All that I need to check for criminal records is a name, a locality and a date of birth.

The City of Coatesville has so far refused to provide the date of birth and home town of non-police city employees to Kathleen Brady Shea, a reporter for The Philadelphia Inquirer.

Upon appeal of the cities refusal the Pennsylvania Office of Open Records has made a FINIAL DETERMINATION that Kathleen Brady Shea’s appeal is granted and the city is required to release the information.

The City of Coatesville has 30 days after the mailing of the determination to appeal in Chester County Commonwealth Court.

Do some of the employees of the City of Coatesville have criminal records?

Is the city trying to hide them?

The FINAL DETEMINATION DOCKET NO.: AP2009.0326 can be found here:

https://www.dced.state.pa.us/public/oor/fd/2009May/2009-0326_Shea-City_of_Coatesville_FD.pdf

Pennsylvania’s New Right to Know Law
Act 3 of 2008, as signed by Gov. Edward G. Rendell on February 14, 2008
Effective January 1, 2009 - can be found here:
https://www.dced.state.pa.us/public/oor/pa_righttoknowlaw.pdf