CRIME VICTIM RIGHT OF ACCESS REQUEST FORM

Statutory section  18 Pa. C.S. § 9158 et seq. permits crime victims to request criminal investigative materials from the Middlesex Township Police Department. Investigative materials will only be provided to a requesting party as defined in 18 Pa. C.S. §9158  or a requesting party's attorney. A requesting party is "a crime victim or a defendant in a civil action in which a crime victim is a party." Id. Furthermore, a "crime victim" is any individual "against whom a crime has been committed or attempted and who as a direct result of the criminal act or attempt suffers physical or mental injury, death or the loss of earnings." 18 Pa. C.S. § 11.103. The requesting party must provide sufficient information to establish that they meet the statutory requirements to be entitled to these materials.

All Crime Victim Right of Access Requests should be submitted to the Middlesex Township Police Department and must include the following: 

1.    Crime Victim Right of Access Request Form: this form must be thoroughly and accurately completed. Attorneys should include their client's name and information as the requesting party.
2.    Specific description of the information requested: all requests must describe the information sought with sufficient specificity to enable the Middlesex Township Police Department to ascertain what is being requested. 18 Pa. C.S. § 9158.2(b). Failure to adequately identify the information sought shall be grounds for denial. The requestor must also provide sufficiently specific information so that we can identify the appropriate police department file; our files are organized by criminal defendant's name and criminal Common Pleas court docket numbers (example: CP-21-CR-1234-2023).
The Middlesex Township Police Department will not provide notes of testimony, criminal convictions, or other public records that would be available to the public.
3.    Unsworn Statement: all requests shall include an unsworn statement by the requesting party and/or the requesting party's legal representative meeting the requirements of 18 Pa. C.S. § 9158.2(b).
4.    Purpose Statement: all requests must include a statement clearly demonstrating the requested information is "directly related to a civil action pending in a court of this Commonwealth" or "material and necessary to the investigation or preparation of a civil action in this Commonwealth." 18 Pa. C.S. § 9158.2.

The failure to comply with the foregoing may result in denial. Please be sure to retain a copy of all materials submitted; these materials will be needed in the event of any future appeal. 

See link below for Crime Victim Right of Access Request form.