"Working Days" as used herein means Monday through Friday
but excludes State recognized holidays mandated by Mississippi Code Annotated,
Section
3-3-7, other
holidays identified in holiday proclamations published or distributed by the
Mississippi Secretary of State, and any other day the offices of state agencies
are officially closed for business.
Within seven (7) Working Days of receipt of the request, the
WCC will do one or more of the following:
i. Make the records available for inspection
or copying.
ii. If Standard
Documents are requested and full payment is received in accordance with the
attached Schedule of Fees, send the copies to the requestor.
iii. Acknowledge the receipt of the Special
Request and accompanying Special Request fee of $60, and provide a reasonable
estimate of the time and cost that will be required to make the records
available; for records that do not fall under the provisions of Mississippi
Code Annotated Section
25-61-9
regarding Third Party Information notification requirements, the WCC will
provide a written explanation if the records cannot be produced within the
seven Working Day period.
iv.
Provide notice of missing or incomplete payment to the requestor. Requests not
accompanied by the appropriate payment will be closed within ten (10) Working
Days of the date of the WCC's notification to the requestor, if payment is not
received.
v. If the request is
unclear or does not sufficiently identify the requested records, request
clarification from the requestor. Such clarification may be requested and
provided by telephone, with written follow-up. The WCC may revise the estimate
of when records will be available.
vi. Deny the request, with documentation to
the requestor as to the reason for denial.
