97-ORD-018 is cited to support the principle that the right to inspect public records only applies to records that have been prepared, owned, used, possessed, or retained by a public agency, and that no such right exists for records that do not exist. This citation is used to affirm the decision that the Department of Public Advocacy did not violate the Open Records Act as they do not possess the requested grand jury transcripts or tapes.
97-ORD-018 was Cited by 08-ORD-228
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