FOIC: Audit log reports aren't a 'new record' under FOIA

FOIC: Audit log reports aren't a 'new record' under FOIA

Police departments cannot claim that generating an audit report for access to body-worn camera footage requires creating a new document to avoid Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) disclosure, according to a recent ruling from the Freedom of Information Commission (FOIC). While FOIA requires public agencies to turn over non-exempt public records upon request, it does not require agencies to generate documents that do not already exist or to answer…