16 Pa.C.S. § 1303
This is the official text of 16 Pa.C.S. § 1303, part of Pennsylvania’s Pa.C.S — part of the compiled statutory law of Pennsylvania, published by the state as "Pa.C.S." Browse the sections below, each linked to its official government source.
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Confidentiality.
Official statutory text
A record of a discharge received by the recorder of deeds for recording shall be confidential and may not be disclosed except as follows:
(1) To the individual who is the subject of the discharge, to a member of the individual's immediate family or, as authorized in writing, to the individual's agent or representative.
(2) To a person making a request for a record, report or form if the event that resulted in the record, report or form occurred more than 85 years prior to the request.
(3) If required by process of a court to be produced in a suit or proceeding pending.
(4) If required by the county director of veterans affairs or a department or other agency of the Commonwealth or Federal Government.
(1) To the individual who is the subject of the discharge, to a member of the individual's immediate family or, as authorized in writing, to the individual's agent or representative.
(2) To a person making a request for a record, report or form if the event that resulted in the record, report or form occurred more than 85 years prior to the request.
(3) If required by process of a court to be produced in a suit or proceeding pending.
(4) If required by the county director of veterans affairs or a department or other agency of the Commonwealth or Federal Government.
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