Records about the aircraft flying in and out of an Atlanta airport cannot be kept secret under the state’s open records law, a judge ruled. Read the... Read more »
Identify donors and recipients related to political contributions under IRS Code Section 527, covering non profit entities. Draw connections between individuals, political organizations and non profits through this database maintained by the Center for Public Integrity. A 527 is a... Read more »
North Dakota is specifying fee charges for public records copies and exempting records deemed confidential. Read the list Read the Attorney General’s 6 page opinion on release of police... Read more »
The North Carolina state Senate has passed a law removing autopsy photos and recordings from public access. State or local medical examiners could provide copies of autopsy photos and video and audio recordings largely only to court officers, police and... Read more »
Access to Internet-based Indiana voter registration records was eliminated, as was the onsite computer terminal, until it was reconfigured to remove personal information. Full access to a voter affidavit requires the requester to sign a statement that she will refrain... Read more »
I’m pleased to see that a few of my fellow private investigators are leaping into the blogging realm and talking on topic! Donna Snelling, a Portland, Oregon PI is covering newsworthy topics on the subject of surveillance and background screening,... Read more »
The personnel records of police and firefighters in Oregon are a public record, according to a recent decision. In this case, a Multnomah County circuit court ruled that The Oregonian has the right to see the names of city police... Read more »
New York has joined the collection of a minority of states that have recently passed consumer notification requirements for companies retaining customer personal information that is compromised. The law applies to all size companies doing business with New York, not... Read more »
A number of counties around the U.S. remove names from their online real property databases or, in this case, remove the option of searching by name unless a password is obtained. The reason cited for the new procedure is, of... Read more »