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1 STATE OF OKLAHOMA
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2 1st Session of the 60th Legislature (2025)
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3 SENATE BILL 1097 By: Standridge
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6 AS INTRODUCED
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7 An Act relating to the Oklahoma Open Records Act;
7 amending 51 O.S. 2021, Section 24A.5, as last amended
8 by Section 2, Chapter 116, O.S.L. 2024 (51 O.S. Supp.
8 2024, Section 24A.5), which relates to inspection and
9 copying of records; updating statutory reference;
9 requiring certain written notice when records request
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10 providing an effective date.
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13 BE IT ENACTED BY THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF OKLAHOMA:
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14 SECTION 1. AMENDATORY 51 O.S. 2021, Section 24A.5, as
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15 last amended by Section 2, Chapter 116, O.S.L. 2024 (51 O.S. Supp.
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16 2024, Section 24A.5), is amended to read as follows:
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17 Section 24A.5. All records of public bodies and public
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18 officials shall be open to any person for inspection, copying, or
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19 mechanical reproduction during regular business hours; provided:
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20 1. The Oklahoma Open Records Act, Sections 24A.1 through 24A.30
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21 24A.34 of this title, does not apply to records specifically
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22 required by law to be kept confidential including:
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23 a. records protected by a state evidentiary privilege
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24 such as the attorney-client privilege, the work
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1 product immunity from discovery and the identity of
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2 informer privileges,
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3 b. records of what transpired during meetings of a public
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4 body lawfully closed to the public such as executive
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5 sessions authorized under the Oklahoma Open Meeting
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6 Act,
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7 c. personal information within driver records as defined
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8 by the Driver's Privacy Protection Act, 18 United
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9 States Code, Sections 2721 through 2725,
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10 d. information in the files of the Board of Medicolegal
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11 Investigations obtained pursuant to Sections 940 and
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12 941 of Title 63 of the Oklahoma Statutes that may be
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13 hearsay, preliminary unsubstantiated investigation-
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14 related findings, or confidential medical information,
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15 e. any test forms, question banks and answer keys
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16 developed for state licensure examinations, but
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17 specifically excluding test preparation materials or
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18 study guides,
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19 f. last names, addresses, Social Security numbers or tax
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20 identification numbers, and proof of identification
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21 submitted to the Oklahoma Lottery Commission by
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22 persons claiming a lottery prize,
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23 g. unless public disclosure is required by other laws or
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24 regulations, vehicle movement records of the Oklahoma
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1 Transportation Authority obtained in connection with
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2 the Authority's electronic toll collection system,
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3 h. personal financial information, credit reports, or
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4 other financial data obtained by or submitted to a
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5 public body for the purpose of evaluating credit
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6 worthiness, obtaining a license, permit, or for the
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7 purpose of becoming qualified to contract with a
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8 public body,
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9 i. any digital audio/video recordings of the toll
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10 collection and safeguarding activities of the Oklahoma
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11 Transportation Authority,
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12 j. any personal information provided by a guest at any
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13 facility owned or operated by the Oklahoma Tourism and
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14 Recreation Department to obtain any service at the
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15 facility or by a purchaser of a product sold by or
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16 through the Oklahoma Tourism and Recreation
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17 Department,
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18 k. a Department of Defense Form 214 (DD Form 214) filed
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19 with a county clerk, including any DD Form 214 filed
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20 before July 1, 2002,
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21 l. except as provided for in Section 2-110 of Title 47 of
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22 the Oklahoma Statutes:
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23 (1) any record in connection with a Motor Vehicle
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24 Report issued by the Department of Public Safety,
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1 as prescribed in Section 6-117 of Title 47 of the
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2 Oklahoma Statutes, or
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3 (2) personal information within driver records, as
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4 defined by the Driver's Privacy Protection Act,
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5 18 U.S.C., Sections 2721 through 2725, which are
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6 stored and maintained by the Department of Public
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7 Safety,
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8 m. any portion of any document or information provided to
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9 an agency or entity of the state or a political
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10 subdivision to obtain licensure under the laws of this
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11 state or a political subdivision that contains an
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12 applicant's personal address, personal phone number,
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13 personal email address, any government-issued
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14 identification numbers, or other contact information;
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15 provided, however, lists of persons licensed, the
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16 existence of a license of a person, or a business or
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17 commercial address, or other business or commercial
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18 information disclosable under state law submitted with
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19 an application for licensure shall be public record,
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20 unless the business or commercial address is the same
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21 as the applicant's personal address, except when the
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22 applicant permits in writing the disclosure of the
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23 address,
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1 n. an investigative file obtained during an investigation
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2 conducted by the State Department of Health into
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3 violations of the Long-Term Care Administrator
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4 Licensing Act under Title 63 of the Oklahoma Statutes,
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5 or
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6 o. documents, evidence, materials, records, reports,
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7 complaints, or other information in the possession or
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8 control of the Attorney General or Insurance
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9 Department pertaining to an evaluation, examination,
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10 investigation, or review made pursuant to the
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11 provisions of the Patient's Right to Pharmacy Choice
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12 Act, the Pharmacy Audit Integrity Act, or Sections 357
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13 through 360 of Title 59 of the Oklahoma Statutes;
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14 2. All Social Security numbers included in a record may be
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15 confidential regardless of the person's status as a public employee
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16 or private individual and may be redacted or deleted prior to
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17 release of the record by the public body;
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18 3. Any reasonably segregable portion of a record containing
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19 exempt material shall be provided after deletion of the exempt
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20 portions; provided however, the Department of Public Safety shall
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21 not be required to assemble for the requesting person specific
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22 information, in any format, from driving records relating to any
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23 person whose name and date of birth or whose driver license number
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24 is not furnished by the requesting person.
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1 The Oklahoma State Bureau of Investigation shall not be required
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2 to assemble for the requesting person any criminal history records
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3 relating to persons whose names, dates of birth, and other
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4 identifying information required by the Oklahoma State Bureau of
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5 Investigation pursuant to administrative rule are not furnished by
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6 the requesting person;
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7 4. Any request for a record which contains individual records
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8 of persons, and the cost of copying, reproducing or certifying each
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9 individual record is otherwise prescribed by state law, the cost may
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10 be assessed for each individual record, or portion thereof requested
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11 as prescribed by state law. Otherwise, a public body may charge a
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12 fee only for recovery of the reasonable, direct costs of record
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13 copying, or mechanical reproduction. Notwithstanding any state or
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14 local provision to the contrary, in no instance shall the record
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15 copying fee exceed twenty-five cents ($0.25) per page for records
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16 having the dimensions of eight and one-half (8 1/2) by fourteen (14)
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17 inches or smaller, or a maximum of One Dollar ($1.00) per copied
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18 page for a certified copy. However, if the request:
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19 a. is solely for commercial purpose, or
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20 b. would clearly cause excessive disruption of the
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21 essential functions of the public body,
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22 then the public body may charge a reasonable fee to recover the
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23 direct cost of record search and copying; however, publication in a
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24 newspaper or broadcast by news media for news purposes shall not
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1 constitute a resale or use of a record for trade or commercial
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2 purpose and charges for providing copies of electronic data to the
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3 news media for a news purpose shall not exceed the direct cost of
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4 making the copy. The fee charged by the Department of Public Safety
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5 for a copy in a computerized format of a record of the Department
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6 shall not exceed the direct cost of making the copy unless the fee
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7 for the record is otherwise set by law.
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8 Any public body establishing fees under this act shall post a
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9 written schedule of the fees at its principal office and with the
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10 county clerk.
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11 In no case shall a search fee be charged when the release of
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12 records is in the public interest, including, but not limited to,
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13 release to the news media, scholars, authors and taxpayers seeking
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14 to determine whether those entrusted with the affairs of the
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15 government are honestly, faithfully, and competently performing
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16 their duties as public servants.
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17 The fees shall not be used for the purpose of discouraging
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18 requests for information or as obstacles to disclosure of requested
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19 information;
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20 5. The land description tract index of all recorded instruments
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21 concerning real property required to be kept by the county clerk of
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22 any county shall be available for inspection or copying in
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23 accordance with the provisions of the Oklahoma Open Records Act;
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1 provided, however, the index shall not be copied or mechanically
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2 reproduced for the purpose of sale of the information;
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3 6. A public body must provide prompt, reasonable access to its
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4 records but may establish reasonable procedures which protect the
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5 integrity and organization of its records and to prevent excessive
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6 disruptions of its essential functions. A delay in providing access
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7 to records shall be limited solely to the time required for
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8 preparing the requested documents and the avoidance of excessive
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9 disruptions of the public body's essential functions. If a records
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10 request cannot be completed within ten (10) business days of the
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11 request, a person designated pursuant to paragraph 7 of this section
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12 shall provide written notice to the requestor indicating the reason
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13 for the delay and specifying a date within a reasonable time when
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14 the information requested will be available for inspection or
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15 duplication. In no event may production of a current request for
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16 records be unreasonably delayed until after completion of a prior
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17 records request that will take substantially longer than the current
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18 request. Any public body which makes the requested records
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19 available on the Internet shall meet the obligation of providing
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20 prompt, reasonable access to its records as required by this
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22 7. A public body shall designate certain persons who are
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1 available at all times to release records during the regular
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3 SECTION 2. This act shall become effective November 1, 2025.
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