This Is Not a Government Office. We run a private reference site. We cannot pull criminal records, run official background checks, remove or correct a record, or accept expungement filings for anyone. For any of those, you need to reach the right government office directly.
Need an Official Record?
Use the following Adams County and Pennsylvania contacts for the record involved:
- Common Pleas case files: Adams County Clerk of Courts, 117 Baltimore Street, Room 103, Gettysburg, PA 17325; 717-337-9806; weekdays 8:00 a.m. to 4:30 p.m.
- County custody: Adams County Adult Correctional Complex, 45 Major Bell Lane, Gettysburg, PA 17325; 717-334-7671.
- Criminal histories: Pennsylvania State Police Bureau of Records and Identification through PATCH or subject Access and Review.
- Police reports: the borough police department or PSP station that created the report.
- Court administration and Rule 509: 117 Baltimore Street, Gettysburg, PA 17325; 717-337-9846; weekdays 8:00 a.m. to 4:30 p.m.
- Expungement or limited access: file through the court and confirm current procedure with the Clerk of Courts.
The Adams County Sheriff is at 117 Baltimore Street, Room 4, Gettysburg, PA 17325; 717-337-9828; weekdays 8:00 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. Its duties include enforcement, transport, process, and court security. The Sheriff is not the Pennsylvania certified criminal-history issuer, and an incident report should go to the police agency that handled the event.