Pennsylvania Administrative, Court, and Government Directory

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Below is a directory of the Pennsylvania administrative, court, and government offices. This also includes the staff in most locations.


Capital: Harrisburg
12,702,379 (2010 Census)
State Information: (717) 787-2121
State Website: http://www.pa.gov
  Administrative Office of the Courts
Administrative Office of Pennsylvania Courts
1515 Market St., Suite 1414 Philadelphia, PA 19102
(215) 560-6300; Fax: (215) 560-6315
Website: http://www.pacourts.us
601 Commonwealth Ave., Suite 1500 P.O. Box 61260 Harrisburg, PA 17106-1260 (717) 231-3300
State Court Administrator: Zygmont A Pines
  Attorney Discipline
Office of Chief Disciplinary Counsel
601 Commonwealth Ave., Suite 2700 P.O. Box 62485 Harrisburg, PA 17106
(717) 783-0990; Fax: (717) 783-4963
Website: http://www.padisciplinaryboard.org
Chief Disciplinary Counsel: Paul J. Killion
  Attorney General
Office of the Attorney General
Strawberry Sq., 16th Floor Harrisburg, PA 17120
(717) 787-3391; Fax: (717) 787-8242
Website: http://www.attomeygeneral.gov/
Atty. General: Kathleen Granahan Kane (Democrat) Elected; next election Nov. 2016
  Banking Department
Department of Banking and Securities
Market Square Plaza, Suite 1300 17 N. 2nd St. Harrisburg, PA 17101
Banking: (717) 787-2665
Securities: (717) 787-1854
Website: http://www.banking.state.pa.us
Secretary: Glenn E. Moyer
  Bar Admissions
Pennsylvania Board of Law Examiners
Pennsylvania Judicial Center, Suite 3600 601 Commonwealth Ave. P.O. Box 62535 Harrisburg, PA 17106-2535
(717) 231-3350; Fax: (717) 231-3351
Website: http://www.pabarexam.org

12 credits CLE required per year, including 1 hour in ethics. Admission on motion available by complying with Pa.B.R.204, available on website.
  Bar Association
100 South St. P.O. Box 186 Harrisburg, PA 17108-0186
(717) 238-6715; Fax: (717) 238-1204
Website: http://www.pabar.org
Exec. Dir.: Barry M. Simpson
Integrated Bar
Annual Meeting - May, 2015
  Client Protection Fund
Pennsylvania Lawyers Fund for Client Security
601 Commonwealth Ave., Suite 5400 Harrisburg, PA 17120-0901
Mailing Address: P.O. Box 62585 Harrisburg, PA 17106-2585
(717) 231-9510, (800) 962-4618; Fax: (717) 231-9511
Email: admin@palawfund.com
Website: http://www.palawfund.com
Exec. Dir.: Kathryn J. Peifer
  Corporations Officers
Corporations Bureau Department of State
206 North Office Bldg. 401 North St. Harrisburg, PA 17120
Mailing Address: P.O. Box 8722 Harrisburg, PA 17105-8722
(717) 787-1057; Fax: (717) 783-2244
Director: Michael Patterson (717) 783-9210
Email: micpatters@state.pa.us
Chief, UCC, Certification & Business Processing: Meredith S. Klinger
P.O. Box 8721 Harrisburg, PA 17105-8721 (717) 772-2149
Chief, Cash Mgmt., Customer Svce. & Support:
Trena Brown (717) 772-1093 Email: trbrown@state.pa.us
  Criminal History Board
Bureau of Records & Identification Pennsylvania
State Police Central Repository -164
1800 Elmerton Ave. Harrisburg, PA 17110
(717) 705-5787; Fax: (717) 705-8840
Website: https://epatch.state.pa.us
  Economic Development Administration
Department of Community and Economic Development
Keystone Bldg., 4th Floor 400 North St. Harrisburg, PA 17120-0225
(866) 466-3972; Fax: (717) 772-3103
Website: http://www.newpa.com
Secretary: C. Alan Walker
  Governor's Office
Office of the Governor
225 Main Capitol Bldg. Harrisburg, PA 17120
(717) 787-2500; Fax: (717) 772-8284
Website: https://www.governor.pa.gov/

Northwest Regional Office
100 State St., Suite 205 Erie, PA 16507 (814) 878-5719

Southeast Regional Office
200 S. Broad St., 11th Floor Philadelphia, PA 19102 (215) 560-2640

Southwest Regional Office
301 5th Ave., Room 240 Pittsburgh, PA 15222 (412) 565-5700

Northeast Regional Office
Oppenheim Bldg., 3rd Floor 409 Lackawanna Ave. Scranton, PA 18503 (570) 614-2090
Governor: Tom Corbett (Republican)
Next election Nov. 2014
  Highest State Court
Supreme Court
Pennsylvania Judicial Center Suite 4500 601 Commonwealth Ave.
P.O. Box 62575 Harrisburg, PA 17106-2575 (717) 787-6181
Website: http://www.pacourts.us/T/SupremeCourt
468 City Hall Philadelphia, PA 19107 (215) 560-6370
801 City-County Bldg. Pittsburgh, PA 15219 (412) 565-2816
Chief Justice: Ronald D. Castille
Clerk of the Supreme Court: Irene Bizzoso (Prothonotary)
  Insurance Department
Insurance Department
393 Walnut St., 13th Floor Harrisburg, PA 17128
Mailing Address: 1326 Strawberry Sq. Harrisburg, PA 17120
(717) 783-0442; Fax: (717) 772-1969
Website: http://www.insurance.pa.gov

Administrative Hearings Office
Capital Associates Bldg.
901N. 7th St. Harrisburg, PA 17102 (717) 783-2126
Commissioner: Michael Consedine
Deputy Commissioner: Stephen Johnson (Corporate and Financial Regulation) (717) 783-2142
Dir., Financial Examinations: Annette Szady
  Motor Vehicle Office
Pennsylvania Driver and Vehicle Services Dept. of Transportation
Riverfront Office Center
1101 S. Front St. Harrisburg, PA 17104
(717) 412-5300; Toll-free (In-State): (800) 932-4600 Fax: (717) 705-2401
Website: http://www.dmv.state.pa.us
For Abstracts send DL-503 form: Dept. of Transportation

Driver Record Services
P.O. Box 68695 Harrisburg, PA 17106-8695
Fee for obtaining abstract: $8.00; certified copy, $30.00
  Police
Pennsylvania State Police
1800 Elmerton Ave. Harrisburg, PA 17110
(717) 783-5556; Fax: (717) 787-2948
Traffic Accident Records Unit: (717) 783-3380
Website: http://www.psp.state.pa.us
Commissioner: Col. Frank Noonan (717) 772-6924

Fee for obtaining accident report: $22.00; make checks payable to Commonwealth of Pennsylvania
  Probate, Recording and Notary Certificate Offices
Estate & Wills: County Registers of Wills
Deeds and Mortgages: County Recorder of Deeds or
Philadelphia Commissioner of Records
Notary Certificates: Dept. of State, Bureau of Commissions
Elections and Legislation
210 North Office Bldg. Harrisburg, PA 17120 ($15.00)
  Senators, U.S.
Robert P. Casey, Jr. (Democrat)
393 Russell Senate Office Bldg. Washington, DC 20510
(202) 224-6324; Fax: (202) 228-0604
Website: http://www.casey.senate.gov

Patrick J. Toomey (Republican)
248 Russell Senate Office Bldg. Washington, DC 20510 (202) 224-4254
Website: http://www.toomey.senate.gov
  Secretary of State
Office of the Secretary of the Commonwealth Department of State
302 N. Office Bldg. Commonwealth Ave. & North St. Harrisburg, PA 17120
(717) 787-6458; Fax: (717) 787-1734
Website: http://www.dos.state.pa.us
Secretary of the Commonwealth: Carol Aichele (Republican)
Appointed

Department of Revenue
1133 Strawberry Sq. Harrisburg, PA 17128-1100 (717) 787-8201
Executive Office: (717) 787-6960
Taxpayer Advocate: (717) 772-9347
Website: http://www.revenue.state.pa.us/
Secretary: Daniel P. Meuser
See web site for specific departmental mailing addresses.
  Victim Compensation Program
Victim Compensation Assistance Program
Pennsylvania Commission on Crime and Delinquency
3101N. Front St. P.O. Box 1167 Harrisburg, PA 17108-1167
(717) 783-5153; Fax: (717) 787-4306
Website: http://www.pccd.state.pa.us
Pa. Stat. Ann. tit. 18 §§11.101 et seq. (enacted 1976)
Vital Statistics
Division of Vital Records
101 S. Mercer St., Room 401 New Castle, PA 16101
Mailing Address: P.O. Box 1528 New Castle, PA 16103-1528 (724) 656-3100

Births and deaths occurring in Pennsylvania from 1906 to the present. Certified copies of marriage licenses and divorce decrees may be obtained from the courthouse in the county where the event occurred.

Certified copy: Births - $10.00. Deaths - $9.00; credit card orders can be made online via http://www.vitaldiek.com for an additional $10.00 processing fee for each requested record. Genealogy records are not available through online ordering.