Transparency Zone, June and July 2023

Employment applications of agency employees are public but certain information may be redacted from them.  2023-1065.

A request may lack sufficient specificity if it requires an agency to make judgments as to which records relate to the request’s subject matter.  2023-1121.

The OOR can determine the public status of election-related records but access to those records are subject to limitations found in the Election Code.  2023-0877.

Internal deliberations among less than a quorum of school board members may be exempt from access.  2023-0735.

Agencies may be required to obtain records from their cellular telephone providers.  2023-1136.

Mugshots are not prohibited from disclosure, although they may contain other criminal history information not subject to release.  2023-1055.

Autopsy and toxicology records can be obtained from coroners and medical examiners upon the payment of a fee.  2023-1213.

Education records that are unable to be redacted of identifying information do not need to be disclosed under FERPA.  2023-0499.

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