Section 35.04. Files and records.

 

(1)  Except as otherwise provided by law or as specified in sub. (2) , any record or document in the division's possession or control of which the division is the legal custodian, may be inspected or copied by any person during regular business hours.

(2)  The following records may be excluded from disclosure under this section if the division finds the public interest in nondisclosure outweighs the benefits of open access:

(a) Personnel files of office employees, former employees and job applicants;

(b) Communications with legal counsel;

(c) Records obtained under a pledge or reasonable expectation of confidentiality;

(d) Memoranda and work papers of employees, the division or the deputy division prepared with the reasonable expectation of confidentiality;

(e) A record that is part of a current investigation that may result in administrative, legal or criminal action or which relates to any such pending action.

(f) A record whose disclosure would unduly damage a person's reputation so as to outweigh the public interest in disclosure.

History: Cr. Register, October, 1972, No. 202 , eff. 11-1-72; r. and recr. Register, December, 1988, No. 396 , eff. 1-1-89.