Are texts public record?
Are texts public record?
Official laws vary by jurisdiction, but text messages are indeed part of the public record. State governments require that all electronic messages sent from government-issued devices, as well as government communications sent from privately owned devices, by law must be treated as public records.
Are police records confidential?
Laws in New York, California, and Delaware specifically make law enforcement officers’ personnel records confidential. Records have limited availability in 15 states. In these states, police disciplinary records are available to the public in some situations. Records are public in 12 states.
Are college emails public record?
As with all public employees, records of public university professors are generally subject to disclosure. This does not mean all email messages are open to the public, as federal and state laws allow universities to withhold certain types of information contained in professors’ email messages.
Can you FOIA a university?
The Federal FOIA only applies to “agencies” of the Federal government, which term includes the U.S. Department of Education (DOE) but not universities that are organized under State law.
Are universities subject to freedom of information?
The Freedom of Information Act (2000) gives a general right of access, subject to certain exemptions, to all types of recorded information held by public authorities, which for the purposes of the Act includes universities.
What do they know FOI?
WhatDoTheyKnow.com is a public web-based service that has helped people make over 100,000 Freedom of Information (FOI) requests to over 5,000 public authorities since 2008. We estimate that over 10% of all FOI requests nationally are made and published via the site.
When can a freedom of information request be refused?
In some cases, there will be a good reason why you should not make public some or all of the information requested. You can refuse an entire request under the following circumstances: It would cost too much or take too much staff time to deal with the request. The request is vexatious.
Do you have to respond to FOI requests?
You normally have 20 working days to respond to a request. For a request to be valid under the Freedom of Information Act it must be in writing, but requesters do not have to mention the Act or direct their request to a designated member of staff.
Can you refuse a GDPR request?
You can refuse an entire request under the following circumstances: It would cost too much or take too much staff time to deal with the request. The request is vexatious. The request repeats a previous request from the same person.
