If the records custodian determines that a PRA or a FOIA exemption applies to responsive records, the records custodian must then determine whether there are any non-exempt portions of the records that may be disclosed or, in other words, are reasonably segregable from the exempt portions. If so, the records custodian must delete (redact) only the exempt portions of the records. The amount of information deleted and the PRA/FOIA exemption under which the deletion is made must be indicated on the disclosed portions of the record(s), unless including that information would harm an interest protected by that exemption. If technically feasible, the amount of information deleted and the exemption applied must be indicated at the place in the records where the deletion is made.
