Vt. Pub. Access Ct. R. 8
The public has access to all administrative records in accordance with the provisions of this rule. The procedures, policies, and exemptions in 1 V.S.A. §§ 316, 317(c), and 318 apply to requests for inspection or to obtain copies of administrative records. The Court Administrator is designated as the "head of the agency" for purpose of appeals from decisions of the administrative-record custodian. The decision is final and a person aggrieved by it may follow the procedures set forth in 1 V.S.A. § 319. The Court Administrator will inform all administrative-record custodians of the fee schedule authorized by 1 V.S.A. § 316(d).
Vt. Pub. Access Ct. R. 8
Reporter's Notes
Former Rule 5, which governed access to administrative records, is renumbered as Rule 8. As the Reporter's Notes to the originally promulgated rule indicate, "The judicial branch's administrative records are similar in nature to executive branch records." This section serves to make the relevant sections of the statutory access to public records applicable to administrative records of the Judiciary. See 317(c) (setting out exceptions to the general rule of open access to public records). Sections 316 and 318 of Title 1 set out the procedures for accessing those records. The rule is amended to specify that the Court Administrator's decision is final and can be challenged by following the procedures in 1 V.S.A. § 319.