A suicide report held by a police department is generally available as a noncriminal incident report, though personal, medical or financial information may be redacted.
(NOTE: The 2002 General Assembly added an amendment to FOIA
reversing this decision and making clear that all constitutional
offices are subject to FOI law.)
Present: All the Justices
JAMES G. CONNELL III v ANDREW KERSEY
OPINION BY JUSTICE LAWRENCE L. KOONTZ, JR.
Record No. 001729
June 8, 2001
FROM THE CIRCUIT COURT OF FAIRFAX COUNTY
Jane Marum Roush, Judge
noncriminal incident police reports are available under FOIA, though police may excise personal identifying information; phone director of city employees, if it exists, is subject to disclosure under FOIA.
Bail and Recognizances: prior AG opinions described as public records commitment papers, continuance cards and other info relevant to making bail, extend to giving it to magistrates who ask for it.
