Rule 6-5-5.6 - ExemptionsThe Public Records Act, as well as other statutes and court decisions, provide that a number of types of records are exempt from public inspection and copying. In addition, other statutes or rules of law, such as various privacy restrictions, may prohibit disclosure. Requesters should be aware of the following exemptions, outside the Public Records Act, that restrict the availability of some records held by MDA for inspection and copying:
(a) Academic records exempt from public access, see § 37-11-51.(b) Appraisal records exempt from access, see § 31-1-27.(c) Archaeological records exempt from public access, see § 39-7-41.(d) Attorney work product, examination, exemption, see § 25-1-102.(e) Birth Defects Registry, see § 41-21-205.(f) Bureau of vital statistics, access to records, see § 41-57-2.(g) Charitable organizations, registration information, exemption from public access, see § 79-11-527.(h) Concealed pistols or revolvers, licenses to carry, records, exemption, see § 45-9-101.(i) Confidentiality, ambulatory surgical facilities, see § 41-75-19.(j) Defendants likely to flee or physically harm themselves or others, see § 41- 32-7.(k) Environmental self-evaluation reports, public records act, exemption, see § 49-2-71.(l) Hospital records, Mississippi Public Records Act exemption, see § 41-9-68.(m) Individual tax records in possession of public body, exemption from public access requirements, see § 27-3-77.(n) Insurance and insurance companies, risk-based capital level requirements, reports, see § 83-5-415.(o) Judicial records, public access, exemption, see § 9-1-38.(p) Jury records exempt from public records provisions, see § 13-5-97.(q) Licensure application and examination records. exemption from Public Records Act, see § 73-52-1.(r) Medical examiner, records and reports, see § 41-61-63.(s) Personnel files exempt from examination, see § 25-1-100.(t) Public records and trade secrets, proprietary commercial and financial information, exemption from public access, see § 79-23-1; § 25-61-9(u) Workers' compensation, access to records, see § 71-3-66.(v) Records subject to privilege, such as Attorney/Client, Physician/Patient, etc.(w) Economic Development, see § 57-1-14. Miss Code Ann. § 25-61-11, Miss. Code Ann. § 57-1-1