Right To Know
Right To Know Compliance
Pennsylvania's new Right To Know Law was signed by Gov. Edward G. Rendell and became effective January 1, 2009. The Right To Know Act provides for access to public information; for a designated open-records officer in each Commonwealth agency; for a procedure of appeal; for judicial review and for the Office of Open Records. The law provides a civil penalty of up to $1,500 if an agency denies access to a public record in bad faith and up to $500 per day when an agency does not promptly comply with a court order to release records under the act.
IMR Solution for Right To Know Compliance
IMR has developed a comprehensive Right To Know Law Compliance Solution that allows public entities to comply with the law through the use of technology that can assist the organization in managing and organizing information. IMR has been providing document management solutions enabling organizations to capture, process, store, archive and locate documents and information for over 27 years to agencies throughout Pennsylvania.
IMR's Right To Know Solution is cost effective and scalable to meet the needs of any size organization.
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E-mail Messages Included In Right To Know
One area of the new Right To Know Law that will impact many agencies is the stipulation that E-mail messages are included. The new law does not mean there is wholesale release of E-mail records. Like any other record, E-mails must be included in the review of requested records. The challenge is that many agencies do not currently have an E-mail capture, archiving and search system in place.
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Right To Know 30 Exceptions
The main difference between the old Right To Know Law and the new 2009 version is the fact that the new law presumes records are public excluding those covered by the following 30 exceptions:
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