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Louisiana | La. Stat. Ann. § 44:31 | Public Records Requests |
Except as otherwise provided in this Chapter or as otherwise specifically provided by law, and in accordance with the provisions of this Chapter, any person of the age of majority + See moremay inspect, copy, or reproduce any public record.
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Louisiana | La. Stat. Ann. § 44:32 | Reasonable fees |
For all public records, except public records of state agencies, it shall be the duty of the custodian of such public records to provide copies to persons so requesting. The + See morecustodian may establish and collect reasonable fees for making copies of public records
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Louisiana | La. Stat. Ann. § 44:31.1 | Exception to general duty to respond to public record requests |
For the purposes of this Chapter, person [to whom a custodian must provide records] does not include an individual in custody after sentence following a felony conviction who has exhausted + See morehis appellate remedies when the request for public records is not limited to grounds upon which the individual could file for post conviction relief under Code of Criminal Procedure Article 930.3. Notwithstanding the provisions contained in R.S. 44:32, the custodian may make an inquiry of any individual who applies for a public record to determine if such individual is in custody after sentence following a felony conviction who has exhausted his appellate remedies and the custodian may make any inquiry necessary to determine if the request of any such individual in custody for a felony conviction is limited to grounds upon which such individual may file for post conviction relief.
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Ohio | Ohio Rev. Code § 2151.541(A)(2) | Additional fees to pay for computerizing court or office of clerk or for computerized legal research services |
All moneys collected under division (A)(1) of this section shall be paid to the county treasurer. The treasurer shall place the moneys from the fees in a separate fund to be disbursed either upon an order of the juvenile judge, subject to an appropriation by the board of county commissioners, or upon an order of the juvenile judge, subject to the court making an annual report available to the public listing the use of all such funds, in an amount no greater than the actual cost to the court of procuring and maintaining computerization of the court, computerized legal research services, or both.
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Obligation to report/conduct analysis | State courts |