(1) Except when any other statute expressly provides that particular information or records shall not be made public, public records shall include all records and documents, regardless of physical form, of or belonging to this state, any county, city, village, political subdivision, or tax-supported district in this state, or any agency, branch, department, board, bureau, commission, council, subunit, or committee of any of the foregoing. Data which is a public record in its original form shall remain a public record when maintained in computer files.
(2) When a custodian of a public record of a county provides to a member of the public, upon request, a copy of the public record by transmitting it from a modem to an outside modem, a reasonable fee may be charged for such specialized service. Such fee may include a reasonable amount representing a portion of the amortization of the cost of computer equipment, including software, necessarily added in order to provide such specialized service. This subsection shall not be construed to require a governmental entity to acquire computer capability to generate public records in a new or different form when that new form would require additional computer equipment or software not already possessed by the governmental entity.
(3) Sections 84-712 to 84-712.03 shall be liberally construed whenever any state, county, or political subdivision fiscal records, audit, warrant, voucher, invoice, purchase order, requisition, payroll, check, receipt, or other record of receipt, cash, or expenditure involving public funds is involved in order that the residents of this state shall have the full right to know of and have full access to information on the public finances of the government and the public bodies and entities created to serve them.
Notes of Decisions
Evertson v. City of Kimball, 767 N.W.2d 751 (Neb. 2009).
· cites it 19× “Do a private investigator's written data and reports constitute public records under § 84-712.01 when the public body contractually delegated its investigative authority to the private investigators? 2.”
State ex rel. BH Media Grp. v. Frakes, 943 N.W.2d 231 (Neb. 2020).
· cites it 14× “01 (Reissue 2014), and (3) the requesting party has been denied access to the public record as guaranteed by Neb.”
State ex rel. Veskrna v. Steel, 894 N.W.2d 788 (Neb. 2017).
· cites it 20× “Veskrna alleged that such records are not protected by any privilege derived from the court’s inherent powers or otherwise shielded by virtue of any other inherent constitutional power of the judicial branch and that 1 See Neb. Rev. Stat. § 84-712.03 (1)(a) (Reissue 2014).”
State ex rel. Unger v. State, 878 N.W.2d 540 (Neb. 2016).
· cites it 6× “” The phrase “public records” is defined by Neb. Rev. Stat. § 84-712.01 (1) (Reissue 2014): Except when any other statute expressly provides that particular information or records shall not be made pub- lic, public records shall include all records and docu- ments, regardless of…”
Steckelberg v. Nebraska State Patrol, 885 N.W.2d 44 (Neb. 2016).
· cites it 8× “03 (Reissue 2014) has the burden to satisfy three elements: (1) The requesting party is a citizen of the state or other person interested in the examination of the public records, (2) the docu- ment sought is a public record as defined by Neb. Rev. Stat. § 84-712.01 (Reissue…”
Jacob v. Nebraska Bd. of Parole, 982 N.W.2d 815 (Neb. 2022).
· cites it 9× “Case Progression and Motion to Amend Petition At a hearing on September 18, 2020, the court set a deadline for completion of discovery within 90 days.”
Nebraska Journalism Trust v. Dept. of Envt. & Energy, 3 N.W.3d 361 (Neb. 2024).
· cites it 5× “01 (Reissue 2014), and (3) the requesting party was denied a fee estimate or was provided with a fee estimate that includes a fee the requesting party asserts is unauthorized by Neb.”
Frederick v. City of Falls City, 890 N.W.2d 498 (Neb. 2017).
· cites it 2× “In January 2015, this court agreed with EDGE, finding that EDGE was not the “functional equivalent of a city agency, branch, or department” and that thus, the requested records were not “‘public records’” within the meaning of Neb. Rev. Stat. § 84-712.01 (1) (Reissue 2014).”
Russell v. Clarke, 724 N.W.2d 840 (Neb. Ct. App. 2006).
· cites it 2× “With respect to Russell’s first six requests for information, the court determined that the appellees possessed the information and that the information was a public record within the meaning of § 84-712.01 and accordingly granted Russell’s request for a peremptory writ of…”
Orr v. Knowles, 337 N.W.2d 699 (Neb. 1983).
· cites it 2× “§ 84-712 (Reissue 1981) provides: “Except as otherwise expressly provided by statute, all citizens of this state, and all other persons interested in the examination of the public records, as defined in section 84-712.01, are hereby fully empowered and authorized to examine the…”
Huff v. Brown, 941 N.W.2d 515 (Neb. 2020).
· cites it 10× “2018) has the burden to satisfy three elements: (1) The requesting party is a citizen of the state or other person interested in the examination of the public records, (2) the document sought is a public record as defined by Neb. Rev. Stat. § 84-712.01 (Reissue 2014), and (3)…”
Neb. Rev. Stat. § 84-712.01(1): 13 cases
State ex rel. Veskrna v. Steel, 894 N.W.2d 788 (Neb. 2017).
“Veskrna alleged that such records are not protected by any privilege derived from the court’s inherent powers or otherwise shielded by virtue of any other inherent constitutional power of the judicial branch and that 1 See Neb. Rev. Stat. § 84-712.03 (1)(a) (Reissue 2014).”
State ex rel. Unger v. State, 878 N.W.2d 540 (Neb. 2016).
“” The phrase “public records” is defined by Neb. Rev. Stat. § 84-712.01 (1) (Reissue 2014): Except when any other statute expressly provides that particular information or records shall not be made pub- lic, public records shall include all records and docu- ments, regardless of…”
Evertson v. City of Kimball, 767 N.W.2d 751 (Neb. 2009).
“Do a private investigator's written data and reports constitute public records under § 84-712.01 when the public body contractually delegated its investigative authority to the private investigators? 2.”
Russell v. Clarke, 724 N.W.2d 840 (Neb. Ct. App. 2006).
“With respect to Russell’s first six requests for information, the court determined that the appellees possessed the information and that the information was a public record within the meaning of § 84-712.01 and accordingly granted Russell’s request for a peremptory writ of…”
Neb. Rev. Stat. § 84-712.01(3): 6 cases
Evertson v. City of Kimball, 767 N.W.2d 751 (Neb. 2009).
“Do a private investigator's written data and reports constitute public records under § 84-712.01 when the public body contractually delegated its investigative authority to the private investigators? 2.”
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