Comments on: How to make a public records request

By: bingo uk

bingo uk — Wed, 28 Apr 2010 17:48:53 +0000

Interesting post i totally agree with the other comments. Keep writing

By: Tom Armstrong

Tom Armstrong — Wed, 09 Dec 2009 22:42:24 +0000

Would WSRE, since they receive state & federal funding, be subject to a public records request?

By: anonyamous

anonyamous — Sun, 12 Jul 2009 13:55:38 +0000

The law allows you to sue for the records if you were denied and the agency that denied you access to the records will have to pay for your attorney if the court rulew you were illegaly denied access.

Usually all it takes to get most agencies ( and their attorneys) to turn loose the records is for you to get a lawyer to send short letter notifying them that if you are denied the letters the matter will be brought before the courts for action.

Most times a formal, in writing letter, sent certified mail with return recipt from you addressed directly to the the head person that you intend to exercise your rights in the courts for access to the public records will get you quick access. By head person I dont mean some clerk, but to the real head, IE,.”Chaiman of the Board of Co. Commissionerss”, “Chairman of The District School District”, “School Superintendent”, “Sheriff”, etc.

By: anonyamous

anonyamous — Sun, 12 Jul 2009 13:45:32 +0000

There is also an Attorney General opinion that you can make your own copies by taking your own copy machnine. They have to allow you to plug into their electricty and cant charge you for that or for the copies you make.

By: anonyamous

anonyamous — Sun, 12 Jul 2009 13:42:49 +0000

Part of your instructions you write, “For general Escambia County records, you can contact the Clerk of the Circuit Court; if your request deals specifically with a subordinate agency, such as the Escambia County Sheriff’s Office, or Escambia County School District, address your requests specifically to those agencies.”

The Sheriff’s Office and the School District are not “subordinate agencies” of the Clerk of the Circuit Court. They are both constitutionally indepedent and only subpordinate to the public.

By: olddaze

olddaze — Sun, 14 Jun 2009 04:52:27 +0000

Let’s get copies of the emails of all of the Commissioners and see what they are up to.

By: Sherri Myers

Sherri Myers — Mon, 06 Apr 2009 14:57:55 +0000

I have made lots of open record request and here is a little hint that will save you money. Always in the request state “inspect and copy”. You want to inspect the records first and decide what you want to copy. Make an appointment to inspect the records. You can make the request orally, by e-mail or letter. It is better to have some sort of written documentation that you made the request, but it doens’t have to be in writing.

By: Bob

Bob — Thu, 19 Feb 2009 03:21:55 +0000

I submitted a records request to ECUA to obtain details about the 2008/2009 transmission line through our subdivision. The staffer called me to advise that ECUA Atty. Bradley Odom had instucted that no records should be released. After pushing, ECUA responded that the records would be made available at a cost of $45 for “clerical expense”. That’s in spite of the fact that Atty Gen Charlie Crist had said in one decision to a city who requested clarification as to production costs that records in dead storage should be retrieved without cost to the petitioner.

By: anonyamous

anonyamous — Sat, 06 Dec 2008 18:05:35 +0000

As the law is spelled out it is easy but too many time the burecrats who dont want the records exposed with hinder the law buy putting up road blocks making it not so easy.