Sec. 145-2.6. Denial of requests for records or for amending or correcting personal information records

(a) Denial of a request for records or for amending or correcting personal information records:

(1) shall be in writing, explaining the reasons therefor; and

(2) identifying the person to whom an appeal may be directed.

(b) A failure to grant or deny access to records within five business days of the receipt of a request or within 30 days of an acknowledgment of the receipt of a request, or a failure to respond to a request for amending or correcting a record within 30 business days of receipt of such request, shall be construed as a denial that may be appealed.

(c) Any such denial may be appealed to the records access appeals officer, as defined in section 145-2.1 of this Subpart.