District Of Columbia § 2-533 - Letters of denial.
Full text of District Of Columbia D.C. Code § 2-533 — Letters of denial., with citation guidance and answers to common questions.
§ 2-533. Letters of denial.
2-533Denial by a public body of a request for any public record shall contain at least the following:
The specific reasons for the denial, including citations to the particular exemption(s) under relied on as authority for the denial;
The name(s) of the public official(s) or employee(s) responsible for the decision to deny the request; and
Notification to the requester of any administrative or judicial right to appeal under .
Each public body of the District of Columbia shall maintain a file of all letters of denial of requests for public records. This file shall be made available to any person on request for purposes of inspection and/or copying.
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What does D.C. Code § 2-533 cover?
Section 2-533 ("Letters of denial.") is part of the D.C. Code, the codified statutory law of District Of Columbia. It sets out the legal rule or procedure described in the text above. Statutes are amended regularly, so always verify against the official source.
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