This citation is used to support the general principle that when a public agency states it does not possess any responsive records, the burden shifts to the requester to present a prima facie case that the requested records do exist. It is cited to affirm the procedural standards in handling open records requests.
OAG 89-81 was Cited by 21-ORD-104
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