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Senate adopts compromise GRAMA changes after negotiations with media and Attorney General

Utah State Senate · March 4, 2009
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Summary

The Senate approved amendments to the Government Records Access and Management Act (GRAMA) that establish a tiered evidentiary standard — including a clear-and-convincing standard for disclosures that would jeopardize life or safety — following negotiation between media attorneys and the Attorney General's office.

After extended floor debate the Utah Senate amended and advanced House Bill 122 to modify portions of the Government Records Access and Management Act (GRAMA).

Senators described the floor amendment as the product of negotiated talks involving media attorneys and the Attorney General. The amendment sets a tiered evidentiary…

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