Legal Opinion
In Re New England Gas Co.
Supreme Court of Rhode Island
Decided March 5, 2004No. 2002-279-M.PPublishedCited by 30 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION
SUTTELL, Justice.
This case requires us to revisit the Access to Public Records Act (APRA), G.L. 1956 chapter 2 of title 38. On its face, the avowed purpose of the APRA is “to facilitate public access to governmental records which pertain to the policy making functions of public bodies and/or are relevant to the public health, safety, and welfare.” Section 38-2-1. We also have held that the APRA provides a remedy only to those people who are denied access to public records; it does not provide a remedy to prevent public agencies from disclosing records. See Pontbriand v. Sundlun, 699…
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