The term public officer means any officer of the legislative, executive and judicial departments of the state whether elected or appointed, including officers of the boards, commissions, bureaus and all other agencies of this state and the departments thereof, and including officers of the state legislature and the officers and clerks of the courts of this state and, in like manner, the county and municipal officers of the counties, cities, towns and villages of this state.
History: 1941 Comp., § 13-406, enacted by Laws 1947, ch. 185, § 1; 1953 Comp., § 71-4-6.
Bracketed material. — The bracketed material was inserted by the compiler and is not part of the law.
Newspapers maintained by county clerks may be microfilmed, so long as the microfilm is accessible to the public. 1979 Op. Att'y Gen. No. 79-16.