Exemptions

Exemptions. The Public Records Act, as well as other statutes and court decisions, provide that a number of types of documents are exempt from public inspection and copying. In addition, other statutes or rules of law, such as various privacy restrictions, may prohibit disclosure. Requestors should be aware of the following exemptions1, outside the Public Records Act, that restrict the availability of some documents held by MDEQ for inspection and copying: A. Attorney work product, examination, exemption, see § 25-1-102. B. Environmental self-evaluation reports, public records act, exemption, see § 49-2-71. 1 This list is in no way considered to be a complete list of the Public Records Act exemptions that may apply to public records requests. C. Insurance and insurance companies, risk based capital level requirements, reports exemption, see § 83-5-415. D. Personnel files exemption, see § 25-1-100. E. Public records and trade secrets, proprietary commercial and financial information, exemption, see §§ 75-26-1, et seq. and 79-23-1. F. Workers' compensation exemption, see § 71-3-66. G. Exemption for records subject to privilege, such as Attorney/Client, Physician/Patient, etc. Some records are exempt from disclosure, in whole or in part as provided in Rule 2.4.G.