To request access to a public record of the City of Chester please use the printable
OPEN RECORDS REQUEST FORM. The form can be mailed, faxed or hand-delivered to Open Records Office. Please send to the following address:
Sara Bingnear
Chester City Hall
Open Records Office
1 Fourth Street
Chester, PA 19013
Email: openrecords@chestercity.com
Phone: 610-447- 7795
Fax: 610-447-7794
Hand delivery: Deliver your request in a sealed envelope to Sara Bingnear,
Open Records Officer, Chester City Hall, 1 Fourth Street, Chester, PA 19013.
Click here to review the City of Chester's Open Records Policy
Fees for producing Open Records:
Photocopy: Twenty-five cents per page
A photocopy is either a single-sided copy or one side of a double-side black and white copy of a standard 8.5" x 11" page.
Certification of Record: One dollar per record
Does not include notarization fee.
Specialized documents: Actual cost
For example, but not limited to, blue prints, non-standard sized documents, color copies.
Facsimile/Microfiche/other media: Actual cost
Conversation to paper: If a record is only maintained electronically or in other non-paper media, duplication fees shall be limited to the lesser of the fee for duplication in the
original media unless the requester specifically requests for duplication in the more
expensive medium.
Postage fees: Actual cost of mailing
Arrangements can be made for documents to be viewed at no charge.
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