Mississippi § 25-59-27 - Records to be open for public use; exceptions; disposal of closed and restricted records.
Full text of Mississippi Mississippi Code of 1972 Annotated § 25-59-27 — Records to be open for public use; exceptions; disposal of closed and restricted records., with citation guidance and answers to common questions.
§ 25-59-27. Records to be open for public use; exceptions; disposal of closed and restricted records.
All records for which title has been transferred to the Mississippi Department of Archives and History shall be open for public use at a reasonable time and place under rules and regulations adopted by the Board of Trustees of the Mississippi Department of Archives and History with the exception of those records specifically prohibited from being opened to inspection by state law, federal law, court order, by contractual agreement with a private third party or by agency request consistent with law. Records such as income tax returns, medical records, scholastic records, adoption records and other records which by law are required to be closed to the public shall not be deemed to be made open to the public under the provisions of this chapter, nor shall the definition of public records include those records which it is shown that the public interest is best served by not disclosing to the public. For purposes of records management closed and restricted records may be disposed of in accordance with the provisions of this chapter for the disposal of public records.
Source: official Mississippi text · Last verified 2026-08-27
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Section 25-59-27 ("Records to be open for public use; exceptions; disposal of closed and restricted records.") is part of the Mississippi Code of 1972 Annotated, the codified statutory law of Mississippi. 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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