Perry County, Pennsylvania Public Records

Investigations closed

21

Back wages agreed

$60,423

Workers due back wages

122

Civil money penalties

$104,607

Employers on the record

21

Every employer on the Perry County record, by back wages agreed; 10 employers have a page of their own and open from the table, the rest show their whole record in this row. The Pennsylvania wage theft records page ranks the whole state.

Perry County records: land indexes, parcel certification and court documents

Three recording functions at one county office

Perry County combines Register of Wills, Recorder of Deeds and Clerk of the Orphans Court in one office at 2 East Main Street, New Bloomfield, PA 17068. Its mailing address is P.O. Box 223 and its telephone is 717-582-2131. The office lists weekday hours of 8 a.m. to 4 p.m. Specify which function you need: a deed, an estate file and a marriage record are maintained through different duties within that combined office. Register and Recorder responsibilities.

Recorded land material includes deeds, mortgages and other instruments affecting real estate. The office also records military discharges and collects applicable realty transfer taxes. It accepts electronic recording through listed vendors and offers remote Landex access. The county describes an online index search without a fee, with payment when a document is purchased for download or printing. An index reference can therefore be collected before deciding which document images to buy. Source: perryco.org.

Build a recording estimate from its components

The recorder schedule identifies a state-fee amendment effective November 17, 2025. A deed or mortgage costs $69.75 for four pages or fewer and four names or fewer. Additional pages cost $2 each and additional names cost $0.50 each. Other instrument categories have their own entries, including satisfaction and release instruments. These are document and block prices, so the $69.75 amount should not be described as a universal single-page recording fee. Recorder fee sheet, PDF page 1.

The same schedule separately charges $20 for certification of each Uniform Parcel Identifier. A conveyance affecting several parcels can therefore have more than one UPI charge in addition to the recording fee and any transfer taxes. Keep the document page count, indexed names and parcel count as separate parts of the estimate. The county UPI explanation confirms that the fee is collected by the Recorder when the instrument is presented. UPI requirements, PDF page 1. Recording source: perryco.org.

Find the parcel before the recording deadline

The UPI is the county parcel identifier, described as a fourteen-digit number with punctuation. The county directs researchers to the Tax Assessment records and public computers in the assessment and recorder offices for parcel identification. Tax Assessment also supplies property record cards and aerial mapping. Its counter is in the Veterans Memorial Building at 25 West Main Street, distinct from the recorder at 2 East Main Street. Tax Assessment services and location. UPI source: perryco.org.

For a properly prepared instrument, the UPI guidance describes a one-business-day verification period. It specifically says same-day verification cannot be guaranteed after 3 p.m., or slightly earlier depending on document volume. A 4 p.m. office closing is therefore not a promise that a late-arriving instrument will complete parcel verification that day. Obtain the parcel reference and resolve a new-parcel assignment before relying on a recording appointment. Source: perryco.org (PDF page 3).

Ask the Prothonotary for the civil file

The Prothonotary maintains civil Common Pleas material, including divorce, custody, judgments, name changes and protection-from-abuse filings. The office is at 2 East Main Street, with mail to P.O. Box 325, New Bloomfield, PA 17068; telephone 717-582-2131. Published counter hours are 8 a.m. to 4 p.m. Monday through Friday. A request for a divorce decree should identify the parties, case number if known and whether a certified copy is required. Prothonotary records and contact.

The linked 2026 court schedule separates a $9.10 certification entry for documents such as divorce decrees and dockets from copying. Documents and dockets are listed at $0.40 per page, while microfilm copies cost $1 per page. The certification amount alone is not a complete price for preparing a multi-page certified decree. State the document and reproduction format when requesting a total, rather than using the much larger fee for filing a new divorce action. 2026 court fees, PDF page 1.

Follow criminal cases from docket to clerk

The Clerk of Courts handles criminal and juvenile records, bail, commitment records, warrants, criminal motions and summary appeals. Although the Prothonotary and Clerk of Courts share contact details, a criminal disposition belongs with the criminal records function. Court Administration separately manages court scheduling and jury work; its published telephone is 717-582-5143, option 5. Include the docket number and the specific order or disposition sought when requesting a criminal court copy. Clerk of Courts responsibilities. Court Administration.

Pennsylvania UJS Case Search provides free public docket review and identifies Juniata and Perry as Judicial District 41. Its own instructions warn that recent filings may not appear immediately. The help guide also explains that juvenile matters, Common Pleas civil cases, sealed cases and specified restricted or destroyed records are not available through that public search. Use the displayed court and docket number to request a document from the clerk; an online docket is a record of activity, not the entire filed case. UJS public case search. Public docket coverage.

Use PATCH for a state history request

The Pennsylvania State Police history product is PATCH. State instructions list a $22 background-check fee and explain that an application may return a No Record result or be placed Under Review. Under Review does not itself establish that a person has a criminal record; the information needs further examination before a result is issued. A Perry criminal docket search serves a different purpose and does not replace the statewide history response. State PATCH instructions.

The Perry Sheriff lists fingerprinting at $10, but that is the local fingerprinting service, not an established price for a state or federal history report. The current Sheriff office is at 2 East Main Street, P.O. Box 6, New Bloomfield, telephone 717-582-5123. Court security, warrant service, prisoner transport, civil process and sheriff sales are among its duties. Route a request according to the activity that generated the record. Sheriff services and current address.

Separate historical records from state certificates

The county Orphans Court schedule lists historic death records for 1893 to 1919 and birth records for 1894 to 1919 at $10. Those local historical products are distinct from a current Pennsylvania vital certificate. When researching an older family event, give the event year and ask for the historical register entry. Do not assume that the county historical entry has the same certification status or required-use eligibility as a state-issued certificate. Register of Wills and Orphans Court fees, PDF page 2.

Pennsylvania Department of Health lists $20 for each birth certificate and $20 for each death certificate, with a $10 processing charge for an online order. Its applications specify identification and eligibility requirements. A second copy is still a separately charged certificate rather than an automatically discounted county copy. Confirm whether the recipient needs a state certificate or whether the historical county record is the intended research document. State birth-certificate service. State death-certificate service.

Marriage applications are handled through the Register and Recorder office, which links an online application and states a three-working-day waiting period. The current Orphans schedule lists a $60 marriage license fee. Ordering a record of an already existing marriage is a different transaction; the office supplies a separate certified-marriage-record request form. Use the spouses names and marriage date for that request, and obtain the current copy price rather than treating the license price as a certificate price. Source: perryco.org.

Distinguish the prison from its mail processor

Perry County Prison is at 300 South Carlisle Street, New Bloomfield, PA 17068, telephone 717-582-2262. The county identifies a warden and Prison Board for its administration. Its personal inmate-mail instructions use a different address: the inmate name, facility ID 5270, P.O. Box 18247, Greensboro, NC 27419. Legal mail goes directly to the prison and must be identified as legal mail. Use the correct channel for the material instead of treating an inmate mailing address as the facility address. Prison administration and mail instructions.

Use the Freedom Building election office

Elections and Voter Registration operates from the Freedom Building at 15 West Main Street, New Bloomfield, with mail to P.O. Box 37 and telephone 717-582-5107. Its office hours are 8 a.m. to 4 p.m. on weekdays. It maintains registration and election administration records, while the county election board certifies returns. Identify whether the request concerns registration, a particular election return or another election record; each may require a different date or identifying detail. Elections and Voter Registration.

Put a formal Right-to-Know request in writing

The county policy allows an office to provide records following a verbal request, but requires writing to invoke the Right-to-Know Law remedies. Requests may be mailed, emailed or faxed. The general officer receives mail at P.O. Box 37, New Bloomfield, and can be reached through 717-582-2131, extension 4100. The policy supplies a separate route for records concerning criminal actions or prosecutions. A requester must describe the records sufficiently, but need not explain the intended use. County records-request route. County policy, PDF page 1.

The written-request framework calls for an initial response within five business days. If an allowed reason requires more time, the county gives notice within that period, identifying the reason and anticipated response date. The policy describes an extension of up to thirty calendar days after the initial period, with a longer period requiring agreement. Keep the request and acknowledgment together so the stated response date can be distinguished from the initial five-day deadline. Source: perryco.org (PDF page 2).