Mississippi Administrative Code › Title 31 - Public Safety › Part 5 - PUBLIC RECORDS POLICY ADMINISTRATIVE CODE › Chapter 6 - Exemptions › Rule 31-5-6.1 - Exemptions

Current through June 25, 2024
The Public Records Act, as well as other statutes and court
				  decisions, provide that a number of types of documents are exempt from public
				  inspection and copying. In addition, other statutes or rules of law, such as
				  various privacy restrictions, may prohibit disclosure. Requestors should be
				  aware of the following exemptions that restrict the availability of some
				  documents held by the Mississippi Department of Public Safety for inspection
				  and copying:
1. Academic records exempt
				from public access, see
Miss. Code Ann.
§
									37-11-51;
2. Appraisal records exempt from access, see
Miss. Code Ann.
§
									31-1-27;
3. Archaeological records exempt from public
				access, see
Miss. Code Ann.
§
									39-7-41;
4. Attorney work product, examination,
				exemption, see
Miss. Code Ann.
§
									25-1-102;
5. Birth Defects Registry, see
Miss.
				Code Ann.
§
									41-21-205;
6. Bureau of vital statistics, access to
				records, see
Miss. Code Ann.
§
									41-57-2;
7. Charitable organizations, registration
				information, exemption from public access, see
Miss. Code Ann.
§
									79-11-527;
8. Concealed pistols or revolvers, licenses
				to carry, records, exemption, see
Miss. Code Ann.
§
									45-9-101;
9. Confidentiality, ambulatory surgical
				facilities, see
Miss. Code Ann.
§
									41-75-19;
10. Defendants likely to flee or physically
				harm themselves or others, see
Miss. Code Ann.
§ 41-
				32-7;
11. Environmental
				self-evaluation reports, public records act, exemption, see
Miss. Code
				Ann.
§
									49-2-71;
12. Hospital records, Mississippi Public
				Records Act exemption, see
Miss. Code Ann.
§
									41-9-68;
13. Individual tax records in possession of
				public body, exemption from public access requirements, see
Miss. Code
				Ann.
§
									27-3-77;
14. Insurance and insurance companies, risk
				based capital level requirements, reports, see
Miss. Code Ann.
§
									83-5-415;
15. Exemption for law enforcement or court
				personnel information; investigative reports; victim information, see Miss.
				Code Ann § 25-61-125;
16.
				Judicial records, public access, exemption, see
Miss. Code
				Ann.
§
									9-1-38;
17. Jury records exempt from public records
				provisions, see
Miss. Code Ann.
§
									13-5-97;
18. Licensure application and examination
				records. exemption from Public Records Act, see
Miss. Code
				Ann.
§
									73-52-1;
19. Medical examiner, records and reports,
				see
Miss. Code Ann.
§
									41-61-63;
20. Personnel files exempt from examination,
				see
Miss. Code Ann.
§
									25-1-100;
21. Public records and trade secrets,
				proprietary commercial and financial information, exemption from public access,
				see
Miss. Code Ann.
§
									79-23-1;
22. Workers' compensation, access to records,
				see
Miss. Code Ann.
§
									71-3-66;
				and
23. Records subject to
				privilege, such as Attorney/Client, Physician/Patient, etc. Source:
Miss. Code Ann.
§§
									25-61-1,
et seq.
Miss. Code
				  Ann. §§
										25-61-1,
				  et seq.