Advisory opinions
Office of Open Records: No fees for emailing electronic records
March 26, 2009
The Office of Open Records says agencies may not charge per-page duplication fees when emailing records that already exist in electronic format. Read More…
Open-records chief says meeting tapes are public.
February 20, 2009
HARRISBURG, Pa. (AP, Feb. 20) – Pennsylvania's open-records chief says audio recordings of government meetings are public records that must be provided to people who request them. Read More…
Office of Open Record says recordings of meetings are public record
February 19, 2009
The Office of Open Records has issued an Advisory Opinion stating that tape recordings made by a board secretary for the purpose of writing minutes are to be considered public record. Read More…
