March 17, 2020
Upon consideration of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania being in a state of emergency due to the Coronovirus (COVID-19), effective Tuesday, March 17th, 2020, the following changes will be implemented at the Elk County Courthouse and Elk County Sheriff’s Office to address the widespread outbreak of COVID-19 and to protect the health, safety and welfare of the public, county and court employees, attorneys, and participants in court proceedings:
- Access to the Elk County Courthouse will be limited exclusively to elected officials, employees, attorneys, jurors, parties & witnesses to a case with a scheduled proceeding that has not otherwise been continued, and members of the media.
- Access by the general public shall be restricted to official and essential business that needs absolute immediate attention as determined by the Elk County Sheriff on a case by case basis.
Specifically, in the Elk County Sheriff’s Office, License to Carry Permits will only be processed between the hours of 12:30 – 3:30 P.M. and will be limited to those permits/applications that are expiring within one week.
Any items needing delivery to offices within the Courthouse may be dropped off at the single-point of entry.
Elk County Sheriff sales scheduled for Thursday, March 19th, 2020 will be rescheduled to Thursday, April 23, 2020.
Thank you for your understanding and cooperation during this time.