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2. READ BEFORE YOU BEGIN!

   If you are seeking records from or pertaining to any of the following offices, you're in the wrong place. This form will be of no use to you. The following offices manage their own records, so you'll need to send requests directly to them: the Emanuel County Sheriff's Office and Jail, Emanuel County E-911, Emanuel County Superior Court, Emanuel County Juvenile Court, Emanuel County State Court, Emanuel County Magistrate Court, Emanuel County Probate Court, the Emanuel County Coroner, the Emanuel County Tax Assessor, and the Emanuel County Tax Commissioner.

   This form is only for records kept by departments under the Emanuel County Board of Commissioners.

4. Open Records Request Options

   Pursuant to the Georgia Open Records Act, I would like to: (please check one) 

   1. inspect and copy county records

   1. obtain copies of county records
6. Records Description

   To minimize your administrative and copying expenses, please provide as detailed a description as possible of the records you are requesting.

   
   

9. Expectation of Turnaround Time

   Please note: Emanuel County follows the retention guidelines set forth by the State of Georgia. Please check one:

   1. I would like to review the documents/receive the copies within 3 business days of this request if the records are available. However, I understand if the records cannot be produced within three (3) business days, a timetable for their release will be provided to me; or
   2. I do not need the documents/access within 3 business days but would like to review the documents/receive the copies by a specific date.
10. Date Specification
    Date Specification

    If you specified a preferred date for reviewing the documents or receiving copies in the Expectation of Turnaround Time field, please enter that date here.

12. Fee Notices

    I understand that pursuant to O.C.G.A. § 50-­18-­71, I may be charged administrative and copying fees for the cost of search, retrieval, copying, redaction, and supervised access to the requested documents. This fee represents the hourly rate of the lowest paid full­-time employee with the necessary skill and training to respond to my request, with no charge for the first 15 minutes it takes to respond to my request. The charge for copies is 10 cents per page for letter or legal sized documents and the actual cost for non­standard documents or electronic media. However, higher fees for certified copies or other specialized records (i.e. maps, plats, etc.) may be charged, if provided by law.

    I understand  I will be asked to prepay all costs associated with retrieval of the records before the request will be processed if the estimated cost for producing the records exceeds $500 or if I have failed to pay for requested records in the past. I agree to pay all copying and/or administrative costs incurred with fulfilling my open records request.

14. Electronic Signature Statement

    By checking the "I agree" box, you agree and acknowledge that 1) your application will not be signed in the sense of a traditional paper document, 2) by signing in this alternate manner, you authorize your electronic signature to be valid and binding upon you to the same force and effect as a handwritten signature, and 3) you may still be required to provide a traditional signature at a later date.

16. I Agree*

    1. Electronic Signature
18. Signor's Name*
19. Date*
    Date
21. Contact Information*

    If staff need to contact me to follow up on any part of this request before fulfilling it, I may be reached at: 

    (Check the most accessible contact method for you.)

    1. Phone

    1. Email

    1. Mail
23. Phone Number*
24. Email Address*
25. Mailing Address*
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27. 1. Receive an email copy of this form.
28. Email address

    This field is not part of the form submission.

29. Submit

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