Rhode Island H7305 amends the Access to Public Records Act to clarify provisions, increase sanctions for violations, and make traffic accident data.

Rhode Island H7305 amends the Access to Public Records Act to clarify various provisions, increase the sanctions for knowing and willful violations, and make certain traffic accident data and preferred license plate information public. The bill also makes police reports of incidents that do not lead to an arrest accessible to public records requests. It increases the civil fine for public officials who knowingly violate the act from $2,000 to $4,000 and for reckless violations from $1,000 to $2,000.

Rhode Island H7305 amends the Access to Public Records Act to clarify provisions, increase sanctions for violations, and make traffic accident data.

Rhode Island H7305 amends the Access to Public Records Act to clarify various provisions, increase the sanctions for knowing and willful violations, and make certain traffic accident data and preferred license plate information public. The bill also makes police reports of incidents that do not lead to an arrest accessible to public records requests. It increases the civil fine for public officials who knowingly violate the act from $2,000 to $4,000 and for reckless violations from $1,000 to $2,000.