§ 132-8 – Assistance by and to Department of Natural and Cultural Resources.
132-8. Assistance by and to Department of Natural and Cultural Resources. The Department of Natural and Cultural Resources shall have the right to examine into the condition of public records and shall give advice and assistance to public officials in the solution of their problems of preserving, filing and making available the public records in […]
§ 132-8.1 – Records management program administered by Department of Natural and Cultural Resources; establishment of standards, procedures, etc.; surveys.
132-8.1. Records management program administered by Department of Natural and Cultural Resources; establishment of standards, procedures, etc.; surveys. A records management program for the application of efficient and economical management methods to the creation, utilization, maintenance, retention, preservation, and disposal of official records shall be administered by the Department of Natural and Cultural Resources. It […]
§ 132-8.2 – Selection and preservation of records considered essential; making or designation of preservation duplicates; force and effect of duplicates or copies thereof.
132-8.2. Selection and preservation of records considered essential; making or designation of preservation duplicates; force and effect of duplicates or copies thereof. In cooperation with the head of each State agency and the governing body of each county, municipality, and other subdivision of government, the Department of Natural and Cultural Resources shall establish and maintain […]
§ 132-9 – Access to records.
132-9. Access to records. (a) Any person who is denied access to public records for purposes of inspection and examination, or who is denied copies of public records, may apply to the appropriate division of the General Court of Justice for an order compelling disclosure or copying, and the court shall have jurisdiction to issue […]
§ 132-10 – Qualified exception for geographical information systems.
132-10. Qualified exception for geographical information systems. Geographical information systems databases and data files developed and operated by counties and cities are public records within the meaning of this Chapter. The county or city shall provide public access to such systems by public access terminals or other output devices. Upon request, the county or city […]
§ 132-11 – Time limitation on confidentiality of records.
132-11. Time limitation on confidentiality of records. (a) Notwithstanding any other provision of law, all restrictions on access to public records shall expire 100 years after the creation of the record. (b) Subsection (a) of this section shall apply to any public record in existence at the time of, or created after, August 18, 2015. […]
§ 132-6 – Inspection, examination and copies of public records.
132-6. Inspection, examination and copies of public records. (a) Every custodian of public records shall permit any record in the custodian’s custody to be inspected and examined at reasonable times and under reasonable supervision by any person, and shall, as promptly as possible, furnish copies thereof upon payment of any fees as may be prescribed […]
§ 132-6.1 – Electronic data-processing and computer databases as public records.
132-6.1. Electronic data-processing and computer databases as public records. (a) Databases purchased, leased, created, or otherwise acquired by every public agency containing public records shall be designed and maintained in a manner that does not impair or impede the public agency’s ability to permit the public inspection and examination of public records and provides a […]
§ 132-6.2 – Provisions for copies of public records; fees.
132-6.2. Provisions for copies of public records; fees. (a) Persons requesting copies of public records may elect to obtain them in any and all media in which the public agency is capable of providing them. No request for copies of public records in a particular medium shall be denied on the grounds that the custodian […]
§ 132-7 – Keeping records in safe places; copying or repairing; certified copies.
132-7. Keeping records in safe places; copying or repairing; certified copies. Insofar as possible, custodians of public records shall keep them in fireproof safes, vaults, or rooms fitted with noncombustible materials and in such arrangement as to be easily accessible for convenient use. All public records should be kept in the buildings in which they […]