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Find the right office in Forest County. Court cases, deeds and parcels, sheriff and jail records, vital records and county filings, each linked to the office that keeps them.
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Vital records
Forest County Marriage and Divorce Certificates, the office that issues these certificates, with the application, identification and fee rules it publishes.
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Voter registration and election information from Forest County Municipal Election Results, the office that keeps the county voter roll.
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Forest County Criminal Records, with the criminal case, warrant and offender information the agency publishes.
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Forest County Birth Records, the office that issues these certificates, with the application, identification and fee rules it publishes.
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Forest County Municipalities, with the clerk records, meeting minutes and permit information the local government publishes.
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United States Census Bureau figures for Forest County, Pennsylvania, with population, housing, income and business counts from the latest estimates.
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The Forest County District Attorney handles criminal prosecution for the county from 526 Elm Street, #5, Tionesta, phone (814) 755-3164, open weekdays 9 am to 4 pm.
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Forest County Historical Society, with the newspaper pages, archive records and local history material it holds.
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Forest County Sheriffs Office, the elected county law enforcement office, with incident reports, warrants and jail information as the office publishes them.
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Division of Vital Records Death Certificates, the office that issues certificates for Forest County, Pennsylvania, with the application, identification and fee rules it publishes.
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Directory of Forest County Government Departments, the county government site, with its department pages, elected officials and contact information.
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Forest County Victim Assistance Programs: Support services for crime victims in the judicial system.
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County profile
Sheriff & Law Enforcement. Forest County Sheriff's Office is responsible for maintaining law and order in Forest County.
Police Departments. In addition to Forest County Sheriff's Office, law enforcement in Forest County is supported by the Tionesta County Police Department.
Law Enforcement & Arrests. Law enforcement in Forest County, Pennsylvania, is primarily provided by Forest County Sheriff's Office, headquartered at Forest County Courthouse, Tionesta, PA 16353. For inmate information, citizens should contact the Sheriff's Office directly during business hours. The Pennsylvania State Police Marienville Barracks at 102 Park Street, Marienville, PA 16239 (phone: 814-927-6835) provides significant law enforcement coverage throughout Forest County and handles most major investigations. Arrest records in Forest County are public records under Pennsylvania's Right-to-Know Law, 65 P.S. § 67.101 et seq.
Arrest Records. They are maintained by the arresting agency, primarily the County Sheriff's Office and municipal police departments.
526 Elm Street, Box 9 Tionesta, PA 16353 • Phone: (814) 755-3541 Box 1528, New Castle, PA 16103, phone 1-844-228-3516, provides certified copies by mail or online through VitalChek at health.pa.gov.
Abandoned mine records
Where the workings are, and the office that holds the mine maps.
From the old mine records
The mine records hold 2 named mine sites inside the county, 0 of them worked out or abandoned; the old survey maps add 15 holes drawn inside the county, 0 of them shafts or tunnels.
A point in either file is a location, not a property line: the sheet shows the opening on the surface, not the rooms under it. The record that shows what runs under a parcel is the mine map. The OSMRE National Mine Map Repository holds scanned underground mine maps and answers requests for a named mine or an area. DEP has an address lookup for mine subsidence risk at gis.dep.pa.gov/msiRisk where you enter a street address: if the site falls in a gray Underground Mining Area it is over or near a known mined area. The PHUMMIS inventory of historic underground mine maps sits at www.ahs.dep.pa.gov/Phummis and is linked from the DEP Act 54 maps page.
Disclaimer: The mine information here is for general information only. Old mine records can be incomplete, outdated or wrong, and finding nothing here does not mean there is nothing there. Check with the mine map office named here before you rely on it, and have a qualified engineer look at any ground you are worried about. PublicRecordCenter.com assumes no responsibility or liability for any errors, omissions, or consequences arising from the use of this information.
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Booking photos are kept by the agency that made the arrest, such as the Forest County Sheriff or a city police department in Forest County. Ask that agency for its record.
The Pennsylvania criminal history record comes from the Pennsylvania State Police, Pennsylvania Access to Criminal History (PATCH). Run a name based PATCH check online at epatch.pa.gov or send a mail in PATCH request. Fee: $22.00 for each PATCH check; online card payments add a 2% fee.
Search the Pennsylvania State Police Megan's Law Website, or every state at once on the National Sex Offender Public Website run by the U.S. Department of Justice.
Register with the county voter registration office (county board of elections) or through the Pennsylvania Department of State. You can also register online with the state online registration. You must register at least 15 days before the election.
Deeds and other recorded land documents in Forest County are kept by the Forest County recorder of deeds. Property values are set by the county assessment office, and tax bills come from the local elected tax collector; county treasurer in some counties. Source: official state page.
Certified birth and death certificates for Pennsylvania come from the Pennsylvania Department of Health, Division of Vital Records. The Department of Health runs six Vital Records public offices across the state for in person requests. Online through VitalChek at mycertificates.health.pa.gov, the state's only authorized vendor, by mail to Division of Vital Records, Birth Certificate Processing Unit, PO Box 1528, New Castle, PA 16103, or in person at a Vital Records public office. Fee: $20 for each birth certificate; online orders add a $10 processing fee.
Business entity filings are searched with the Pennsylvania Department of State, Bureau of Corporations and Charitable Organizations. 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.
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