§92F-13  Government records; exceptions togeneral rule.  This part shall not require disclosure of:

(1)  Government records which, if disclosed, wouldconstitute a clearly unwarranted invasion of personal privacy;

(2)  Government records pertaining to the prosecutionor defense of any judicial or quasi-judicial action to which the State or anycounty is or may be a party, to the extent that such records would not bediscoverable;

(3)  Government records that, by their nature, must beconfidential in order for the government to avoid the frustration of alegitimate government function;

(4)  Government records which, pursuant to state orfederal law including an order of any state or federal court, are protectedfrom disclosure; and

(5)  Inchoate and draft working papers of legislativecommittees including budget worksheets and unfiled committee reports; workproduct; records or transcripts of an investigating committee of thelegislature which are closed by rules adopted pursuant to section 21-4 and thepersonal files of members of the legislature. [L 1988, c 262, pt of §1; am L1993, c 250, §1]

 

Cross References

 

  Auditor's working papers, see §23-9.5.

 

Case Notes

 

  Development proposals were government records that, by theirnature, must be kept confidential in order to avoid frustration of a legitimategovernment function within meaning of paragraph (3).  74 H. 365, 846 P.2d 882.