Pennsylvania Consolidated Statutes
42 Pa. Cons. Stat. § 8723 (2026)
Grounds for access.
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§ 8723. Grounds for access.
Any judge of the Commonwealth Court shall enter an order providing access to confidential information if, on the basis of a petition under section 8722 (relating to petition for access to confidential information), he finds that:
(1) the petitioner is engaged in an ongoing investigation of criminal activity; and
(2) a Commonwealth agency may have confidential information reasonably related to such an investigation.
Cross References. Section 8723 is referred to in section 8724 of this title.
Notes of Decisions
Cited in 2
cases, 1991–2000 · leading case: Commonwealth v. Moore, 584 A.2d 936 (Pa. 1991).
Commonwealth v. Moore, 584 A.2d 936 (Pa. 1991). “After the case was set for trial, the Allegheny County District Attorney filed in the Commonwealth Court a Petition for Access to Confidential Information, pursuant to 42 Pa.C.S. § 8723. *155 The Petition asserted that the Commonwealth had reason to believe that Moore had…”
Hannis v. Sacred Heart Hosp., 52 Pa. D. & C.4th 153 (2000). “The legislature in 42 Pa.C.S. §8723 empowered the Commonwealth Court of Pennsylvania to enter an order providing access to confidential information in the possession of a Commonwealth agency if the petitioner is engaged in an ongoing investigation of criminal activity.”
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