Category: Public Records (General)
When Child Abuse or Neglect Ends in a Fatality, What Does the Public Have a Right to Know?
By: Kristi Nickodem Published on: 12/15/23
Special Service Charges for Extensive Public Records Requests
By: Kristina Wilson Published on: 11/07/23
Three Public Records Law Changes in the 2023 Budget
By: Kristina Wilson Published on: 09/26/23
Responding to First Amendment Audits: Public Records Requests and First Amendment Audits
By: Kristi Nickodem, Kristina Wilson Published on: 11/29/22
LIHWAP Participation and Disclosure of Public Enterprise Billing Information
By: Kristina Wilson Published on: 11/12/21
Immediate Disclosure of Body-Worn Cameras Related to Death or Serious Bodily Injury
By: Frayda Bluestein Published on: 09/27/21
Social Services Confidentiality: A Few FAQs During the Pandemic
By: Aimee Wall Published on: 04/03/20
Is That All There Is? Strategies for Proving a Negative When a Person Alleges That Their Request for Records Has Not Been Fulfilled
By: Frayda Bluestein Published on: 12/16/19
Retention Schedules for Local Governments: Five Things You Should Know
By: Frayda Bluestein Published on: 05/16/19
How to Approve Minutes and General Accounts of Closed Sessions
By: Frayda Bluestein Published on: 06/05/18
Formulating Plans for Responding to School Violence in Closed Session: Who Can Attend?
By: Frayda Bluestein Published on: 04/06/18
Mediation of Public Records Disputes is Jurisdictional
By: Frayda Bluestein Published on: 12/22/17
New Rules for Online Access to Databases and Other Records
By: Frayda Bluestein Published on: 05/15/17
Animal Services Records: Common Threads for Different Programs
By: Aimee Wall Published on: 10/26/16
Answers to Questions About North Carolina’s Body-Worn Camera Law
By: Frayda Bluestein Published on: 07/20/16
The Latest on North Carolina Body-Worn Camera Legislation
By: Frayda Bluestein Published on: 06/22/16
Legislative Proposal Regarding Body-Worn Cameras
By: Frayda Bluestein Published on: 05/20/16
Requests For Public Records Under FOIA: How Should Local Governments Respond?
By: Frayda Bluestein Published on: 04/25/16
Two New Exceptions to the Public Records Law Protect Citizen Information
By: Frayda Bluestein Published on: 10/28/15
New Public Records Exceptions for Security and Law Enforcement Officers (LEO) Information
By: Frayda Bluestein Published on: 09/25/15
AOC Database is Not Subject to the Public Records Act
By: Frayda Bluestein Published on: 08/26/15
Trial Court Review of Closed Session Minutes
By: Frayda Bluestein Published on: 07/28/15
Using Private Email for Public Business: Is it Illegal in North Carolina?
By: Frayda Bluestein Published on: 03/12/15
Law Enforcement Video Camera Records: An Ongoing National Debate About Transparency
By: Frayda Bluestein Published on: 02/26/15
County Tax Websites and Public Records Law
By: Chris McLaughlin Published on: 02/25/15
Custodians of Public Records
By: Frayda Bluestein Published on: 12/19/14
How Public Are Law Enforcement Vehicle or Body Camera Videos? (Not Very, in North Carolina.)
By: Frayda Bluestein Published on: 09/17/14
Privacy, Privatization, and Transparency: 2014 Public Records and Open Meetings Legislation
By: Frayda Bluestein Published on: 08/26/14
Anonymous Tips: Can They Really Be Anonymous? [Revised]
By: Frayda Bluestein Published on: 04/09/14
Are Mug Shots Public Records?
By: Frayda Bluestein Published on: 05/22/13
Who Can Request Public Records?
By: Frayda Bluestein Published on: 05/10/13
Charging for Copies of Public Records
By: Frayda Bluestein Published on: 04/24/13
Can I See What’s in My Personnel File?
By: Frayda Bluestein Published on: 03/27/13
Ethics and Employee Email
By: Chris McLaughlin Published on: 08/01/12
Closed Session Minutes and General Accounts Under the Public Records Law
By: Frayda Bluestein Published on: 07/25/12
Dealing With Massive Public Records Requests
By: Frayda Bluestein Published on: 03/29/12
Draft Records Under the Public Records Law
By: Frayda Bluestein Published on: 02/22/12
Court Does Not Have Authority to Grant Public Access to Personnel Records
By: Frayda Bluestein Published on: 10/19/11
Are Cell Phone Bills Public Records?
By: Frayda Bluestein Published on: 10/05/11
911 Calls and Protecting the Natural Voice – Mandatory or Optional?
By: Frayda Bluestein Published on: 09/07/11
Ask, Don’t Compel: Local Government Authority to Establish Rules For Public Records Requests
By: Frayda Bluestein Published on: 06/15/11
When Do Government Transparency Laws Apply to Private Entities?
By: Frayda Bluestein Published on: 06/01/11
Limitations on the Collection and Use of Social Security Numbers by Local Government Utilities
By: Kara Millonzi Published on: 01/21/11
Is a Survey A Public Record? Another Application of the Framework for Analyzing Public Records Questions
By: Frayda Bluestein Published on: 12/15/10
Access to Records or Lists of Information: What Does the Public Records Law Require?
By: Frayda Bluestein Published on: 08/25/10
Public Records Mediation and Attorneys’ Fees Provisions
By: Frayda Bluestein Published on: 07/28/10
Is This a Public Record? A Framework For Answering Questions About Public Records Requests
By: Frayda Bluestein Published on: 06/09/10
Citizen Participation Information as Public Record
By: Frayda Bluestein Published on: 04/14/10
Client-Related Records and the Public Records Law
By: David M. Lawrence Published on: 09/04/09