Bellefonte, Pennsylvania Public Records

Voter registration in Pennsylvania is run by the Pennsylvania Department of State, and the county voter registration office keeps the roll for Bellefonte. You can register online, by mail or in person. You must register at least 15 days before the election.

Certified birth and death certificates for events in Pennsylvania come from the Pennsylvania Department of Health, Division of Vital Records. The fee is $20 for each birth certificate; online orders add a $10 processing fee. The Department of Health runs six Vital Records public offices across the state for in person requests.

Deeds for property in Bellefonte are recorded by the county recorder of deeds, the county assessment office sets the assessed value, and the local elected tax collector; county treasurer in some counties sends the tax bill. Our Centre County page lists those offices.

Incident and crash reports for Bellefonte come from the Bellefonte borough police and parking enforcement, the office linked above. Ask its records staff for a copy and give the date, the location and the report or case number if you have it.

Businesses that operate in Bellefonte register with the Pennsylvania Department of State, Bureau of Corporations and Charitable Organizations, which runs the state business entity search. There is no general business license that all Pennsylvania businesses must obtain; licensing depends on the business activity and location, and owners contact their locality about local business licenses.

Pennsylvania criminal history checks are run by the Pennsylvania State Police, Pennsylvania Access to Criminal History (PATCH). The fee is $22.00 for each PATCH check; online card payments add a 2% fee. Run a name based PATCH check online at epatch.pa.gov or send a mail in PATCH request.