This bill clarifies the duties of lawful custodians in handling public records requests, allowing secondary custodians to defer decisions to the.

This bill relates to public records and the duties of lawful custodians. It defines "original government body" as the entity that created or has primary responsibility for a public record. A "secondary lawful custodian" is a custodian in possession of a record from the original government body. If a request is made to a secondary custodian, they may defer the decision to the original government body. The secondary custodian must notify the requester of this deferral and the identity of the original government body.

This bill clarifies the duties of lawful custodians in handling public records requests, allowing secondary custodians to defer decisions to the.

This bill relates to public records and the duties of lawful custodians. It defines "original government body" as the entity that created or has primary responsibility for a public record. A "secondary lawful custodian" is a custodian in possession of a record from the original government body. If a request is made to a secondary custodian, they may defer the decision to the original government body. The secondary custodian must notify the requester of this deferral and the identity of the original government body.