36 Miss. Code. R. 301-4.5 - Third Party Information

The CSRB receives certain information from Third Parties that may be exempt from the Public Records Act and/or otherwise protected by disclosure by law. Records furnished to CSRB which may otherwise be protected from disclosure by law shall not be released until notice to the third party has been given in accordance with Miss. Code Ann. § 25-61-9.

a. When the CSRB receives a request to release Third Party Information, the owner of this information is notified of the name and address of the party requesting the information and the nature of the information requested, starting the twenty-one ("21") day period under Section 25-61-9. The requestor also receives a copy of this notification.

b. The Third Party must provide the CSRB and/or its legal representation, through the Mississippi Attorney General's Office, a copy of a court order or petition seeking a protective order within the twenty-one ("21") day period under Section 25-61-9. Failure of the Third Party to timely comply with the requirements of Section 25-61-9 shall result in disclosure. Upon the filing of a petition and notifying CSRB as required under Section 25-61-9 do not negate the Third Party's duty to comply with the applicable Mississippi Rules of Civil Procedure.

c. If CSRB receives notice of an order or petition by the twenty-one ("21") day deadline, the CSRB will notify the requestor that the information is protected and cannot be furnished until the legal proceedings have concluded.

d. If CSRB is not notified of the applicable court order or petition for protective order prior to the expiration of the twenty-one ("21") day period, then CSRB shall release all information, not protected, to the requestor once payment for the information has been received from the requestor.

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36 Miss. Code. R. 301-4.5

Miss. Code Ann. §§ 25-41-1, et seq., 25-53-231, et seq., 25-61-1, et seq.

Adopted 5/26/2025