320.235. Reports and records required--open to public, exceptions.

Reports and records required--open to public, exceptions.

320.235. From the reports made to him, the state firemarshal shall keep a record of fire losses occurring in thisstate and of facts concerning them. He shall make thecompilations, investigations and statistical summaries he deemsproper, all of which shall be kept as permanent records in hisoffice. All records shall be public, except that the state firemarshal may, in his discretion, withhold from the public,statements and testimony taken in an investigation orexamination, correspondence relating to an investigation orexamination, confidential reports of private persons and agents,and reports of investigations of fire losses, but any recordswithheld as herein provided shall be available to the prosecutorof the county in which the fire loss occurred.

(L. 1972 S.B. 487 § 8)