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Elk County Information

Pennsylvania is home to Elk County. A local census found that Elk County had 30,990 habitants in 2020. Ridgway is the current county seat in Elk County.

The county was founded on April 18, 1843.

The county is named for the Eastern elk that historically inhabited the region.

Elk County Arrest Records

In Elk County, arrest records are also kept on each individual crime within the jurisdictional area. Every single crime in Elk County is split up into two sections in the crime report. The groups in question are violent crime and property crime. Property crimes can include things such as burglary, vehicle theft, and larceny. Robbery, aggravated assault, murder, and forcible rape make up the four main violent crime categorizations. 0 violent and 0 property crimes occured in Elk County back in 2020. Elk County Sheriff’s Office can be contacted at:

Elk County Sheriff's Office
W. Todd Caltagarone, Sheriff
250 Main Street
Ridgway, PA 15853
Hours:
Monday - Friday
8:30 am - 4:00 pm (excluding holidays)
Phone: (814) 776-5353
Fax: (814) 776-5396
Email: sheriff@countyofelkpa.com

Elk County Criminal Records

Elk County records their criminal activity in the form of criminal records. These records cover murders, rapes, burglaries, arson, motor vehicle theft, assaults and crimes of a sexual nature. In Elk County, and across the whole state of Pennsylvania the police are necessary to keep an up to date list of all arrest records. In Elk County inhabitants can use a search tool in order to get access to the records. Any individual on release or in jail can be searched for using the tool. The Elk County legally keep a current sex offender registers. These include any offender living, attending school, working, or jailed in the Elk County area. This up-to-date register is then made available to the public, as is the fundamental right of anyone living in Elk County.

Citizens living in Elk County can use the tool to search for any offenders in the area. A person must simply enter a zip code to act as the centre of their search. The website will then list all sex offenders found within a given radius of this pinpointed location in Elk County. A person may also use the tools to look up individual known offenders. The results will show all imprisoned and non-compliant offenders too.

Elk County Court Records

Elk County criminal, civil, and family cases are all overseen by the county courthouse. The court clerk is in charge of maintaining all records within Elk County. Members of the public in Elk County can purchase court records at:

Elk County Courthouse
Susanne Straub Schneider, Prothonotary/Clerk
250 Main Street, Suite 114
P.O. Box 237
Ridgway, PA 15853
Office Hours:
8:30 AM - 4:00 PM Monday - Friday
Phone: (814) 776-5343
Fax: (814) 776-5303

NOTE - Average records can be sent to the requested by fax, email, or mail. Then again, any official or licensed records in Elk County can only be delivered via mail.

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Elk County Public Records

In Pennsylvania state, reports called vital records are kept on each and every resident within the jurisdiction. These reports hold a person's most critical milestone life events. Marriages, divorces, births, and deaths are all recorded in these vital files. Counties such as Elk County help to collect these documents. The state requires some counties to collect and send copies of the files.

Pennsylvania requires all county clerks to collect marriage records. These records are stored at the Pennsylvania Bureau of Health Statistics and Registries. Vital records may include birth certificates, death certificates, divorce decrees, marriage licenses, divorce certificates, marriage certificates, and more. Elk County records are located in a central registry, along with all other vital records. These records can then be used for statistical analysis.

Elk County residents can access and copy all public records. Elk County residents have the right to access these documents since Pennsylvania passed the Right to Know Law in 1957. The Pennsylvania Right to Know Law was amended in 2008. In Elk County public records can be obtained at:

Elk County Clerk’s Office
Lee A. Neureiter: Register/Recorder/Clerk
240 Main Street
P.O. Box 314
Ridgway, PA 15853
Hours:
Monday - Friday 8:30 - 4:00
Closed weekends and holidays
Phone: (814) 776-5349
Fax: (814) 776-5382
Email: recorder@countyofelkpa.com

Records in Elk County do come with a charge. Elk County birth records cost $20 per first copy.

NOTE - There are various rules that must be followed in order for Elk County habitants obtain records. The office is only open between 8:30 a.m. until 4:00 p.m. from Monday to Friday To attain records in Elk County, photo identification is needed. Photo ID could be a driver's license or state ID. All Elk County requests for records must be put in writing.