§ 25.9 PUBLIC RECORDS LAW SPECIAL ACTIONS.

• Jurisdiction: Arizona

§ 25.9 Public Records Law Special Actions. A.R.S. § 39-121.02(A) provides that any person may appeal the denial of access to public records by initiating a special action in superior court. The superior court must exercise de novo review over a records custodian's decision to deny access. Primary Consultants, LLC v. Maricopa Cty. Recorder, 210 Ariz. 393, 397-98, ¶¶ 11, 16, 111 P.3d 435, 439-40 (App. 2005). Special actions under A.R.S. § 39-121.02(A) may proceed to a prompt hearing on the merits based on an...