Oregon state regulations stipulate that records recording municipal decisions including court documents, arrest records, marriage licenses, vehicular violations and more are open and available for the populace, largely due to the Oregon Public Records Law. All applicable information on the various happenings of authorities, city and county courts, and local government are found in these records, and are presumed public unless legally redacted. These laws and regulations provide the people of America, and Merrill, the power to study and understand their rights, the precedents that led to those rights, and whenever those rights are infringed on, which in turn leads to a more free and transparent society for everyone.