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Rejected - No explanation cited

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A.R.S. §39-121.01

Example Appeals

The provided communication denying disclosure of the requested information is insufficient to fulfill this agency’s responsibilities under the Arizona Public Records Law.

The accepted interpretation of the law, championed by both the courts (see Carlson v. Pima County, 141 Ariz. 487) and the Attorney General (see Arizona Attorney General Opinion I86-090) of this state, deems the subject agency of a records request responsible for providing a clear rationale for exempting any portion of a potentially-responsive public record. This responsibility requires identification of the legal foundation upon which any segments are redacted or withheld, as well as provision of those sections that may not be withheld; this includes those releasable materials which coexist alongside or are combined material not subject to disclosure.

Please provide the requested material, as required by law. Please also furnish an index of records or categories of records that have been withheld and the reasons the records or categories of records have been withheld, as required by A.R.S. §39-121.01.

Proper Use

An agency has rejected your request but hasn’t provided any specific statutes or reasons for why materials have been withheld.