Under the Public Information Act, some categories of information do not have to be released.
Exceptions to disclosure fall into two general categories: 1) mandatory exceptions that make information
confidential and require a governmental body to withhold information, and 2) discretionary exceptions
that allow but do not require a governmental body to withhold information. You may find
information about mandatory and discretionary exceptions HERE.
In most instances, a governmental body is required to request a decision from the Attorney General in order to
withhold information from a requestor. However, a requestor may permit a governmental body to redact
information without requesting an Attorney General decision. You are not required to agree to the redaction of
any information responsive to your request, but doing so may streamline the handling of your request. If you
agree to redactions in this request, then you may request the redacted information in a future information request.