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11/13/15 Utahs Open Records Portal Rene Wilson, State Archives 1 11/13/15 The Law, UT Code 63A-3-403(11) Legislation passed in 2014 Modified the Transparency site to serve as a point of access for GRAMA requests for government


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Utah’s Open Records Portal

Renée Wilson, State Archives

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The Law, UT Code 63A-3-403(11)

§ Legislation passed in 2014 § Modified the Transparency site to serve as a “point of access” for GRAMA requests for government agencies

The Law, UT Code 63A-3-403(11)

§ 2015: “executive agencies” (11)(a) § 2016: school districts, charter schools, public transit districts, counties, municipalities (11) (b) § 2017: local districts, special service districts (11)(c)

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Portal Functionality

Users can § Submit record requests online

  • one at a time (no spamming allowed)
  • must create a UT account

§ Communicate with Record Officer § Upload files § View log, notes, fees

Portal Functionality

§ Approve, deny, refer requests

  • denial automatically

includes legislatively required notifications

§ Upload documents § Detail fees, tasks, notes § Split requests into multiple parts § Apply “Extraordinary Circumstances” § Communicate with user § Respond outside of portal § View log

Record Officers can

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Non-live Demo

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Records Officer Experience

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Top Questions

§ Do I have to use the Portal?

  • Yes, if you get a request you must access Portal to retrieve

the request

  • No, you don’t need to answer the request via the portal

§ When does the time limit start?

  • 10-day time limit starts when RO opens the request
  • Or if unopened for 10 days, it gets closed out

§ Can people spam me?

  • No
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Upcoming Improvements

§ Track all requests in system, even requests received outside the system § Forwarding of referrals § Consolidated navigation § Customizable fields § Additional reporting tools

Questions?

Renée Wilson reneewilson@utah.gov

  • penrecordsadmin@utah.gov

801-531-3842