The Nevada Open Government Coalition, the Las Vegas Review-Journal and the ACLU of Nevada have filed an amicus brief urging the Nevada Supreme Court to uphold the principle of prompt and individualized responses to public records requests.
The underlying case stems from a Washoe County practice of sending requestors an automated reply indicating that the county will contact them within 30 days to provide the records or note the availability of records. NOGC argues that a generic timeline does not satisfy the law, and that entities must meaningfully respond to requests within five business days.
Read the brief below for more.
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