00                             SENATE BILL NO. 17                                                                          
01 "An Act relating to denial of requests for disclosure of public records."                                               
02 BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF ALASKA:                                                                
03    * Section 1. AS 40.25 is amended by adding a new section to read:                                                  
04            Sec. 40.25.126. Denial of request for public records. (a) A person having                                
05       custody or control of a public record who denies a written request to inspect or copy a                           
06       public record subject to inspection or copying under AS 40.25.110 - 40.25.220 shall                               
07       provide a denial to the person making the request that                                                            
08                 (1)  is in writing;                                                                                     
09                 (2)  identifies the type of public record;                                                              
10                 (3)  identifies the date of the public record;                                                          
11                 (4)  identifies the general subject matter of the public record;                                        
12                 (5)  states the reason for the denial and the exception under                                           
13       AS 40.25.120, the federal or state law or regulation, or the other legal basis that                               
14       authorizes the nondisclosure;                                                                                     
15                 (6)  if the public record is correspondence, identifies the name of the                                 
01       sender and recipient of the record;                                                                               
02                 (7)  includes notice to the requester of the right to appeal the denial                                 
03       under AS 40.25.124 or seek injunctive relief under AS 40.25.125;                                                  
04                 (8)  is dated and signed by the person issuing the denial and describes                                 
05       the authority, or the delegation of authority, for the person as custodian of the record;                         
06       and                                                                                                               
07                 (9)  meets other requirements set by regulation under AS 40.25.123.                                     
08            (b)  A person having custody or control of a public record who denies an oral                                
09       request to inspect or copy a public record subject to inspection or copying under                                 
10       AS 40.25.110 - 40.25.220 shall meet the requirements set by regulation under                                      
11       AS 40.25.123.