Walk It Through: The Records Request
Five business days or deemed denied, 30 more with notice, and 15 business days to appeal.
A resident sends a written request to a township's open records officer.
Two things a person in this spot might do. Picking one shows what the law says about it.
One township request. The exceptions, the fee schedule beyond postage and electronic copies, and court review 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.