Section 2804-H. Failure to respond to requests for records.
(a) Petitions.--If a Commonwealth agency fails to respond to a request for records during a disaster declaration, a requester may bring a petition before the Commonwealth Court to compel the Commonwealth agency to respond to the request for records.
(b) Appeals.--If a Commonwealth agency denies a request for records after being ordered to respond by the Commonwealth Court under subsection (a), a requester may conduct the request for records in accordance with Chapter 11 of the act of February 14, 2008 (P.L.6, No.3), known as the Right-to-Know Law.
(c) Denials.--
(1) Except as provided under paragraph (2), a Commonwealth agency may only deny a request for records during a disaster declaration for reasons authorized under the Right-to-Know Law.
(2) A Commonwealth agency may not deny a request for records during a disaster declaration for a reason specified under section 506(b)(1)(i) of the Right-to-Know Law.
(2804-H added July 27, 2020, P.L.702, No.77)