Ohio Attorney General Marc Dunn recently issued an opinion prohibiting journalists from obtaining records of gun owners. Reporters are allowed to inspect records of those persons having permits to carry concealed weapons, but are not allowed to obtain, copy or make notes of these records. The reporter may, however, publish information about these records as [...]
Entries from November 2007
Ohio Attorney General Backs Limits on Gun-Permit Data
November 26th, 2007 · No Comments
Wisconsin Bills Limit Public Records Access
November 16th, 2007 · 3 Comments
Two bills in the Wisconsin Assembly would change the state’s open records law. Assembly Bill 522 requires that open records requests intended for law enforcement agencies go directly to the agency that initiated the documents. Supporters of this bill say that it doesn’t change what documents are available but only where the requests must be [...]
California Bill Requires Redaction of Social Security Numbers
November 6th, 2007 · 1 Comment
Recently passed California Assembly Bill 1168 requires local agencies to redact social security numbers from public records. This bill also requires that, for documents containing complete social security numbers, public versions of the documents be created that only show truncated ssns. County recorder offices will be allowed to assess additional fees to cover the [...]
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