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Colorado city wants to ban people taking pictures of public records

Thu, 13 Jun 2013 17:48:02 MDT

Colorado city wants to ban people taking pictures of public records

The Salt Lake Tribune

Published Jun 13, 2013 05:48PM MDT

Durango, Colo., officials are trying to close what they see as a public-records loophole that is costing them money. The Durango Herald reports that the city is proposing an ordinance that would ban people from photographing public records they request. It seems people are using their cellphones and tablet computers to get around photocopying fees by taking pictures of the documents. The city charges 25 cents per page after the first 10 pages, whether the information is photocopied or scanned fo...

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Unified Fire Authority, Utah Tax Commission coming before State Records Committee

Wed, 12 Jun 2013 14:22:04 MDT

Unified Fire Authority, Utah Tax Commission coming before State Records Committee

The Salt Lake Tribune

Published Jun 12, 2013 02:22PM MDT

A Sandy man wants the State Records Committee to help him find out who accused him of illegal burning. Larry Hartlerode had filed a request under the Government Records Access and Management Act (GRAMA) for reports from the Unified Fire Authority related to its response to complaints that he was illegally burning in his Sandy yard. Hartlerode’s request was partially granted, with the name of the person who filed the complaint with the department being removed from the record. “This information s...