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State FOI LawsThese sites contain basic statutes about open meetings and open records. Many states have multiple statutes that provide exemptions. In addition to what you'll find below, be sure also to visit these State and Federal FOI Resources, which also include open government information for each state including (where applicable) NFOIC Members, contact information, links for form letters, and publications. We will continue to update this information and appreciate any ideas you have in regard to additional content. Please contact us at foi@missouri.edu with any recommendations.
ALABAMAAlalabama FOI Law -- Normally in a frame, we've taken it out of it with this link. If you want the entirety of the Code of Alabama, you can start from here. ALASKAAlaska's FOI Law -- Relevant section begins at Section 40.25.110 Re: inspection, copying, and fees of open public records. Alaska Open Meetings Law -- A.S. 44.62.310-312 et seq. ARIZONAArizona Open Meetings Law -- A.R.S. sec. 38-431, et seq. ARKANSASArkansas Open Meetings Law Ark. Code Ann. §25-19-101 et seq. including §25-19-105. CALIFORNIAOpen Meetings Law Brown Act: Gov't Code §54950-54960.5 Link to Brown Act guide (Adobe Acrobat file) Open Records Law Calif. Public Records Act: Gov't Code §6250-6268 Link to CPRA guide (Adobe Acrobat file) California Shield Law The California Shield Law provides legal protections to journalists seeking to maintain the confidentiality of an unnamed source or unpublished information obtained during newsgathering. California Shield Law (Adobe/PDF file) COLORADOAccess to Public Records Survey -- CRS 24-72-201, from LexisNexis in a frame, and from the official site of the State of Colorado CONNECTICUTConnecticut's Freedom of Information Commission Connecticut Open Meetings Law -- Conn. Gen. Stat secs.1-18a to 1-21l Citizen's Guide to the Connecticut Freedom of Information Commission DISTRICT OF COLUMBIADistrict of Columbia Freedom of Information Act -- from the Office of the Secretary DELAWAREFLORIDAFlorida's Open Records Statute Florida State Constitution (Amended 1992), Article 1, Section 24. Access to meetings and records made a constitutional right. GEORGIAGeorgia Open Records Act -- O.C.G.A. sec 50-18-70 et seq. Georgia Open Meetings Act -- O.C.G.A sec 50-14-1 et. seq. HAWAIIHawaii's Office of Information Practices -- with links to Hawaii's Open Records Law IDAHOIdaho Public Records Law -- Idaho Code sec. 9-337 to 9-350 Idaho Open Meetings Law -- Idaho Code sec. 67-2340 ILLINOISIllinois' Freedom of Information Act -- from the Attorney General's office INDIANAIndiana's Access to Public Records -- I.C. secs 5-14-3-1 to 5-14-3-10 Indiana Open Meetings Law: -- I.C. secs. 5-14-1.5-1 to 5-14-1.5-8 Indiana Access to Criminal Proceedings -- I.C. secs 5-14-2-1 to 5-14-2-8 IOWAIowa Open Meetings Law -- Iowa Code Ann. Ch. 21.1 et. seq. Iowa Open Records Law -- Iowa Code Ann. Ch 22.1 et. seq. KANSASKansas' Open Records Act -- information from Kansas Attorney General site and from Kansas Legislature site KENTUCKYOpen Records Act -- K.R.S. 61.870 to 61.884. Use browser search function to find section ".870". Requires Adobe Acrobat Reader Kentucky Open Meetings Law -- K.R.S. 61.810 to 61.850. Use browser search function to find section ".810" -- Requires Adobe Acrobat reader) LOUISIANALouisiana Public Records Act -- La. Rev. Stat. Ann. sec. 44:1 et seq. Proceed by clicking "Next document" in upper left of page. See also: New Louisiana Constitution of 1974, which states at La Const. Art. XII, §3, Right to Direct Participation, that "Section 3. No person shall be denied the right to observe the deliberations of public bodies and examine public documents, except in cases established by law." MAINEMaine Freedom of Access Act -- official site of the State of Maine Chapter 13: PUBLIC RECORDS AND PROCEEDINGS -- HEADING: PL 1975, c. 758 (rpr) MARYLANDMaryland's Freedom of Information Act (pdf file/360 KB) -- Public information manual. Maryland Open Meetings Law: Md. (pdf file/268 KB) -- State Gov't Code Ann. sec 10-501-502. From Open Meetings Act Manual of Md. Attorney General. MASSACHUSETTSMassachusetts Public Records Law -- Title X. CHAPTER 66. PUBLIC RECORDS Massachusetts Open Meeting Law -- from the Attorney General's office. MICHIGANFreedom of Information Act -- Act 442 of 1976 MINNESOTAFOI Law Minnesota Data Practices Act: Minn. Statutes Sec. 13.01 et seq. Minnesota Open Meetings Law: Minn. Statutes 471.705 et seq. MISSISSIPPIMississippi Center for Freedom of Information is a great resource for Mississippi FOI information. CHAPTER 61. Public ACCESS TO PUBLIC RECORDS. Section 25-61-1 et seq. CHAPTER 41. OPEN MEETINGS. Mississippi Open Meetings Act. Section 25-41-1 et seq. MISSOURIMissouri Revised Statutes Chapter 610 Governmental Bodies and Records FOI - 610.023 MONTANATITLE 2. GOVERNMENT STRUCTURE AND ADMINISTRATION; CHAPTER 6. PUBLIC RECORDS See also: Mont. Const. art. II sec. 9 Section 9. Right to know. "No person shall be deprived of the right to examine documents or to observe the deliberations of all public bodies or agencies of state government and its subdivisions, except in cases in which the demand of individual privacy clearly exceeds the merits of public disclosure." NEBRASKAOpen Meetings Act -- NEB. REV. STAT. §§ 84-1407 TO 84-1414 (1999, Cum. Supp. 2004 Public Records Statutes -- NEB. REV. STAT. -- 84-712 THROUGH 84-712.09 (1999, CUM. SUPP. 2000) NEVADANevada Open Records Act: N.R.S. 239 et. seq. Nevada Open Meetings Law: N.R.S. 241 et. seq. NEW HAMPSHIRERIGHT-TO-KNOW LAW MEMORANDUM -- from ATTORNEY GENERAL'S MEMORANDUM ON NEW HAMPSHIRE'S RIGHT-TO-KNOW LAW, RSA CHAPTER 91-A NEW JERSEYOpen Public Records Act P.L. 2001, CHAPTER 404 N.J.S. 47:1A-1 et seq. (pdf file/304 KB) NEW MEXICOOMA /IPRA (NM Sunshine Laws) and Inspection of Public Record Act -- from the Attorney General's office NEW YORKNew York Freedom of Information Law (FOIL): N.Y. Pub. Off. Law, secs 84-90 New York Open Meetings Law: NY Pub. Off. Law secs. 100-111 Interpretations of the Laws by New York's Committee on Open Government NORTH CAROLINAPublic Records -- Chapter 132 NORTH DAKOTANorth Dakota Open Meetings/Open Records Laws: Definitions (pdf file/188 KB) -- from the Attorney General's office OHIOOhio Open Meetings Law: Ohio Rev. Code sec. 121.22 et seq. Availability of Public Records: Ohio Rev. Code sec 149.43 OKLAHOMAOklahoma Open Records Act (pdf file/52 KB) -- Okla. Stat. tit. 51 sec 24A.1 through 24A.19 Oklahoma Open Meetings Law (pdf file/68 KB) -- Okla Stat., tit. 25, §301 et seq. OREGONOregon Public Records Law -- ORS 192.410-192.505. Use browser search function to find phrase "Inspection of Public Records" or Section 192.410. Oregon Open Meetings Law -- ORS 192.610-192.695. Use browser search funcion to find phrase "Public Meetings" or Section 192.610. PENNSYLVANIAPennsylvania's Sunshine Act (Open Meetings) Pennsylvania's Right to Know Act (Open Records), as revised in 2002. RHODE ISLANDRhode Island Access to Public Records Act (APRA) -- R.I. Gen. Laws Sec. 38-2-1 et seq. Rhode Island Open Meetings Law -- R.I. Gen. Laws Sec. 42-46-1 et.seq. SOUTH CAROLINATitle 30 - Public Records CHAPTER 4: FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT South Carolinia Open Meetings Law (also in FOI Act) -- S.C. Code Ann. Sec. 30-04-60 to 30-4-110 SOUTH DAKOTAFreedom of Information South Dakota Open Records: SDCL sec. 1-27-1 & 3 South Dakota Open Meetings Law: S.D.C.L. 1-25-1 et seq. TENNESSEETennessee Open Records Act -- An introduction from Tennessee Coalition for Open Government. A Portion of Open Records Law -- TITLE 10. PUBLIC LIBRARIES, ARCHIVES AND RECORDS TEXASTexas Public Information Handbook -- from the office of the Attorney General. UTAHUtah Government Records Access and Management Act (GRAMA) -- Utah Code Ann. sec. 63-2-101 et seq. VERMONTOpen Records Law -- Open Meetings begins at § 310; Open Records begins at § 315. VIRGINIACode of Virginia: Title 2.2 - ADMINISTRATION OF GOVERNMENT -- Chapter 37 - Virginia Freedom of Information Act. WASHINGTONPublic Records and Open Public Meetings -- from the office of the Attorney General. Open Government Internet Manual -- from the office of the Attorney General. WEST VIRGINIAFreedom of Information Act -- Chapter 29 About West Virginia Open Meetings Law -- from the office of the Secretary of State. WISCONSINPublic Records Act -- Wis. Stat. § 19.31-19.39 (2003) Open Meetings Law -- Wis. Stat. § 19.81-19.98 WYOMINGPublic Records Law -- Wyoming Public Records Act § 16-4-201. Public Meetings Law -- Wyoming Public Meetings Act § 16-4-401. |
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