Protecting Confidential Information - Here's How

Case Records Public Access Policy of the Unified Judicial System of Pennsylvania               

Section 7.0 Confidential Information 

The following information 

is confidential and shall not be 

included in any document filed with the 

court or custodian, except on a 

Confidential Information Form filed 

contemporaneously with the document. 

How do I file with a Confidential Information Form?

The Confidential Information Form and detailed filing instructions can 
be found on the website or QR Code at the bottom of this page. The 
Confidential Information 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 Information 
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.” 

What information is confidential?

• Social Security Numbers

What else do I need to know?

• Financial Account Numbers (except the last four

• A court or custodian is not required to review or redact any filed 

digits when the financial account is the subject of the
case and cannot otherwise be identified)

• Driver License Numbers

• State Identification (SID) Numbers

• Minors’ Names and Dates of Birth (except when

minor is charged as a defendant in a criminal matter)

• Abuse Victim’s Address and Other Contact

Information in family court actions (including:
employer’s name, address and work schedule)

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 requirements of 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, redacted, amended or any combination thereof; a 
magisterial district court may, upon request or its own initiative, 
order the filed document redacted, amended, or both.

• A court of record may impose sanctions, including costs necessary 

to prepare a compliant document for filing in accordance with 
applicable authority. 

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

Rev. 1/2022