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| Example of a decision from 1978 |
Looking for an old decision from the Supervisor of Public Records? The State Library can help! A common request we receive is for older decisions ranging from the late 1970s - 2000s. Decisions of the Supervisor usually include details of a public records request appeal, notification to an agency that they must comply with public records regulations, or details why a specific request can or cannot be fulfilled. Citations to a decision in a report or treatise may look like:
See for example, Supervisor of Public Records, No. 321 (Oct. 16, 1978). More recent decisions may also be cited as
SPR##/####. When looking for a specific decision, please provide us with the year and decision number.
The library’s holding can be found
here. Please note that the library only holds print copies of these decisions. The Secretary of State does provide
electronic access to decisions back to 2014. You can search by case number, case type, case year and more. As an example, to search by case number, a decision cited as SPR14/1234, would be case number 20141234 (year followed by case number). For more information on Massachusetts Public Records Law and the process for decisions, see
here.
Please contact the Reference Department for research assistance by
email, telephone (617) 727-2590, or
chat with us!
April Pascucci
Legislative Reference Librarian
