information about the procedure for requesting Police audio and video recordings in Pennsylvania under Act 22.