Stephen Rabender
258-B Third Avenue
Kotzebue, Alaska 99752
Date of Offense
August 19, 2013
Offense(s)
None Provided
Alaska Public Records Act
Alaska Statue 44.25.110 et seq.
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Section AS 40.25.220(3) in the Alaska Public Records Act defines “public records” to mean “books, papers, files, accounts, writings, including drafts and memorializations of conversations, and other items, regardless of format or physical characteristics, that are developed or received by a public agency, or by a private contractor for a public agency, and that are preserved for their informational value or as evidence of the organization or operation of the public agency; ‘public records’ does not include proprietary software programs.”
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