1 V.S.A. § 318 Procedure
(a) Upon request the custodian of a public record shall promptly produce the
record for inspection, except that:
(1) if the record is in active use or in storage and therefore not available
for use at the time the person asks to examine it, the custodian shall so
certify this fact in writing to the applicant and set a date and hour within
one calendar week of the request when the record will be available for examination;
(2) if the custodian considers the record to be exempt from inspection under
the provisions of this subchapter, he shall so certify in writing stating
his reasons for denial of access to the record. Such certification shall be
made within two business days, unless otherwise provided in subdivision (5)
of this subsection. The custodian shall also notify the person of his right
to appeal to the head of the agency any adverse determination;
(3) if appealed to the head of the agency, the head of the agency shall make
a determination with respect to any appeal within five days, excepting Saturdays,
Sundays, and legal public holidays, after the receipt of such appeal. If an
appeal of the denial of the request for records is in whole or in part upheld,
the agency shall notify the person making such request of the provisions for
judicial review of that determination under section 319 of this title;
(4) if a record does not exist, the custodian shall certify in writing that
the record does not exist under
the name given to him by the applicant or by any other name known to the custodian;
(5) in unusual circumstances as herein specified the time limits
prescribed in this subsection may be extended by written notice to the person
making such request setting forth the reasons for
