It is the policy of the executive branch of the State of Alabama to promptly provide Alabama citizens with public records upon request.
This policy is subject to the payment of reasonable fees, to the applicable laws protecting sensitive information, and to the interest
of the general public to know the business of government is being carried on efficiently and without undue interference.
Stone v. Consolidated Pub. Co., 404 So.2d 678, 681 (Ala., 1981).
Public records include the final case reports of all investigations conducted by ADFS (Alabama Code (1975) § 36-18-2) and records
reasonably necessary to record the business and activities required to be conducted by ADFS.