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ID S1028
Bill
AI Summary
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Establishes that record classifications are not permanent and records classified as exempt under Idaho Code Title 9 become public records when the justification for exemption no longer exists.
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Presumes any exempt record becomes public 75 years after its creation.
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Allows record custodians to maintain exemptions beyond 75 years only for national or state security, public safety, protected cultural or archeological sites, upon written request of a living person to whom the record applies, or to comply with federal requirements, with such continued exemptions subject to judicial review.
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Applies to permanent and historical records and does not supersede record retention schedules established under existing law.
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Excludes vital records (birth, death, stillbirth, marriage, and divorce records) held by the state registrar from these provisions, keeping them subject to existing legal requirements.
Legislative Description
Adds to existing law relating to records exempt from disclosure to provide that certain records exempt from disclosure shall become public records, to provide that records exempt from disclosure shall be presumed to be public seventy-five years after their creation and to provide for continued exemption from public disclosure.
RECORDS EXEMPT FROM DISCLOSURE
Last Action
to Jud
1/21/2011