§ 213.52. Pre-1910 Records and Non-Scheduled Records.
(a) All district court records dated prior to 1910 or any district court records not listed under Scheduled Records/District Justice Record Retention Schedule may be disposed.
(b) Procedure for disposal:
(1) Prepare form R.J.A. 507(b), Unified Judicial System Court Records Disposal Certification Request, in triplicate. (Two originals and one copy)
(2) Complete the form. List the records to be destroyed in the appropriate block on the form.
(3) Send one original to the Administrative Office of Pennsylvania Courts and one copy to the Pennsylvania Historical and Museum Commission, Division of Archival and Records Management Services, Box 1026, Harrisburg, PA 17108-1026; and retain one for your records.
(4) The Administrative Office of Pennsylvania Courts will return your copy reflecting its decision either authorizing your request to destroy the records or denying your request. If your request is authorized, the records may be destroyed. However, no records are to be destroyed unless the district court office is in receipt of the R.J.A. 507(b) form reflecting authorization by the Administrative Office of Pennsylvania Courts.
(5) File an original and the copy returned by the Administrative Office of Pennsylvania Courts.
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