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Britney Green
Dr. McCue
PAD 525
January 17, 2017
Learning by Doing
Your states statute that defines what is considered to be a
public record that must be made available to the public upon
request:
In the state of Georgia, Article 4, Chapter 18, Title 50 of the Official
Code of Georgia Annotated (O.C.G.A.) contains the Georgia Open Records
Act. According to the Open Record Act of the state of Georgia, citizens of
Georgia may access public records, case law and opinions from the Attorney
General have extended this right to nonresidents as well. Under O.C.G.A 5018-70, states that the strong public policy of this state is in favor of open
government; that open government is essential to a free, open, and
democratic society. It also stated that public records should be made
available for public inspection without delay. All public records should be
open for personal inspection and copying, except those which by order of a
court of this state or by law are specifically exempted from disclosure. A
request under this act may be made to the custodian of a public record orally
or writing. A response shall be given in a reasonable amount of time.
Public record means all documents, papers, letters, maps, books,
tapes, photographs, computer based or generated information, data, data
fields, or similar material prepared and maintained or received by an agency
or by a private person or entity in the performance of a service or function on
behalf of an agency or when such documents have been transferred to a
private person or entity by an agency for storage or future governmental
use. (O.C.G.A. 50-18-70)
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The federal joint regulation of the U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service,
Department of the Interior, National Oceanic and Atmospheric
Administration, and Department of Commerce, identifying the
factors for listing, delisting, or reclassifying endangered species:
Reference Page
1. "The Law." The Law | Office of Attorney General Chris Carr. N.p., 2012.
Web. 15 Jan. 2017.
2. Kaeding, Nicole. "State Individual Income Tax Rates and Brackets for
2016." Tax Foundation. N.p., 8 Feb. 2016. Web. 16 Jan. 2017.
3. Code of Ordinances." Municode Library. N.p., 30 Sept. 2016. Web. 17 Jan.
2017.
4. Legal, Inc. US. "Georgia Eminent Domain Laws." USLegal, n.d. Web. 19 Jan.
2017.
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