19-ORD-198 is cited as a precedent for the requirement that a public agency must search for responsive records to determine if they exist and if an exception applies to deny the request. The decision in 20-ORD-114 references this case to emphasize that the initial response from the Department, which did not affirmatively state whether responsive records existed, violated the Open Records Act.
19-ORD-198 was Followed by 20-ORD-114
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