Reviewed and updated October 9, 2026 by the SearchSystems.net editorial team. Every office link was opened and checked against the office's own site on September 23, 2026.
Sullivan County, Pennsylvania, has about 5,900 residents (2024 Census Bureau estimate). A police report belongs to the agency whose officer wrote it, so which office holds a report from Sullivan County depends on where the incident happened: the Sheriff's Office - Sullivan County, Pennsylvania for the unincorporated county, the agency that reports for the city inside a city. This guide names each agency, where its records page is and what the Right-to-Know Law requires of it.
This guide covers which agency, the sheriff's reports, cities, what the law requires and common questions.
Related guides: Sullivan County public records, Sullivan County arrest records, Sullivan County warrants, Sullivan County inmate search, Sullivan County property records, Pennsylvania arrest records and Pennsylvania inmate search.
Which Agency Holds a Report from Sullivan County
The report of an incident is released by the agency that took it; the court and the jail hold their own records of the same event, but not the report.
In Sullivan County that is the Sheriff's Office - Sullivan County, Pennsylvania for the unincorporated county and for any city that contracts with it for police service, and the agency that reports for a city where the city has one of its own.
The FBI's list also places the Sullivan County State Police in Sullivan County; a report taken on a state highway by it comes from that agency's own records office.
The FBI's agency list also places four state agencies in Sullivan County, each with a records office of its own.
Reports from the Sheriff's Office - Sullivan County, Pennsylvania
Its reports come from its records unit, reached through the office at 570-946-5201. The office's page SearchSystems verified is its jail page, at sullivancountypa.gov/offices/sheriff (page title: Sheriff's Office | Sullivan County, Pennsylvania), phone 570-946-5201, 245 Muncy Street P.O. Box 157 Laporte, PA 18626, which answered when SearchSystems opened it on September 23, 2026.
Cities in Sullivan County
The FBI lists no city in Sullivan County with a reporting agency of its own.
The cities and towns in the county are Dushore, Laporte, Eagles Mere and Forksville.
What the Right-to-Know Law Requires
The Right-to-Know Law sets the rules: an answer within 5 business days, with a 30-day extension, at a charge of copying at 25 cents a page, from the agency that holds the report.
Any other county record goes through the county records request page SearchSystems verified, at sullivancountypa.gov/offices/right-to-know-requests (page title: Open Records Office | Sullivan County, Pennsylvania).
A defendant who has been charged gets the report through the case: the District Attorney, 570-946-4053, handles discovery for pending cases.
Frequently Asked Questions
How do I get a police report in Sullivan County?
From the agency whose officer took it: the Sheriff's Office - Sullivan County, Pennsylvania for its own arrests, or the agency that reports for the city where it happened. Under the Right-to-Know Law the answer is due within 5 business days, with a 30-day extension.
How long does an agency in Sullivan County have to answer?
Under the Right-to-Know Law, within 5 business days, with a 30-day extension. It may charge copying at 25 cents a page.
Who has a crash report from a state highway in Sullivan County?
The state agency whose officer took it; the FBI lists the Sullivan County State Police in Sullivan County.
How do I get a report from the Sheriff's Office - Sullivan County, Pennsylvania?
From its records unit, reached through the office at 570-946-5201. Under the Right-to-Know Law the answer is due within 5 business days, with a 30-day extension.
Is this the official Sullivan County website?
No. SearchSystems.net is an independent public records guide, online since 1997. It links to the official county, court and state offices described above and does not hold records, charge for them or take requests.