The Public Records Act, as well as other statutes and court
decisions, provide that a number of types of records are exempt from public
inspection and copying. In addition, other statutes or rules of law, such as
various privacy restrictions, may prohibit disclosure. Requesters should be
aware of the following exemptions, outside the Public Records Act, that
restrict the availability of some records held by DFA for inspection and
copying:
(a)
Academic records
exempt from public access, see §
37-11-51.
(b)
Appraisal records exempt from
access, see §
31-1-27.
(c)
Archaeological records exempt from
public access, see §
39-7-41.
(d)
Attorney work product, examination,
exemption, see §
25-1-102.
(e)
Birth Defects Registry, see §
41-21-205.
(f)
Bureau of vital statistics, access
to records, see §
41-57-2.
(g)
Charitable organizations,
registration information, exemption from public access, see §
79-11-527.
(h)
Concealed pistols or revolvers,
licenses to carry, records, exemption, see §
45-9-101.
(i)
Confidentiality, ambulatory
surgical facilities, see §
41-75-19.
(j)
Defendants likely to flee or
physically harm themselves or others, see § 41- 32-7.
(k)
Environmental self-evaluation
reports, public records act, exemption, see §
49-2-71.
(l)
Hospital records, Mississippi
Public Records Act exemption, see §
41-9-68.
(m)
Individual tax records in
possession of public body, exemption from public access requirements, see §
27-3-77.
(n)
Insurance and insurance companies,
risk based capital level requirements, reports, see
§
83-5-415.
(o)
Judicial records, public access,
exemption, see §
9-1-38.
(p)
Jury records exempt from public
records provisions, see §
13-5-97.
(q)
Licensure application and
examination records. exemption from Public Records Act, see§
73-52-1.
(r)
Medical examiner, records and
reports, see §
41-61-63.
(s)
Personnel files exempt from
examination, see §
25-1-100.
(t)
Public records and trade secrets,
proprietary commercial and financial information,exemption from
public access, see §
79-23-1.
(u)
Workers' compensation, access to
records, see §
71-3-66.
(v)
Records subject to privilege, such
as Attorney/Client, Physician/Patient, etc.
