Confidentiality.
16 Pa.C.S. § 1303
in effectA 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.
Source: Open US Law by Vaquill AI (CC BY 4.0)URL: https://www.palegis.us/statutes/consolidated/view-statute?txtType=HTM&ttl=16Fetched: 10/16/2026