Legal Scales Inspection and Correction of a Person’s Own Records

After providing identification, a person may inspect, copy and request correction of public records pertaining to that person. A correction, or a written refusal to make the correction, must be made within ten (10) calendar days from the receipt of the request (Idaho Public Records Law Manual, Office of the Attorney General, 2007). Idaho Code§ 9-342(3) prohibits access to certain records pertaining to oneself, if the information: relates to exempt investigatory records of ongoing investigations; is compiled in reasonable anticipation of a civil action or proceeding which is not otherwise discoverable; relates to adoption records; or, is otherwise exempt from disclosure by statute.