Lesson 01
What is a public record?
Simple answer
A public record is material that a public office, court, agency, or public process makes available or may be required to keep.
What this can show
- Dates
- official actions
- public notices
- named offices
What this cannot show alone
- intent
- secret reasons
- complete truth by itself
- what happened outside the record
Try this
Look for the date, the office that made it, and what decision or process it belongs to.