Requests for Information

(1) Public Information All requests to the Office for public records shall be directed to anAssistant Inspector General who shall initially determine whether the requested documents are public records within the meaning of M.G.L. c 4, § 7, clause 26. The Assistant Inspector General shall make a written report to the General Counsel indicating the reasons for the initial determination. If the General Counsel determines that the requested documents are public records, he shall authorize inspectionof such records by the requesting party or release of a copy of such records to the requesting party upon receipt of reimbursement for the costs of reproduction. (2) Non-Public Information All requests for records or documents not public withinthe meaning of M.G.L. c .4, § 7, clause 26 and M.G.L. c. 12A, § 13 shall be directed to the Inspector General who shall respond to such request.