Advisory Opinions

FOIA Compliance: DCPS Publication of Administrative and Policy Documents on the Internet

  • Posted by NiquelleAllen
  • Fri 04, 2021
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The Office of Open Government issued an Advisory Opinion regarding the District of Columbia Public Schools' compliance with the Freedom of Information Act's requirement for agencies to publish Admi

FOIA Body Worn Cameras Advisory Opinion

  • Posted by NiquelleAllen
  • Thu 11, 2020
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This Advisory Opinion addresses the Metropolitan Police Department's compliance with the D.C.

OSSE’s Compliance with District FOIA (#OOG-002_2.26.20_AO)

  • Posted by NiquelleAllen
  • Fri 08, 2020
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This advisory opinion regards the D.C. Office of the State Superintendent of Education's (OSSE) compliance with the D.C.

FOIA Advisory Opinion OAH

  • Posted by NiquelleAllen
  • Mon 01, 2020
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Advisory Opinion regarding Office of Administrative Hearings' partial compliance with D.C. FOIA’s requirement to make Final Orders publicly available on the internet.

OOG's 2016 Advisory Opinion on DCRA's Compliance

  • Posted by NiquelleAllen
  • Thu 09, 2019
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This opinion letter is an update to the OOG's 2016 Advisory opinion regarding whether the Department of Consumer and Regulatory Affairs (DCRA)

Memorandum to Admininstrative Points of Contact

  • Posted by NiquelleAllen
  • Fri 06, 2019
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The purpose of this memorandum is to inform you of recent changes to the regulations concerning open meetings.

#0004_11.15.18_FOIA AO Application of FOIA to Public Charter Schools

  • Posted by johnnie-barton
  • Thu 05, 2019
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The application of FOIA to Local Education Agencies and District of Columbia Public Charter Schools (PCS); and Whether PCS are private contractors that perform a public function, whose records thro

OOG-0003_10.31.18_FOIA AO What notifications, if any, does FOIA require an agency, specifically MPD, to provide a requester when: (1) it invokes an extension to dispatch a determination to a FOIA request for body-worn camera recordings and (2) when no det

  • Posted by johnnie-barton
  • Thu 02, 2019
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What notifications, if any, does FOIA require an agency, specifically MPD, to provide a requester when: (1) it invokes an extension to dispatch a determination to a FOIA request for body-worn camer

OOG-0004_12.11.18_FOIA AO Whether the PSC may withhold records requested under FOIA as exempt from disclosure, under D.C. Official Code § 2-534(e).

  • Posted by johnnie-barton
  • Thu 01, 2019
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Whether the PSC may withhold records requested under FOIA as exempt from disclosure, under D.C. Official Code § 2-534(e).

OOG-0002_8.23.18_FOIA AO Whether it is appropriate for the OUC to require of a requester to present valid identification to: (1) submit a FOIA request for 911 audio recording for police assistance when the requester is the caller (firs-t party request);

  • Posted by wkittab
  • Thu 11, 2018
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Whether it is appropriate for the OUC  to require of a requester to  present valid identification to: (1) submit a FOIA request for 911 audio recording for police assistance when the requester is t

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