Missouri Code of State Regulations
Title 20 - DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE AND INSURANCE
Division 2234 - Board of Private Investigator and Private Fire Investigator Examiners
Chapter 1 - General Rules
Section 20 CSR 2234-1.030 - Policy for Release of Public Records
Current through Register Vol. 49, No. 18, September 16, 2024
PURPOSE: This rule establishes the policy in compliance with sections 610.010-610.030, RSMo, regarding the release of information on any meeting, records, or vote of the board.
(1) The Board of Private Investigator and Private Fire Investigator Examiners is a public governmental body as defined in Chapter 610, RSMo, and adopts the following as its policy for compliance with the provisions of that chapter. This policy is open to public inspection and implements Chapter 610, RSMo, provisions regarding the release of information of any meeting, record, or vote of the board that is not closed under this chapter.
(2) All public records of the Board of Private Investigator and Private Fire Investigator Examiners shall be open for inspection and copying by any member of the general public during normal business hours (8 a.m. to 5 p.m. Monday through Friday; holidays excepted) except for those records required or authorized to be closed under section 610.021 or 324.001.8, RSMo, or any other applicable law. All public meetings of the Board of Private Investigator and Private Fire Investigator Examiners will be open to the public except for those required or authorized to be closed under section 610.021 or 324.001.8, RSMo, or any other applicable law.
(3) The executive director shall be the custodian of records as required by section 610.023, RSMo. The executive director is responsible for maintaining board records and responding to requests for access to public records.
(4) The board may charge a reasonable fee pursuant to rules promulgated by the board for the cost of researching, inspecting, and copying the records. Charges and payments of the fees shall be based upon the cost for researching and copying records and shall be according to Chapter 610, RSMo.
(5) All fees collected shall be remitted to the Director of Revenue for deposit to the credit of the Board of Private Investigator and Private Fire Investigator Examiners Fund.
(6) The custodian shall maintain a file of copies of all written requests for access to records and responses to the requests. That file shall be maintained as a public record of the board for inspection by any member of the general public during regular business hours.
*Original authority: 324.1138, RSMo 2007.
