IARA County/Local Records Management - Public records requests

Greetings County/Local Agencies,

Does your agency get records requests from the public? And do you know how to respond?

I spoke with Luke Britt, Indiana's Public Access Counselor, about the basics of responding to public records requests and here is what he had to offer:

Once you receive a request, the burden shifts to the agency to respond in some way, to acknowledge it.

• If a remote request is sent via email, fax, or mail, the agency has 7 days to acknowledge receipt.
• If its an in-person request, the agency has 24 hours to acknowledge receipt. 

After the acknowledgement, there is a reasonable time on a case-by-case basis to deny or process the request. 

If you have more questions about public records requests, please contact Luke Britt, LBritt@opac.in.gov or (317) 233-9435. You can also find out more about the rules and process in the Public Access Handbook.

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Did George Washington actually chop down the cherry tree? Happy Presidents Day!

AMY CHRISTIANSEN

Records Management Liaison

Indiana Archives and Records Administration

o: 812-929-3882

e: achristiansen@iara.in.gov

w: www.in.gov/iara

a: 402 W Washington St, Room W472, Indianapolis, IN 46204

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