File Form 599 separate from the project files in a folder labeled “DO NOT DISCLOSE - EXCEPTED FROM DISCLOSURE BY 23 USC §407.”

Forward all open records requests associated with barricade inspection checklists to the General Counsel Division (GCD) as soon as they are received. GCD will then facilitate communication with the Attorney General’s Office (AG).

The following GCD opinion applies to open records requests that pertain to the subject form.

“Barricade Inspection checklists (i.e., Form 599) fall under the category of safety information that federal law exempts from discovery, which makes them exempt from disclosure under the Public Information Act. The Attorney General’s Office routinely allows GCD to withhold these checklists, but not unless each time a request is received, GCD requests an opinion from the Attorney General’s Office within ten business days. The only time they may be given out is to the responsible contractor during routine monthly inspections.”

Based on this opinion, Form 599s, for both ongoing and completed projects, are not subject to disclosure except as noted above.