Protecting Confidential Documents - Here's How

Case Records Public Access Policy of the Unified Judicial System of Pennsylvania 
Section  8.0  Confidential  Document  

The following documents are confidential 

and shall be filed with a court or custodian 

with the Confidential Document Form. 

What documents are confidential?

• Financial Source Documents

• Minors’ Educational Records

• Medical/Psychological Records

• Children and Youth Services Records

• Income and Expense Statement as provided

in Pa.R.Civ.P. 1910.27(c)

• Agreements between Parties as used

in 23 Pa.C.S. § 3105

How do I file with a Confidential Document Form?

The Confidential Document Form and detailed filing instructions 
can be found on the website or QR Code at the bottom of this 
page. The Confidential Document Form is not required in cases 
(e.g. juvenile, adoption) that are sealed or exempted from 
public access pursuant to applicable authority. 

Parties and their attorneys shall be solely responsible for 
complying with the provisions of the policy and shall certify 
their compliance to the court. A certification is included on the 
Confidential Document Form, stating:  "I certify that this filing 
complies with the provisions of the Case Records Public Access 
Policy of the Unified Judicial System of Pennsylvania that require 
filing confidential information and documents differently than non-
confidential information and documents.” 

Confidential documents submitted with the Confidential 
Document Form shall not be accessible to the public, except as 
ordered by a court. However, the Confidential Document Form or a 
copy of it shall be accessible to the public.

• A court or custodian is not required to review or redact any
filed document for compliance with this section. A party’s or
attorney’s failure to comply with this section shall not affect
access to case records that are otherwise accessible.

• If a filed document fails to comply with the above referenced

policy, a court of record may, upon motion or its own
initiative, with or without a hearing, order the filed document
sealed; a magisterial district court may do so upon request or
its own initiative.

• A court of record may impose sanctions for failure to comply.

• Marital Property Inventory and Pre-Trial Statement

as provided in Pa.R.Civ.P. 1920.33

What else do I need to know?

  For more information: Visit https://www.pacourts.us/public-records/public-records-policies

Rev. 1/2022