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Tag: Indiana public access laws
Indiana House OKs 3 bills that would affect open records
From Fort Wayne Journal Gazette:
INDIANAPOLIS – The Indiana House passed three bills Tuesday affecting open records and government transparency, including one that will shield the addresses of police officers, judges and prosecutors in certain public databases available online.
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NFOIC’s State FOIA Friday for September 7, 2012
A few state FOIA and local open government news items selected from many of interest that we might or might not have drawn attention to earlier in the week:
Legal memo: Text messages are public records in Alaska
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Indiana officials who deny access to public records now face fines
From Evansville Courier & Press:
Indiana government officials who intentionally violate public access laws now face fines of $100 for the first offense and $500 after that under a new law that took effect July 1.
The law, approved during the 2012 legislative session, was an effort to create a way to penalize those who ignore open-government laws that are already on the books.
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New roadblocks to public access in Indiana
From The Journal Gazette:
After seeing proof that too many local officials broke [Indiana] law, Gov. Frank O’Bannon created the office of public access counselor, wanting to make sure state and local agencies were abiding by public access laws in fact and in spirit.
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Indiana works on rules for emails, other public records
From Indianapolis Star:
A commission will soon set new rules for how long state and local governments must keep employee emails and other electronic records — and which of those missives will be considered public records.
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Now we’ll be more serious about open government
Indiana lawmakers consider fines on access violators
From Chicago Tribune:
INDIANAPOLIS — Government officials could face fines of up to $500 for blatantly violating Indiana's public access laws under a proposal that would impose personal penalties for such actions for the first time since the laws were adopted 35 years ago.
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