Deadline is Friday to put teeth in Nevada s Public Records Law. Here s how you can help | Karpel Reno-Gazette-Journal 4 hrs ago
This opinion column was submitted by Richard Karpel, executive director of the Nevada Press Association.
One of the virtues of Assembly Bill 276 is its simplicity. In a mere 22 words, it triples the damages government agencies are required to pay citizens who prevail in public records lawsuits.
AB 276 is necessary because Nevada s Public Records Act doesn t always provide requestors with the tools they need to compel government officials to follow the law and release government records that rightfully belong to us the public. If a government agency denies a request, citizen-requestors have only one way to fight back: to file an expensive lawsuit that can cost six figures and take years to prosecute.
Deadline is Friday to put teeth in Nevada s Public Records Law. Here s how you can help | Karpel Reno-Gazette-Journal 2 hrs ago
This opinion column was submitted by Richard Karpel, executive director of the Nevada Press Association.
One of the virtues of Assembly Bill 276 is its simplicity. In a mere 22 words, it triples the damages government agencies are required to pay citizens who prevail in public records lawsuits.
AB 276 is necessary because Nevada s Public Records Act doesn t always provide requestors with the tools they need to compel government officials to follow the law and release government records that rightfully belong to us the public. If a government agency denies a request, citizen-requestors have only one way to fight back: to file an expensive lawsuit that can cost six figures and take years to prosecute.
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The toothlessness of the state's public records act incentivizes public officials to slow-walk or stonewall records requests they view as problematic or just plain irksome.