Title I, STATE SOVEREIGNTY AND MANAGEMENT (Ch. 1 - 38D)

When a government body reaches a final, binding, written settlement agreement that resolves a legal dispute claiming monetary damages, equitable relief, or a violation of a rule or statute, the government body shall, upon request and to the extent allowed under applicable law, pr…

1. For purposes of this section : a. “Personnel settlement agreement” means a binding legal agreement between a state employee and the state employee’s employer, subject to section 22.13 , to resolve a personnel dispute including but not limited to a grievance. “Personnel settlem…

1. The records of investment transactions made by or on behalf of a public body are public records and are the property of the public body whether in the custody of the public body or in the custody of a fiduciary or other third party. 2. If such records of public investment tran…

A government body that takes disciplinary action against an employee that may result in information described in section 22.7, subsection 11 , paragraph “a” , subparagraph (5), being placed in the employee’s personnel record, prior to taking such disciplinary action, shall notify…

1. Notwithstanding any provision of law to the contrary, a public record that is an archive, as defined in section 8A.602 , shall be available for public examination and copying under this chapter if the public record was created at least one hundred years prior to a request for …

1. Every person shall have the right to examine and copy a public record and to publish or otherwise disseminate a public record or the information contained in a public record. Unless otherwise provided for by law, the right to examine a public record shall include the right to …

1. The examination and copying of public records shall be done under the supervision of the lawful custodian of the records or the custodian’s authorized designee. The lawful custodian shall not require the physical presence of a person requesting or receiving a copy of a public …

1. As used in this section : a. “Access” means the instruction of, communication with, storage of data in, or retrieval of data from a computer. b. “Computer” means an electronic device which performs logical, arithmetical, and memory functions by manipulations of electronic or m…

The rights of persons under this chapter may be exercised under any of the following circumstances: 1. In person, at any time during the customary office hours of the lawful custodian of the records. However, if the lawful custodian does not have customary office hours of at leas…

The provisions of this chapter and all rights of persons under this chapter may be enforced by mandamus or injunction, whether or not any other remedy is also available. In the alternative, rights under this chapter also may be enforced by an action for judicial review according …

The following public records shall be kept confidential, unless otherwise ordered by a court, by the lawful custodian of the records, or by another person duly authorized to release such information: 1. Personal information in records regarding a student, prospective student, or …

1. The district court may grant an injunction restraining the examination, including copying, of a specific public record or a narrowly drawn class of public records. A hearing shall be held on a request for injunction upon reasonable notice as determined by the court to persons …

1. If it is determined that any provision of this chapter would cause the denial of funds, services or essential information from the United States government which would otherwise definitely be available to an agency of this state, such provision shall be suspended as to such ag…