Governor's Office v. Office of Open Records, Aplt.

OPINION

Justice BAER.

In this matter, the Office of the Governor brought a declaratory judgment action in the Commonwealth Court, challenging the Office of Open Records’ interpretation of 65 P.S. § 67.901, which addresses an agency’s time frame for responding to written requests for documents made pursuant to the Right-to-Know Law.1 The Commonwealth Court granted the Office of the Governor’s request for declaratory relief, and held that pursuant to 65 P.S. § 67.901, an agency must respond to a Right-to-Know Law records request within five business days of receipt of the request by the agency’s…