97-ORD-018 is cited in the decision to support the principle that a public agency does not violate the Open Records Act when it denies a request for records that do not exist. This citation is used to affirm the established legal understanding that the right to inspect public records only applies to records that are already in existence and in the possession of a public agency.
97-ORD-018 was Followed by 16-ORD-038
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