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2021 Op. Ark. Att'y Gen. 1 (2021)

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STATE OF ARKANSAS
THE ATTORNEY GENERAL
LESLIE RUTLEDGE
Opinion No. 2020-063
January 5, 2021
Karen Withers
c/o City of Little Rock HR Department
500 W. Markham, Suite 130W
Little Rock, AR 72201-1428
Dear Ms. Withers:
You have requested my opinion regarding the Arkansas Freedom of Information
Act (FOIA). Your request, which is made as the subject of the records request, is
based on Ark. Code Ann. § 25-19-105(c)(3)(B)(i) (Supp. 2019). This subdivision
authorizes the custodian, requester, or the subject of certain employee-related
records to seek an opinion from this office stating whether the custodian's decision
regarding the release of such records is consistent with the FOIA.
Your correspondence includes the notice you received from the City of Little Rock
stating that the City has received a request under the FOIA for picture
identification, personnel and disciplinary records for city personnel that resigned in
the last five (5) years. The City's custodian of records has determined that this
information is part of your personnel record and is releasable after redacting
sensitive personal information such as address, date of birth, telephone number or
social security number. You object to the release of the records based on the
requester's use of information in the past, and you have asked for my opinion
whether the custodian's decision to the release the records is consistent with the
FOIA.
RESPONSE
Because I have not seen any records that would be responsive to the instant FOIA
request, I cannot opine about the releasability of any specific document or the need
to redact any specific piece of information from an otherwise releasable document.
323 CENTER STREET, SUITE 200 * LITTLE RocK, ARKANSAS 72201
TELEPHONE (501) 682-2007 - FAX (501) 682-8084
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