State Records Center Information

The State Records Center (SRC) offers low-cost, high density, secure storage for semi active and inactive records of state agencies.

Records held by the Records Center remain the property of Commonwealth State Agencies. Only authorized agency personnel are permitted access to the records. Requests from the public must be made to the appropriate State Agency.

Records retention and disposition schedules approved by the Executive Board are used as the authority to accept records at the SRC and also to dispose of them when their retention period is completed.

Hours

Contact Information

SRC Manager

(717) 783-2836

Agency and Personnel Records
(717) 787-2911

About the Facility

• The SRC's 61,572 square foot stack area can accommodate 270,000 cubic feet of records.
• The SRC is a single story building made of steel and concrete, with a fire alarm and sprinkler system.
• Security is provided by a 24-hour video and audio monitoring system and random police patrols.
• The annex to the State Records Center is environmentally controlled to protect vital and historical records.

Inactive Records Management

• Generally, records are considered inactive if they are referred to no more frequently than once per cubic foot per month.
• The Records Center staff monitors and manages inactive records in storage. A variety of custom reports may be generated by the agency records coordinator, providing updated information regarding stored records.
• Management Directive 210.5 (PDF), The Commonwealth of Pennsylvania State Records Management Program states that "inactive records must be stored so records are readily retrievable, in facilities that provide a suitable environment to protect them from damage, deterioration or loss."
• Agencies that desire to remove inactive records from the State Records Center must receive approval from the State Records Committee and Executive Board. Agencies must abide by these inactive agency records requirements (PDF) in order to use other storage facilities in lieu of the State Records Center.

Records Transfer

• Agency Records Coordinators should verify records retention requirements before an actual transfer is made. Records to be stored for eighteen (18) months or less are not eligible for transfer to the Center. The applicable Records Transfer List (STD-59 , STD-59-GS) must be submitted one week prior to the scheduled transfer, email to State Records Management.
• A copy of the completed transfer list with Records Center box numbers will be returned to the Agency Records Coordinator for future reference and retrieval of records. Agencies must submit Records Transfer Lists via Excel spreadsheets.

Retrieval

• A copy of the completed STD-59 transfer list with Records Center box numbers will be returned to the Agency Records Coordinator for future reference and retrieval of records.
• Only individuals authorized by the agency will be permitted access to the records.
• Requests for records must be submitted through the Enterprise Records Management System (ERMS).
• Emergency requestors only should also call 717-787-2911 to verify the request has been received.

Disposal

• When inactive records have met their retention requirements, an Agency Disposal Report will be generated and sent to the Agency Records Coordinator.
• Upon receipt of the signed destruction authorization, records will be sent for disposal.