Attorneys representing the interests of statewide local government agencies, including PSBA, across the state filed a joint brief supporting the state Department of Corrections in its ongoing legal battle with the Herald-Standard. The brief argues that asking a government agency’s open records officer to determine whether a Right-to-Know request has been adequately filled would unfairly burden them, delaying responses. The filing also argues that agencies do not have to determine if requested records actually exist before denying access.
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Source: Herald-Standard, December 12, 2019.