In Arkansas, any violation of its FOIA law can result in this penalty. *Any person who negligently violates any of the provisions of this chapter shall be guilty of a misdemeanor and shall be punished by a fine of not more than two hundred dollars ($200) or thirty (30) days in jail, or both, or a sentence of appropriate public service or education, or both.* It's nice to see someone following the letter of the law. Not following the letter of the law (and steamrolling its spirit) is what put Forte in the prosecutor's sights. Forte had decided to greet a FOIA request he didn't want to fulfill with the time-honored anti-FOIA tactic <https://www.techdirt.com/articles/20140930/07273628676/fergusons-strategy-regarding-journalists-charge-insane-fees-foia-requests.shtml> of pricing his agency out of the market <https://www.techdirt.com/articles/20140704/13333927787/florida-state-attorneys-office-demands-180000-to-release-records-pertaining-to-questionable-suicide.shtml>. http://bit.ly/1v3Bgsu http://bit.ly/1v3Bgsu+ -- Peterk Dallas, Tx Save our in-boxes! http://emailcharter.org "The problems of our economy have occurred not as an outgrowth of laissez-faire, unbridled competition. They have occurred under the guidance of federal agencies, and under the umbrella of federal regulations." Senator Ted Kennedy, in defending trucking deregulation in 1978. List archives at http://lists.ufl.edu/archives/recmgmt-l.html Contact [log in to unmask] for assistance To unsubscribe from this list, click the below link. If not already present, place UNSUBSCRIBE RECMGMT-L or UNSUB RECMGMT-L in the body of the message. mailto:[log in to unmask]
