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2002 SESSION

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HB 900 Freedom of Information Act; remedy for requests intended to harass.

Introduced by: Harry R. Purkey | all patrons    ...    notes | add to my profiles

SUMMARY AS INTRODUCED:

Freedom of Information Act; remedy for requests intended to harass. Authorizes any public body subject to the provisions of FOIA to petition the circuit court in the city or county in which the public body is located for a protective order relieving the public body in whole or in part from its obligation to produce or provide access to public records sought by a particular requester. The court shall grant the petition and enter such an order if the court finds that the request for access to public records is unreasonable, not made in good faith, or motivated primarily by an intent to abuse, harass, or intimidate the public body. In entering the order, the court may require the requester to pay the reasonable attorney’s fees incurred by the public body in obtaining the order.

FULL TEXT

• 01/09/02  House: Presented & ordered printed, prefiled 01/09/02 027812896  pdf

HISTORY

• 01/09/02  House: Presented & ordered printed, prefiled 01/09/02 027812896
• 01/09/02  House: Referred to Committee on General Laws
• 01/25/02  House: Assigned to General Laws sub-committee: 2
• 01/29/02  House: Continued to 2003 in General Laws (22-Y 0-N)