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     STATE OF RHODE ISLAND

IN GENERAL ASSEMBLY

JANUARY SESSION, A.D. 2017

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A N   A C T

RELATING TO PUBLIC RECORDS -- 38 STUDIOS, LLC

     

     Introduced By: Representatives Lima, Costantino, Serpa, Fellela, and Coughlin

     Date Introduced: February 02, 2017

     Referred To: House Judiciary

     It is enacted by the General Assembly as follows:

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     SECTION 1. Chapter 38-2 of the General Laws entitled "Access to Public Records" is

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hereby amended by adding thereto the following section:

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     38-2-16. 38 Studios, LLC Investigation Materials.

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     Notwithstanding any other provisions of this chapter or any other state law, any

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investigative records generated or obtained by the Rhode Island state police or the Rhode Island

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attorney general during the course of their investigation into the Rhode Island economic

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development corporation is funding of 38 Studios, LLC shall be made available to the public;

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provided, however:

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     (1) No information or records not otherwise public, provided to the grand jury during its

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investigation of the funding of 38 Studios, LLC shall be released without the approval of the

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presiding justice of the superior court;

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     (2) The provisions of ยง12-11.1-5.1 shall not apply to any information disclosed pursuant

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to this section;

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     (3) Birth dates, social security numbers, financial account numbers or other significantly

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sensitive personally-identifiable information, except names, shall be redacted from the

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information disclosed.

 

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     SECTION 2. This act shall take effect upon passage.

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EXPLANATION

BY THE LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL

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A N   A C T

RELATING TO PUBLIC RECORDS -- 38 STUDIOS, LLC

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     This act would classify the investigatory records generated during the inquiry into the

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Rhode Island economic development corporation funding of 38 Studios, LLC, as public records,

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making them available for release, subject to some limitations.

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     This act would take effect upon passage.

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