STATE GOVERNMENT State Printing and Documents: Provide for Legislative Findings; Repeal the Prohibition of Inspection or Copying of Law Enforcement Records for Commercial Solicitation; Change Provisions Relating to Inspection Reports; Provide for Circumstances When Such Reports May Be Inspected or Copied; Provide that the Prohibitions, Procedures, and Fees of the Article Do Not Apply When Public Records are Requested in Writing by a Grand Jury, Taxing Authority, Law Enforcement Agency, or Prosecuting Attorney in Certain Circumstances

Authors

John M. Merritt

Document Type

Peach Sheet

Abstract

The Act repeals the portion of the Open Records Act that formerly authorized the State to criminally penalize those who copied Georgia Uniform Motor Vehicle Accident Reports for the purpose of soliciting lawsuits. The Act prohibits access to and copying of Georgia Uniform Motor Vehicle Accident Reports except by those individuals or entities that demonstrate in writing their need for the reports. Under the Act, only ten classes of individuals or entities qualify for this exception.

Recommended Citation

John M. Merritt, STATE GOVERNMENT State Printing and Documents: Provide for Legislative Findings; Repeal the Prohibition of Inspection or Copying of Law Enforcement Records for Commercial Solicitation; Change Provisions Relating to Inspection Reports; Provide for Circumstances When Such Reports May Be Inspected or Copied; Provide that the Prohibitions, Procedures, and Fees of the Article Do Not Apply When Public Records are Requested in Writing by a Grand Jury, Taxing Authority, Law Enforcement Agency, or Prosecuting Attorney in Certain Circumstances, 16 Ga. St. U. L. Rev. (1999).
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