This Is Not a Government Office. This privately operated resource cannot retrieve or correct records, perform an official background check, or accept an expungement petition. Contact the responsible public office directly.
Need an Official Record?
Use the record type to choose the correct Dauphin County or Pennsylvania custodian:
- Court case files: use the criminal court case route or contact the Dauphin County Clerk of Courts
- Criminal records and rap sheets: contact Pennsylvania State Police
- Current booking and jail records: contact Dauphin County Prison
- Official background checks: order through Pennsylvania State Police PATCH
- Police reports and incident records: contact the agency that wrote the report
- Expungement and Clean Slate sealing: follow the Pennsylvania process and file required papers with the court
The Dauphin County Clerk of Courts Criminal Division is at 101 Market Street, Harrisburg, PA 17101. Two public terminals support in-person docket research, and the Clerk does not provide record information by telephone. For current custody questions, contact Dauphin County Prison at 501 Mall Road, Harrisburg, PA 17111, 717-780-6800.
Police narratives remain with the department that created them. Harrisburg Police Records Center is at 123 Walnut Street, second floor, Harrisburg, PA 17101, 717-255-3191 or 717-255-3197, weekdays from 8:00 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. Lower Paxton Police Records is at 425 Prince Street, lower level, Harrisburg, PA 17109, 717-657-5656, from 8:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. Derry Township Police is at 620 Clearwater Road, Hershey, PA 17033, 717-533-2057 option 1. Dauphin County does not publish one sheriff records division that serves as a universal police-report custodian.