CRIMINAL HISTORY INVESTIGATIVE INFORMATION THAT IS DIRECTLY
RELATED TO A CIVIL ACTION PENDING IN A COURT IN THIS
COMMONWEALTH.
(2) A CRIME VICTIM MAY REQUEST THE DISSEMINATION OF
CRIMINAL HISTORY INVESTIGATIVE INFORMATION THAT IS MATERIAL
AND NECESSARY TO THE INVESTIGATION OR PREPARATION OF A CIVIL
ACTION.
(b) Request.--A request for dissemination shall include an
unsworn statement by the crime victim or the crime victim's
REQUESTING PARTY OR THE REQUESTING PARTY'S legal representative,
made subject to the penalties of section 4904 (relating to
unsworn falsification to authorities), that the requested
information is directly related to a civil action pending in a
court in this Commonwealth or , IF THE REQUESTING PARTY IS A
CRIME VICTIM OR THE CRIME VICTIM'S LEGAL REPRESENTATIVE,
material and necessary to the investigation or preparation of a
civil action. A request for dissemination shall identify or
describe the information sought with sufficient specificity to
enable the criminal justice agency to ascertain which
information is being requested.
(c) Service.--A request for dissemination shall be served on
the records information officer. Service shall be effective upon
receipt of the request by the records information officer or
head of the criminal justice agency via personal service or
certified mail with receipt.
(d) Dissemination.--Subject to section 9158.3 (relating to
denial), a criminal justice agency shall disseminate criminal
history investigative information in response to a request for
dissemination within 30 days of receipt of the request for
dissemination or by the date returnable on the request for
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