DOJ reverses order on public-records fees

DOJ reverses order on public-records fees: The Oregon Department of Justice on Monday lifted an order requiring some state agencies to charge the public for government records, overturning its own 14-year-old advice.Deputy Attorney General Frederick Boss ruled that the Public Employees Retirement System declined to reduce or waive a fee it charged a journalist seeking records based on a 2002 DOJ order the agency no longer believes is valid.Boss said in his opinion that PERS may be “legally required” to waive


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