Legal Opinion
Opinion Number
Louisiana Attorney General Reports
Decided November 12, 2008Published
1Opinion of the Court
Dear Ms. Moses-Fields:
Our office received an opinion request from you regarding the use of portable scanners by reporters for the purpose of scanning police incident reports and other records from the New Orleans Police Department. Your letter states that your office has concerns about the use of this equipment to view public records because of the ease of manipulation of the records and the financial impact of using portable scanners in lieu of paying for copies of the public records.
The right of access to public information is guaranteed by La.Const. art. 12, § 3, which provides, "[n]o…
2Cases cited5 opinions
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- Alliance for Affordable Energy v. FrickLouisiana Court of Appeal · 1997
- Thornton v. Department of Public SafetyLouisiana Court of Appeal · 1988
- Cummings v. KempfLouisiana Court of Appeal · 1990
- First Commerce Title Co., Inc. v. MartinLouisiana Court of Appeal · 2004