District of Columbia Freedom of Information Act

Summary

District of Columbia Freedom of Information Act - Provides that upon written request by any person for identifiable records, the agency of the government of the District of Columbia to whom such request was made shall, within ten days, make such records available to such person, unless such records are exempt from disclosure as provided in this Act. Permits any person denied access to identificable records to appeal to the Commissioner of the District of Columbia or to the chief agency official. Exempts from this Act records which are: (1) specifically exempted from disclosure by other provisions of law; (2) related soley to the internal personnel rules of an agency; (3) records whose disclosure would result in a clearly unwarranted invasion of personal privacy; (4) privileged trade secrets; and (5) investigatory records compiled for specific law enforcement purposes. Requires the Commissioner to submit a report annually to the District of Columiba Council and the House of Representatives and Senate Committees on the District of Columbia. Specifies the material to be included in such report. Provides that this Act is not authority to withhold information from Congress. Sets forth the definitions of terms used in this Act.

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• Introduced in House

  summary · EN · 28 June 1973

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