Public records requests, on time
Take requests online, see every legal deadline, assign departments, estimate fees, log what was withheld and why, and deliver records with an expiring secure link.
What it looks like on a normal day
- When
A reporter requests police overtime records
ThenThe legal clock starts, Police is assigned, and the due date shows in business days with your holidays.
- When
Two pages need a home address removed
ThenThe redaction log records the exemption cited; the records go out by an expiring secure link.
Deadlines you can see
Presets for state timelines (for example Mississippi and California) plus your own, counted in business days with your holidays.
- Clarification emails and requester approval of fees
- Redaction log with the exemption cited
- Closure letters from templates; reports on volume and on-time rate
Questions
Is this legal advice?
No. Sentra CMS tracks the deadlines and letters you configure. Your city attorney decides exemptions and timelines.
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