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Current as of January 01, 2025 | Updated by Findlaw Staff
(a) Access.--Any provision of law that exempts from public disclosure an item in the custody of the State Archives shall not apply after the item becomes at least 75 years old, irrespective of:
(1) The origin of the item.
(2) The manner in which it was deposited with the State Archives.
(3) Any other condition or circumstance at the time the item was deposited with the State Archives.
(b) Applicability.--Subsection (a) shall apply to any item currently in the custody of the State Archives and any item deposited in the State Archives after the effective date of this section.
(c) Notification to depositors.--The State Archives shall notify a party who deposits an item in the State Archives after the effective date of this section of the provisions of subsection (a).
(d) Public notice.--The commission's publicly accessible Internet website shall include a public notice stating that on or after January 1, 2021, all items that are at least 75 years old and on deposit in the State Archives shall be accessible to the public.
(e) Construction.--If the provisions of this section conflict with any State law limiting disclosure of vital statistics or sealed records or with Federal law, the provisions of this section shall not apply.
Cite this article: FindLaw.com - Pennsylvania Statutes Title 37 Pa.C.S.A. Historical and Museums § 305.3. Access to older public records - last updated January 01, 2025 | https://codes.findlaw.com/pa/title-37-pacsa-historical-and-museums/pa-csa-sect-37-305-3/
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