The Open Public Records Act ("OPRA") provides that government records must be made readily accessible for inspection, copying, or examination by records requestors, with certain exceptions. OPRA includes nearly 40 specific exemptions from disclosure within its many provisions.
If a records custodian is unable to comply with a request for access, the custodian must indicate the specific basis on the request form and promptly return it to the requestor.
Click here for a list of records or information exempt from disclosure which should not be provided to requestors of government records.
Note: When responding to an OPRA request, custodians using the above list as a resource when denying access should identify the specific verbiage of the applicable exemption and not the list item number.
