The Clerk of Court is the custodian for many court records in Chester County. Most court records can be viewed online from the District Court’s website. For criminal cases, that information includes name, case status, charges, and timeline of court appearances.
Court, Criminal, Marriage, Divorce, Property
Fee Schedule
Certified Copies (per document) $5
Copies (per page) $1
Copies (per page) up to 1000 pages; $0.20 beyond 100 pages $0.25
Copies from microfilm / microfiche (per page) $2
Criminal record search $21
For civil cases, court records include plaintiff and defendant names, case status, next court date, date filed, and timeline of court events. Marriage records can be obtained through the Register of Wills Office. Divorce records can be requested through the Prothonotary’s Office.
Michele Vaughn
Register of Wills/Clerk of the Orphans’ Court
201 W Market Street, Suite 2200
West Chester, PA 19380-0989
610-344-6335
Debbie Bookman
Prothonotary
201 W. Market Street, Suite 1425
West Chester, PA 19380
610-344-6300
Copies
1st Page 25¢
Each additional page 25¢
Certified copies (includes first 4 pages) $7.00
Amount per page after 4 65¢
Birth and death records can be requested from the Department of Health.
Department of Health
Bureau of Health Statistics & Registries
Division of Vital Records
P.O. Box 1528
New Castle, PA 16103
724-656-3100
To submit an open records request, you can contact the Clerk of Court or the Register of Wills Office, depending on the type of record. An open records request is simply an official request to view particular public government or agency documents.
Deeds, which are legal documents regarding the ownership of property or legal rights, can also be obtained from the Recorder of Deeds. There’s an online portal to view records.
Diane O’Dwyer
Recorder of Deeds
313 W. Market St, Suite 3302
West Chester, PA 19380
610-344-6330
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