Official Code of Georgia Annotated

Title 50. STATE GOVERNMENT · Chapter 18. STATE PRINTING AND DOCUMENTS · Article 4. INSPECTION OF PUBLIC RECORDS

50-18-77. Inapplicable to public records.

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The procedures and fees provided for in this article shall not apply to public records, including records that are exempt from disclosure pursuant to Code Section 50-18-72, which are requested in writing by a state or federal grand jury, taxing authority, law enforcement agency, or prosecuting attorney in conjunction with an ongoing administrative, criminal, or tax investigation. The lawful custodian shall provide copies of such records to the requesting agency unless such records are privileged or disclosure to such agencies is specifically restricted by law.

The notes below are printed with the section but are not enacted law (O.C.G.A. § 1-1-1(c)). They are shown apart from the text.

History

Code 1981, § 50-18-77, enacted by Ga. L. 1999, p. 809, § 6; Ga. L. 2012, p. 218, § 2/HB 397.

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For note on 1999 enactment of this Code section, see 16 Ga. St. U.L. Rev. 268 (1999).

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