Pennsylvania, Lackawanna County
Where Scranton's records are kept. Scranton has its own city government and police department; county and state offices keep its other public records.
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The cards below include Scranton's own offices, along with the Lackawanna County and State of Pennsylvania offices that keep the rest of its public records. Use the category buttons to narrow the list.
Police & jail
The Scranton Police Department: accident and incident reports, records requests under the Right to Know Law and investigations for the city; the county prison is run by Lackawanna County.
Open official site Scranton Police DepartmentPolice & jail
The Lackawanna County Sheriff's Office in Scranton: warrants, civil process, sheriff sales of real estate, license to carry firearms and court security.
Open official site Lackawanna County Sheriff's OfficeCity records
The City of Scranton site, the Lackawanna County seat: the city clerk (council minutes, ordinances and Right to Know requests), the police department, permits and licenses and the tax office.
Open official site City of ScrantonProperty records
The Lackawanna County Tax Claim Bureau in Scranton: delinquent property taxes, the upset and judicial tax sales and the repository list of unsold properties.
Open official site Lackawanna County Tax Claim BureauPolice & jail
Sheriff sales of real estate in Lackawanna County: the sale list, sale dates and terms, and the results of past sales, from the Sheriff's Office in Scranton.
Open official site Lackawanna County sheriff salesVital records
Pennsylvania birth certificates from the Department of Health Division of Vital Records: certified copies of births from 1906 on, ordered online, by mail or in person, with fees and who may obtain them.
Open official site Pennsylvania birth certificatesProperty records
The Lackawanna County Treasurer in Scranton: county property tax collection, hunting, fishing and dog licenses, and small games of chance licenses.
Open official site Lackawanna County TreasurerPolice & jail
The Lackawanna County District Attorney in Scranton: felony and misdemeanor prosecutions, victim witness services, ARD and press releases on cases.
Open official site Lackawanna County District AttorneyVital records
Pennsylvania death certificates from the Department of Health Division of Vital Records: certified copies of deaths from 1906 on, ordered online, by mail or in person, with fees and who may obtain them.
Open official site Pennsylvania death certificatesPolice & jail
The Pennsylvania Megan's Law registry from the Pennsylvania State Police: registered sex offenders by name, county, municipality or zip code, with photos, addresses and offense details.
Open official site Pennsylvania sex offender registryPolice & jail
The Pennsylvania Department of Corrections inmate locator: people in state correctional institutions by name or inmate number, with the institution, sentence and parole information.
Open official site Pennsylvania corrections offender searchPolice & jail
PATCH, the Pennsylvania Access to Criminal History system of the State Police: statewide criminal history record checks by name online for a fee, with certified records on request.
Open official site Pennsylvania criminal history record checkState courts
The Unified Judicial System web portal: docket sheets and case information for the Pennsylvania courts of common pleas, magisterial district courts, Philadelphia Municipal Court and the appellate courts, by name or docket number.
Open official site Pennsylvania court recordsVital records
Pennsylvania birth and death certificates from the Division of Vital Records of the Department of Health, ordered online, by mail or in person, with records from 1906. Marriage and divorce records come from the county orphans' court and prothonotary.
Open official site Pennsylvania vital recordsState records
The Pennsylvania Department of State business entity search: corporations, LLCs, partnerships and fictitious names by name or entity number, with filing history and the registered office.
Open official site Pennsylvania business entity searchState records
Unclaimed property held by the Pennsylvania Treasury: dormant accounts, uncashed checks, deposits, stock and safe deposit box contents, searched and claimed online by name.
Open official site Pennsylvania unclaimed property searchLocal record guide
Local profile
Scranton, a place of 76,328 people, is the seat of Lackawanna County. Court and property records sit with Lackawanna County, and birth and death certificates come from the State of Pennsylvania. Scranton's own offices are in the cards above, and our Lackawanna County page lists each county office.
Abandoned mine records
Where the workings are, and the office that holds the mine maps.
From the old mine records
The mine records hold 1 named mine site inside the city or town limits, 1 of them worked out or abandoned; the old survey maps add 4 holes drawn inside the city or town limits, 4 of them shafts or tunnels. The mineral the records name is construction sand and gravel.
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.
Straight answers
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Inspecting records is free under Pennsylvania's Right-to-Know Law, and copies may cost up to 25 cents a page. The UJS Web Portal docket search is free, a certified Pennsylvania birth or death certificate costs $20 plus $10 for online orders, and recorders of deeds charge 50 cents per uncertified page or $1.50 certified.
Ask the Scranton police department records office if the municipality has its own force; municipalities without one are covered by the Pennsylvania State Police. PSP crash reports are requested online or by mail with the state's crash report request form.
Cases filed in Lackawanna County are heard by the Lackawanna County Court of Common Pleas and the magisterial district courts. The UJS Web Portal at ujsportal.pacourts.us provides free docket sheets for every county.
Deeds and mortgages are recorded by the Lackawanna County Recorder of Deeds. The county assessment office sets values, and county, municipal and school property taxes are usually collected by the elected local tax collector for the township or borough.
Pennsylvania birth and death certificates are issued by the Department of Health Division of Vital Records, online, by mail or at a Vital Records public office, $20 each. Marriage records are kept by the Register of Wills and Clerk of the Orphans' Court in the county where the license was issued.
Yes. PATCH, the Pennsylvania State Police criminal history system, runs name-based record checks on anyone for a fee. The UJS Web Portal also shows criminal dockets by name free.
Pennsylvania agencies must respond within five business days under the Right-to-Know Law, 65 P.S. 67.901, and may take one 30 calendar day extension for listed reasons such as legal review or offsite records.
Same county
Use the city page when a record was created by a municipal police department or city office; use the county page for courts, deeds, vital records and jail custody.