Walk It Through: The Records Request
Seven business days or it counts as a denial, salaries right away, and 45 days to challenge.
A resident asks a borough for its police overtime figures.
Two things a person in this spot might do. Picking one shows what the law says about it.
One request to a borough. The exceptions to access and the fee schedule are not worked through here.
A practice walkthrough, not a prediction of how any real one will go. Legal information, not legal advice.
Words this turns on
Terms with a legal meaning that is narrower than the everyday one. Each links to the definition and the authority behind it.