Can I insist that reports or other documents be created or put in a particular format for me?
No. A public officer or agency is not required to prepare reports, summaries, or compilations not in existence at the time of the request. However, where a requestor merely asks for a printout of information contained in an electronic record and no significant programming is required for the production of that information, then that information is subject to being produced in response to an Open Records request.
O.C.G.A. § 50-18-70(d); 1989 Op. Att'y Gen. 89-32.
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