Freedom of Information Act
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We're a public employer and ready to draft a policy for handling a request for sensitive information. Does anyone have a policy in place that I can share?
Any suggestions on any points that I should be sure to include? such as
one request at a time; purpose of request; time to research and provide information; cost of any copy made;
Thanks.
Kay
Any suggestions on any points that I should be sure to include? such as
one request at a time; purpose of request; time to research and provide information; cost of any copy made;
Thanks.
Kay
Comments
TN may have something similar in place. This quote from the intro part of OH law should motivate you to run your policy by counsel before implementing.
“The Ohio Public Records Act imposes two primary obligations upon public
offices: 1) provide prompt inspection of public records and 2) provide copies of
public records within a reasonable period of time. These obligations, in turn,
provide the public with two primary rights: 1) the right to prompt inspection of
public records and 2) the right to copies within a reasonable period of time.
However, these obligations and rights only apply to “public records.” Further,
they only apply to “public offices.” Therefore, in order to fully understand the
public’s rights under the Public Records Act, it is important to understand what is
a “public record” and a “public office” for purposes of the Act.”
Clear as mud.
Of course, if you are a federal agency go here: [url]http://www.usdoj.gov/04foia/index.html[/url]
Anne in Ohio