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Public Records
Opinion
# 99-164
Discussion of release of report paid for with public funds
under open records act.
Opinion
# 99-258
Discussion advising that performance evaluations of superintendent
are public record, but that whether they must be released
depends on whether they contain "sensitive personnel"
matters.
Opinion
#2000-177
Discussion of the corporate powers authority of a State
Products Mart Authority formed by Morgan County and the
City of Decatur pursuant to Code of Alabama 1975, Section
41-10-80 to 41-10-109.
Opinion
# 2001-086
Discussion of the records of an emergency management communications
district as public records.
Opinion
# 2001-107
Discussion of release of information under the public
records act and removal of sensitive or confidential information
prior to release.
Opinion
# 2001-269
Discussion of disclosure of personnel records of former
governmental employees under Alabama's public records
law.
Opinion
#2002-112
Discussion about restrictions on release of personal information
by state or county licensing officials in regard to motor
vehicles and driver's licenses.
Opinion
#2002-186
Discussion advising that the records of the Peace Officers
Annuity and Benefit Fund are public records open for inspection
under the open records law.
Opinion
#2002-205
Discussion explaining that all documents pertaining to
the award of a contract by a public agency are public
records open to public inspection, but that a reasonable
fee may be charged for the actual cost of providing copies.
Opinion
#2002-220
Discussion of the proper methods of describing property
for purpose of recording deeds.
Opinion
# 2002-279
Discussion providing that it is not necessary for a governmental
entity to maintain permanently the tape-recorded minutes
of meetings after the taped minutes are transcribed to
give an accurate and correct account of the activities
of the Commission at its meetings, but that the tapes
should be kept for a reasonable time and then destroyed
according to the rules and regulations of the State or
Local Records Commission.
Opinion
# 2002-327
Discussion providing that the official record for the
county probate office may be maintained through a digital
imaging system in accordance with Title 8 Chapter 1A of
the Code of Alabama and all other applicable state and
local standards.
Opinion
# 2002-342
Discussion of the duty and liability of the probate judge
regarding the retention and preservation of records required
by law to be kept by that office.
Opinion
# 2003-052
Discussion providing that the gross receipts tax or privilege
tax paid by a cable company is not the type of sensitive
proprietary information that Alabama law protects from
public disclosure.
Opinion
# 2003-064
Discussion providing that public records must be kept
in office where the records are created or in a depository
approved by the Local Government Records Commission.
Opinion
# 2003-204
Discussion providing that water authority records are
public record and that names of customers, dates of service,
and amount of charges are generally public records while
more personal information concerning a customer, such
as home address, phone numbers and social security numbers
may be withheld from public inspection.
Opinion # 2004-108
Discussion providing that certain records fall under the open records law unless there is a recognized exception, and that a reasonable fee may be charged for the actual cost of providing copies or for retrieving information.
Opinion # 2005-124
Discussion regarding what information related to voter registration is considered public record and under what circumstances such information can be released.
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