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11,2015
SheriffRyanZollman
AdamsCountySheriffsOffice
POBox64
Council,ID83612
RE:PublicRecordsRequest
DearSheriffRyanZollman,
IamwritingtoyouasNewsDirectorforIdahoReporter.com,asubsidiaryoperationof
IdahoFreedomFoundation,Inc.PursuanttoI.C.9338,etseq.,oftheIdahoCode,Iwouldlike
torespectfullyrequestthatYouprovidecopiesofallDocumentsregardingorrelatedtothe
naturopathdebateintheIdahoLegislaturethisyear.
Specifically,IrequesttheAdamsCountySheriffsOfficepolicymanualsectionregardingbody
camerasanddashcameras.ThisshouldbethemanualinplaceatthetimeoftheYantis
incidentonNov.1,2015.Tobecompletelyclear,Iamaskingfortheofficespoliciesonhow
officersshouldhandleandutilizebodycamerasanddashmountedcameras.
Pleasekeepinmindthatemailsentonyourpersonalemailaccount,butdealingwithpublic
business,arestillsubjecttoopenrecordsrequests.
Withregardtotheaboverequest,pleaseusethefollowingdefinitions:
1)
Document
.Thetermdocumentmeansallwritingsofeverykindpertainingtothe
subjectmatterofthisrequest,including,butnotlimitedto,theoriginaloratrueand
correctcopyofallrecords,letters,correspondence,emails,facsimiles,appointment
books,diaries,files,notes,statements,memoranda,reports,reportson
investigations,budgets,estimates,projections,telegrams,summaries,memoranda
orminutesofmeetings,conferencesandtelephonecalls,receipts,writtenreportsor
opinionsofinvestigatorsorexperts,statusreports,drawings,charts,photographs,
negatives,brochures,lists,schedules,manuals,manualsusedbyinvestigators,
expenseaccounts,financialstatements,invoices,checkstubs,taxreturns,
estimates,inventories,contracts,agreements,drafts,workingpapers,tapes,data
sheets,ordataprocessingmatter,includingdatarecordedand/orstored
electronically,howeverproducedorreproduced,withinyourpossessionorsubjectto
yourcontrol,ofwhichyouhaveknowledgeortowhichyounowhaveorhavehad
access,orofwhichanyofyouragents,employees,attorneys,accountants,or
consultantshaveknowledge.
2)
You
.Youmeanstherecordscustodianoftheagencytowhichthisrequestletteris
addressed,andyourpastorpresentattorneys,agents,employees,officers,
representatives,adjusters,investigators,andanyotherpersonwhoisin
possession,orwhohasobtained,generated,orreviewedtherequesteddocuments.
Withfurtherregardtotheaboverequest,itispreferredthatthedocumentsbeemailedtome
as[AdobePortableDocumentFormat(.pdf)/MicrosoftExcel(.xls)/CommaSeparatedValues
(.csv)]files.Ifthedocumentsarenotavailablein[.pdf/.xls/.csv]format,thenpaperformat
wouldbethenextbestoption.
Intheeventthatthisrecordsrequestisdeniedinwholeorinpart,thenasrequiredbyI.C.
9339(3)andI.C.9339(4),pleaseprovideawrittennoticeofthedenialorpartialdenialthat:
1)
Statesthattheattorneyforthepublicagencyorindependentpublicbodycorporate
andpolitichasreviewedtherequestorstatesthatthepublicagencyorindependent
publicbodycorporateandpolitichashadanopportunitytoconsultwithanattorney
regardingtherequestforexaminationorcopyingofarecordandhaschosennotto
dosoAND
2)
Indicatesthestatutoryauthorityforthedenialandindicatesclearlymyrighttoappeal
thedenialorpartialdenialandthetimeperiodsfordoingso.
Thankyouforyourassistance,andifyouhaveanyquestionsaboutthispublicrecords
requestorifyouneedanyclarificationregardingthedocumentsbeingsought,pleasecallmeat
(208)2582280,Ext.213,oremailmeat
Dustin@IdahoFreedom.org
.
Sincerely,
DustinHurst
Communicationdirector
IdahoReporter.com
IdahoFreedomFoundation,Inc.