When Gov. Edward G. Rendell signed Pennsylvania’s new Right-to-Know Law on Feb. 14, he declared that government in the Commonwealth is now “open for inspection.” While the new law makes the government more transparent, any citizen seeking to exercise his right to inspect public records must understand the procedure for seeking them. And, if the right is denied, citizens, and their lawyers, must understand the procedure for appealing that decision.
Last week, I provided an overview of the substantive provisions of the new Right-to-Know Law, describing what records are considered publicly accessible and what records are exempt from disclosure. In this column, I address the procedural aspects of the new law — how a person requests a record, what the government must do when it receives a request and how someone can appeal when a request is denied.
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