Misc Pub 27-8 Legal Handbook Commander’s 2019

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ArmyDemLogProgramBriefing-Jan17

2. Preventive Measures
Contact your servicing Judge Advocate or Army Community Services (ACS) Financial Planning professional to teach a class on how to properly purchase a car.
Soldiers should shop for 3 things separately when purchasing a car:
a) The price of the car;
b) The financing / credit;
c) The insurance and extras.
Soldiers should walk into a car dealer with several financing quotes. Soldiers can obtain financing quotes from banks, credit unions, and other reputable lenders. When a Soldier is armed with this knowledge, the most common pricing and yo-yo scams are almost impossible for the dealer to implement.
3. Curative Measures
Commanders who believe that a Soldier was ripped off should immediately refer the Soldier to a Legal Assistance Attorney. Have your legal advisor assist you if your Soldier has trouble getting an appointment. Soldiers who maybe the victim of a “Yo-Yo” scam need immediate help.
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Freedom of Information
Act (FOIA) Program
A. References
• Title 5, United States Code, Section 552 (5 USC 552), The Freedom of Information Act, as amended Title 32, Code of Federal Regulations, Part 286 (32 CFR Part 286), DoD Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) Program, 5 January 2017
• DoD Manual 5400.07, DoD Freedom of Information Act Program, 25 January 2017
• AR 25-55, Army Freedom of Information Act Program. 1 November 1997
B. Overview
The basic purpose of the Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) is to provide all persons a statutory right of access to agency records that shed light on the operations or activities of the federal government. Information responsive to a proper FOIA request will be withheld only if the agency reasonably foresees that disclosure would harm an interest protected by one or more of the FOIA exemptions, or disclosure is prohibited bylaw. For purposes of the FOIA, the Department of Defense (DoD) is the agency, and each military department (e.g. Department of the Army) is a component of the agency. If properly requested and not exempt from release, the agency has 20 working days to respond to a FOIA request. Only an Initial Denial Authority IDA) can deny a request.

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