Why We Built This Site
Pennsylvania offers several public record routes, but each answers a different question. A municipal police department keeps the incident report it created. Lackawanna County Prison holds custody and booking information, while the Clerk of Judicial Records maintains Common Pleas criminal files. The Pennsylvania State Police Bureau of Records and Identification operates PATCH for statewide repository checks, and the Pennsylvania Megan's Law Public Website serves registry searches. We bring the verified portals, request steps, contacts, and documented fees into one local reference while keeping those products clearly separated.
What You Will Find Here
- Official search routes: how to use UJS Case Search, PATCH, the state corrections locator, and Pennsylvania's registry
- Local office details: where Lackawanna County court, prison, police, and records functions are handled
- Record explanations: how an arrest report, booking record, court docket, and PSP history differ
- Access guidance: how Pennsylvania expungement, Clean Slate limited access, and public-record rules affect availability
What We Cannot Do
This is a privately operated reference site, not part of Lackawanna County, the Pennsylvania courts, a police department, or any state agency. Those boundaries mean we cannot perform official government functions:
- We cannot issue certified dockets, histories, police reports, or custody records
- We cannot submit an expungement petition, correction request, or other filing for a reader
- We cannot conduct a PATCH check or retrieve a person's government record
- We cannot interpret an individual charge or offer legal advice
- We cannot promise that an agency's fee, address, or procedure has not changed
An official record must come from its custodian, such as the Clerk of Judicial Records, the police department, Lackawanna County Prison, or the Pennsylvania State Police Central Repository.
Search Partners
Outside providers power some search boxes displayed here. They operate their own services, establish their prices, and control their results. A paid signup reached through one of those tools may generate a referral fee that supports this resource. We do not set a partner's charges, maintain its data, or determine the records it returns.