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County attorney proposes adopting sheriff’s 91‑A policy; staff pursue archival solution for text messages

3262606 · May 9, 2025
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County Attorney raised the need for a formal RSA 91‑A (right‑to‑know) records policy and recommended using the sheriff’s longer‑standing policy as a starting point; staff are testing CivicPlus archival tools to capture texts and electronic records after AT&T said it retains call metadata only 48 hours.

Rockingham County’s county attorney told commissioners May 8 that the county lacks a consolidated policy for responding to RSA 91‑A right‑to‑know records requests and proposed using the sheriff’s department policy as a template for the county.

The county attorney said the sheriff’s policy includes fees and practical procedures for providing records in paper or electronic formats and that the sheriff’s office had not received complaints under that approach. He recommended the commission consider adopting a…

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