Scope and Content: MGLA c 66, s 10 requires public records custodians to permit public inspection of all public records within ten days following receipt of such request.  If the custodian refuses to comply with the request for access, the requestor may appeal to the supervisor of public records, who is authorized to determine whether the record is public.  If the supervisor deems the record public, he orders the custodian of the public record to comply with the request for access.  Series, maintained by the Public Records Division of the Office of the Secretary of State, was created to administer appeals and make determinations.  Initial 1977 files contain typescript, photocopied, and manuscript correspondence from persons seeking access to records and from custodians seeking advice on whether a record is open to public inspection or contesting access requests, and copies of the draft and final determination opinions of the supervisor.
Arrangement: Arranged chronologically by year, thereunder alphabetically by requestor for initial 1977 files; thereafter, 1977 and onward, by year and SPR serial case number
Notes: No case files exist before 1977.  Series includes a folder of opinions of the supervisor of public records, 1974-1977, some of which were probably derived from the series of that name ((M-Ar)N023)
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