Archives News

Rosemary Cundiff, our Government Records Ombudsman, has updated the GRAMA Appeals Process page to reflect the current law. Visit the new page  for details on the entire appeals process, and all the options available to both requesters and governmental entities. On the page: Resolution Through Mediation First Level of Appeal: The Chief Administrative Officer (CAO) Additional Step for Some Local Appeals:

We’ve added a new page to the help section for the portal: Login. If you’re having problems logging in to the portal, this page may help. If not, let us know and we’ll work with you to get you logged in!

We’ve fixed the “Approve”/”Approve and Close” issue! Now, when you “Approve” a records request on the Open Records Portal, the request is considered completed and is closed automatically. Denying or referring the request will also close the request automatically. (You may always re-open the request if necessary.) Thank you to everyone for your feedback. We hope this change makes it

We’ve created a step-by-step guide to help people solve issues logging in to the Portal or signing up for training. You may access the troubleshooter at http://goo.gl/forms/CexOGG3AxW or access it below. If you’re still having trouble logging in, you can contact DTS at 800-678-3440 or visit dts.utah.gov to put a ticket in. If you’re able to log in but can’t register for

Today’s webinar, Open Records Portal Overview and New Certification Training, is available for viewing* on YouTube at https://youtu.be/NZKnQDo53_0 The slides are available as a PDF file on our Events Materials page, or from right here: orp-and-training-overview Please let us know if you have any questions. Thanks!   *As of 5:10 pm the video is still processing, but it should be ready for viewing by

The Open Records Portal will be down today for a system upgrade. The upgrade may also affect some services on the Archives website. We apologize for any inconvenience.

We’ve created a new PDF of the complete GRAMA law (Utah Code 63G-2), which PDF is available at https://archives.utah.gov/recordsmanagement/CSS/grama.pdf (refresh the page if you see the old PDF). The new version contains: Updates with new legislation Links added for quick access to other laws, and between sections in the document Table of Contents added Indentation standardized for better visual comprehension Pages numbered Date

If a magic fairy waved her wand and gave you a brand new Archives website where you could access any Archives information/services you wanted, what would be on that site? For example, you may want to: See and edit personal and agency information See what records your agency has scheduled See and edit retention schedules for your agency See and edit

The Archives is hosting its first ever live web streaming event on Tuesday, February 17 at noon. Renée Wilson, Open Records Portal Administrator, will be giving a demonstration of the open records portal and will answer any questions you may have. The webcast will be streamed live from the Utah Open Records YouTube channel. Participants do not need to log in

As of January 1, 2015, the Open Records Portal on the Utah State Government website is available for the public to make GRAMA requests to state government agencies. The portal can be accessed at openrecords.utah.gov The Open Records Portal was developed in response to legislation passed in the 2014 General Session Legislative session of the Utah Legislature, which requires the