When a copy of any public record is required by the veterans' administration to be used in determining the eligibility of any person to participate in benefits made available by the veterans' administration, the official custodian of such public record shall, without charge, provide the applicant for such benefits, or any person acting on his behalf, or the authorized representative of the veterans' administration, with a certified copy of such record.
History: Laws 1979, ch. 23, § 1.
ANNOTATIONSAm. Jur. 2d, A.L.R. and C.J.S. references. — 37A Am. Jur. 2d Freedom of Information Acts § 1 et seq. 66 Am. Jur. 2d Records and Recording Laws §§ 10, 12 to 15, 19.
Enforceability by mandamus of right to inspect public records, 60 A.L.R. 1356, 169 A.L.R. 653.
76 C.J.S. Records § 48 et seq.