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For atlanta public records, Atlanta starts with City of Atlanta — Office of Transparency for city public-record custodian routing. Atlanta uses Georgia Attorney General — Open Government for request rules and routing. Atlanta uses City of Atlanta — Requests for Public Records (ORR/FOIA) for request rules and routing. Atlanta saves the producing office and identifier.
Atlanta: read the result through its custodian
Atlanta gives each Atlanta, Georgia record family an official home. Atlanta interpretation follows that home.
Atlanta begins at City of Atlanta — Office of Transparency. Atlanta uses that source for city public-record custodian routing. Atlanta researchers save the request or office reference. Atlanta keeps that identifier beside the result.
Atlanta uses Georgia Attorney General — Open Government for the request lane. Atlanta keeps that office separate from City of Atlanta — Office of Transparency. Atlanta saves its request reference before changing record families.
Atlanta routes request rules and routing through City of Atlanta — Requests for Public Records (ORR/FOIA). Atlanta researchers save the request or office reference. Atlanta keeps that third trail separate. Atlanta returns to its producing office for verification.
Atlanta: identifiers that make results reproducible
Atlanta keeps an office and identifier together. Atlanta can retrace each Atlanta, Georgia lane later.
Atlanta official lane 1
City of Atlanta — Office of Transparency
Atlanta uses City of Atlanta — Office of Transparency for city public-record custodian routing. Atlanta researchers save the request or office reference. Atlanta keeps this Atlanta, Georgia reference with its result.
Atlanta official lane 2
Georgia Attorney General — Open Government
Atlanta uses Georgia Attorney General — Open Government for request rules and routing. Atlanta researchers save the request or office reference. Atlanta keeps this Atlanta, Georgia reference with its result.
Atlanta official lane 3
City of Atlanta — Requests for Public Records (ORR/FOIA)
Atlanta uses City of Atlanta — Requests for Public Records (ORR/FOIA) for request rules and routing. Atlanta researchers save the request or office reference. Atlanta keeps this Atlanta, Georgia reference with its result.
Atlanta: from question to verification
Atlanta keeps record family, custodian, and identifier connected. Atlanta can see when another Atlanta, Georgia search is required.
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Atlanta: define the record familyAtlanta first separates City of Atlanta — Office of Transparency from Georgia Attorney General — Open Government. Atlanta keeps City of Atlanta — Requests for Public Records (ORR/FOIA) as a third Atlanta, Georgia lane.2
Atlanta: open the responsible sourceAtlanta sends city public-record custodian routing to City of Atlanta — Office of Transparency. Atlanta uses the fields offered there. Atlanta then saves the request or office reference.3
Atlanta: keep other lanes separateAtlanta sends request rules and routing to Georgia Attorney General — Open Government. Atlanta sends request rules and routing to City of Atlanta — Requests for Public Records (ORR/FOIA). Atlanta does not merge their identifiers.4
Atlanta: verify before material relianceAtlanta researchers verify the producing office. Atlanta compares the saved identifier there. Atlanta treats another custodian as a new search.Atlanta: official source and identifier map
Atlanta uses this Atlanta, Georgia map to keep official products distinct. Atlanta matches each result to its custodian.
| Atlanta source | Atlanta record family | Atlanta reference to keep |
|---|---|---|
| City of Atlanta — Office of Transparency | Atlanta city public-record custodian routing | Atlanta: save the request or office reference. |
| Georgia Attorney General — Open Government | Atlanta request rules and routing | Atlanta: save the request or office reference. |
| City of Atlanta — Requests for Public Records (ORR/FOIA) | Atlanta request rules and routing | Atlanta: save the request or office reference. |