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Utah County hears two GRAMA appeals over pursuit‑policy redactions and delayed records
Summary
At a July 31 Utah County commissioners meeting, the board heard two expedited GRAMA appeals: Eric Morgan challenged extensive redactions in the sheriff’s pursuit policy, and Greg Graves pressed for earlier release of county records and questioned the county’s definition of “record.” Commissioners directed counsel to revise redactions and affirmed statutory limits on certain record types.
Eric Morgan told the commissioners he had requested the Utah County Sheriff’s Office pursuit policy under the Government Records Access and Management Act and received a version with “pages and pages” of redactions, while pursuit policies obtained from six other counties and the Department of Public Safety were unredacted.
County civil attorney Mister Griffin told the board the first redacted copy went out before his review, and that new administrative‑code guidance required reassessment of what portions must remain protected. Griffin said portions were redacted to avoid “jeopardiz[ing] the life or safety of an…
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