Effective January 6, 2018, a new public access policy that governs case records of Pennsylvania appellate and trial courts takes effect. The policy governs access to case records by members of the public and provides guidelines for information that must be protected. 

The policy requires filers to protect confidential information by either or both of two means:  

1. the use of a Confidential Document Form to protect certain confidential documents, and 
2. the use of a Confidential Information Form to protect certain confidential information