Pennsylvania, York County
Where York's records are kept. The Township of York has its own township government; county and state offices keep its other public records.
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The cards below include York's own offices, along with the York County and State of Pennsylvania offices that keep the rest of its public records. Use the category buttons to narrow the list.
Police & jail
Pennsylvania State Police online criminal record check. Results are printed by the requester, not mailed; card payments carry a 2% fee since April 22, 2026, and notarized copies must be requested by mail.
Open official site Pennsylvania Access to Criminal History (PATCH)State records
Archive run by the Pennsylvania Historical and Museum Commission that keeps the permanent public records of the Commonwealth, chiefly state government records, plus papers of private citizens and groups tied to Pennsylvania history.
Open official site Pennsylvania State ArchivesCounty court
Philadelphia and Reading offices handle bankruptcy cases for eastern Pennsylvania; judges calendars, opinions, forms and local rules are posted, with links to the Chapter 13 trustee case status system and PACER.
Open official site United States Bankruptcy Court, Eastern District of PennsylvaniaCounty court
Public Pennsylvania court docket sheets for appellate, common pleas and magisterial district courts, court calendars and PAePay. Secure services such as statewide warrants need access approved by a county clerk of court.
Open official site Pennsylvania Judiciary Web PortalVital records
Health Department's Bureau of Health Statistics and Registries holds Pennsylvania birth, death and fetal death records from 1906 on. Order birth certificates online or at public offices; they meet REAL ID rules.
Open official site Pennsylvania Department of Health Vital RecordsPolice & jail
Pennsylvania Department of Corrections search for people in state prisons or under department supervision, by name, inmate or parole number, gender, committing county or current location.
Open official site Pennsylvania DOC Inmate LocatorPolice & jail
The PSP Criminal Investigation Assessment Unit runs Pennsylvania AMBER Alerts for child abductions and issues Missing Endangered Person Advisory (MEPA) messages, both posted on the PSP X account.
Open official site Pennsylvania State Police AMBER Alert and MEPAPolice & jail
Current Pennsylvania State Police flyer of its ten most wanted fugitives, with photos, descriptions, last known addresses and the crimes each is wanted for. Tips go to PSP Tips at 1-800-472-8477.
Open official site Pennsylvania State Police Ten Most WantedPolice & jail
PSP public site on registered sexual offenders in Pennsylvania, searchable by county, municipality, ZIP code, mile radius or name, with lists of noncompliant, transient and sexually violent offenders.
Open official site Pennsylvania State Police Megan's Law WebsiteVital records
Official Census Bureau figures for York township, York County, Pennsylvania: 29,719 people counted in 2020, 13,508 housing units, and survey data on schooling, employment, income and poverty.
Open official site Census Bureau ProfileCity records
York Township offices at 190 Oak Road in Dallastown post Board of Commissioners meetings, building permits and zoning, sewer bill payment, open records, taxes, ordinances, trash and recycling and regional police contacts.
Open official site York TownshipPolice & jail
York County Regional Police Department at 33 Oak Street posts news, safety alerts and public notices on its CRIMEWATCH page. Phone 717-741-1259.
Open official site York County Regional Police DepartmentEverything else, organized
4 more York Township sources not listed above.
Local record guide
Useful local context without burying the official record links above.
Local profile
The Township of York, a place of 29,719 people, is in York County, whose county seat is York. Court and property records sit with York County, and birth and death certificates come from the State of Pennsylvania. York's own offices are in the cards above, and our York County page lists each county office.
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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 York Township 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 York County are heard by the York 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 York 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.