CONFIDENTIAL
INFORMATION
FORM
APPELLATE/TRIAL COURT
CASE RECORDS
THIS FORM IS CONFIDENTIAL
Rev. 12/2017
Instructions for Completing the Confidential Information Form
The following information is confidential and shall not be included in any document filed with a court
or custodian, except on a Confidential Information Form filed contemporaneously with the document:
1. Social Security Numbers
2. Financial Account Numbers, except an active financial account number may be
identified by the last four digits when the financial account is the subject of the
case and cannot otherwise be identified. “Financial Account Numbers” include
financial institution account numbers, debit and credit card numbers, and
methods of authentication used to secure accounts such as personal identification
numbers, user names and passwords.
3. Driver License Numbers
4. State Identification (SID) Numbers
5.
Minors’ names and dates of birth except when a minor is charged as a defendant
in a criminal matter (see 42 Pa.C.S. § 6355). “Minor” is a person under the age of
eighteen.
6. Abuse victim’s address and other contact information, including employer’s
name, address and work schedule, in family court actions as defined by
Pa.R.C.P. No. 1931(a), except for victim's name. “Abuse Victim” is a person for
whom a protection order has been granted by a court pursuant to Pa.R.C.P. No.
1901 et seq. and 23 Pa.C.S. § 6101 et seq. or Pa.R.C.P. No. 1951 et seq. and 42
Pa.C.S § 62A01 et seq. If necessary, this information must be provided on
the separate Abuse Victim Addendum. Please note there are separate
instructions for the completion of the Addendum located on the form.
Please note this form does not need to be filed in types of cases that are sealed or exempted from
public access pursuant to applicable authority (e.g. juvenile, adoption, etc.).
The best way to protect confidential information is not to provide it to the court.
Therefore, only provide confidential information to the court when it is required by
law, ordered by the court or is otherwise necessary to effect the disposition of a matter.
Do not include confidential information in any other document filed with the court under this
docket.
If you need to refer to a piece of confidential information in a document, use the alternate
references. If you need to attach additional pages, sequentially number each alternate reference
– i.e. SSN 3, SSN 4, etc.
This form, and any additional pages, must be served on all unrepresented parties and
counsel of record.
A court or custodian is not required to review or redact any filed document for compliance with
Public
Access Policy of the Unified Judicial System of Pennsylvania
: Case Records of the Appellate and
Trial Courts. A party’s or attorney’s failure to comply with this section shall not affect access to case
records that are otherwise accessible.
If a filed document fails to comply with the requirements of the above referenced policy, a court may,
upon motion or its own initiative, with or without a hearing, order the filed document sealed, redacted,
amended or any combination thereof. A court may impose sanctions, including costs necessary to
prepare a compliant document for filing in accordance with applicable authority.