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All records produced during an administrative investigation are exempted from disclosure under Section 708(17). See, e.g., Dep’t of Health v. Office of Open Records, 4 A.3d 803, 811 (Pa. Commw. Ct. 2010); Stein v. Plymouth Township, 994 A.2d 1179 (Pa. Commw. Ct. 2010).
Disclosure is required unless a law enforcement agency can show harm to the agency or interference with a prospective law enforcement action. S.C. Code Ann. §30-4-40(a)(3); Evening Post Publishing Co. v. City of N. Charleston, 611 S.E.2d 496 (S.C. 2005).
The Sunshine Law applies to administrative agencies. Mo.Rev.Stat. § 610.010(4). In addition, many statutes outside of the Sunshine Law deal with specific administrative bodies and procedures.