| Public records, in general, are records that are | | | | they be disclosed or because they were disclosed |
| made accessible to the public without restrictions | | | | voluntarily.Public records are usually kept by |
| (for the most part). These records usually contain | | | | government agencies at all levels (i.e. county/local, |
| personal and private information that have been | | | | state, and federal/national levels). And, because |
| disclosed to the public either because some | | | | these documents were disclosed for public |
| government transactions or activities require that | | | | access, all public records are supposed to be free. |