Public Access to Public Records

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  4. Public Access to Public Records

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Section
25-61-1

Short title; legislative policy regarding right of access to records

Section
25-61-2

State policy regarding access to public records

Section
25-61-3

Definitions

Section
25-61-5

Public access to records; written explanation required when records cannot be produced within specified time; form and retention of denials

Section
25-61-7

Fees for costs incident to providing records

Section
25-61-9

Trade secrets and confidential commercial or financial information

Section
25-61-10

Access to records stored, manipulated or retrieved by sensitive software; acquisition, modification, etc., of systems, etc., used for creation or maintenance of public records data bases

Section
25-61-11

Records exempted or privileged by law

Section
25-61-11.1

Exemption for private information of persons possessing a weapon permit

Section
25-61-11.2

Exemption for certain information technology records

Section
25-61-12

Exemption for private information of law enforcement, judicial and prosecutorial personnel; exceptions

Section
25-61-13

Mississippi Ethics Commission to enforce chapter; procedure upon complaint by any person denied right to inspect public records; petition to chancery court to enforce or appeal order

Section
25-61-15

Penalty for wrongful denial of access to record

Section
25-61-17

Chapter not to affect legislature's regulation of own proceedings and records access

Section
25-61-19

State agencies and departments required to post to websites legislative updates on legislation revising agency or department powers and duties