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a. Records specifically required by the federal government to be kept confidential.

Although "private writings" are excluded from the Public Records Act, the term "private writings" is not defined and has never been judicially construed.

a. The medical records of patients in state institutions, including those containing the source of organ donations for transplantation and information concerning organ donors, T.C.A. § 10-7-504(a)(1);

Section 92F-13 enumerates five grounds for exempting government records from disclosure, inspection, and/or duplication upon request. More than one ground for exemption may apply to any particular record. These grounds for exempting disclosure can never be used to preclude disclosure of the specific types and categories of documents listed in Section 92F-12.

a. Government records which, if disclosed, would constitute a clearly unwarranted invasion of personal privacy. Haw. Rev. Stat. § 92F-13(1) (1996).

The following types of records, unless previously disclosed in "an open court, open administrative proceeding, or open meeting, or disclosed by a public entity pursuant to its duties," may be withheld from the public (Neb. Rev. Stat. § 84-712.05(1) to (16) (Cum. Supp. 2010):

A governmental body raising any of the exceptions has the burden of establishing that the records at issue fall within the exception. Tex. Att'y Gen. ORD-62 (1974). The Act supports a liberal construction of its provisions in favor of disclosure and narrow interpretation of its exceptions to disclosure. Simmons v. Kuzmich, 166 S.W.3d 342, 346 (Tex. 2005). Determining whether an exception applies under the Act to support withholding public information is a question of law. Abbott v. Texas Bd. of Nursing, No. 03-09-00154-CV, 2010 WL 392335, at *1 (Tex.

These are the specific exemptions as detailed in Idaho Code § 9-340A-H (including reference to law enforcement records in Idaho Code § 9-335):

(1) Investigatory records compiled for law enforcement purposes by a law enforcement agency. However, this exemption from disclosure applies only to the extent that the production of such records would:

(a) Interfere with enforcement proceedings;

(b) Deprive a person of a right to a fair trial or an impartial adjudication;

(c) Constitute an unwarranted invasion of personal privacy;

The Act itself contains only one specific exemption. Pursuant to N.R.S. 239.013, library records identifying the user of materials are confidential and may be disclosed only upon a court order.

Private records. The following records are private and therefore exempt from public disclosure under GRAMA:

a. “records concerning an individual’s eligibility for unemployment insurance benefits, social services, welfare benefits, or the determination of benefit levels”;

b. records containing an individual’s medical history;

c. records of publicly funded libraries used to identify a patron;

The following information is exempt from inspection and copying: