D. Miscellaneous:

1. A traffic accident report is a public record. A city may charge a
fee for a copy of the accident report. A citizen may inspect the report
without obtaining a copy or paying a fee. Ala. Op. Atty. Gen.
79-00173 (Apr. 26, 1979).

2. Names and voting precincts of registered voters on file in the
probate office are public record. ALA. CODE § 17-4-130 (1987).

3. Lists of electors voting in an election are not public records.
Advertiser Co. v. Hobbie, 474 So. 2d 93 (Ala. 1985).

4. Documents maintained in the county tax assessor's offices are
public records. ALA. CODE §§ 40-7-38, -44 (1985)5. In a public
contract, all original bids and all documents related to awarding the
contract are public records. ALA. CODE §§ 41-16-54(b) & 57
(1988).

6. A list of insurance companies doing business with a municipality.
Ala. Op. Atty. Gen. 2000-077 (Feb. 7, 2000)

7. Contracts let by a municipal utility are public records. Ala. Op.
Atty. Gen. 97-00254 (Aug. 11, 1997)

8. Billing and collection records of a water and sewer board are
public records. However, customer home
addresses, telephone numbers, social security numbers and closest
living relative information is not subject to public disclosure. Ala.
Op. Atty. Gen. 98-00019 (Oct. 27, 1997).

E.Attorney's fees:

Ever since Bell v. Birmingham News Co., 576 So. 2d 669, 670-71
(Ala. Civ. App. 1991), the Alabama Civil Court of Appeals has
recognized the ability for successful defenders of the Sunshine Law
to be reimbursed their attorney's fees by the offending governmental
entity. However, the Alabama Supreme Court had not spoken on the
subject until Slawson & Furman v. Alabama Forestry Commission,
631 So. 2d 953 (Ala. 1994). In that case Justice Shores, speaking for
a unanimous court, stated "The award of attorney fees may be
appropriate in an action based on § 13A-14-2."