March 20, 2009

BILL TO END PUBLIC RECORDS HARASSMENT OF CCOS PASSES HOUSE

The House on Wednesday passed the Federation-supported legislation to stop the harassment of Community Corrections officers and staff by offenders who file frivolous and dangerous public records requests.

The House passed SSB 5130 on a vote of 94-2. Because the House amended it, SSB 5130 must go back to the Senate for concurrence on the changes.

SSB 5130 allows CCOs and other law enforcement staff to get a judge to block a records requests used to harass an employee or which threatens is or her security.

Right now, convicted criminals use the public records act to get personal information on CCOs that includes when they come and go in the office and other harmful private information.

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