State Freedom of Information Laws

These sites contain basic statutes about open meetings and open records. Many states have multiple statutes that provide exemptions.

We will continue to update this information and appreciate any ideas you have in regard to additional content, so please contact us at nfoic@nfoic.org with any recommendations.

In addition to what you’ll find below, be sure to take a look at:

• State FOI Resources from NFOIC here.
• Sample FOIA Request Letters for all states.
• FOI Hotlines across the country, for assistance in answering your FOI and FOIA questions.

State Freedom of Information laws in:

ALABAMA – ALASKA – ARIZONA – ARKANSAS –

CALIFORNIA – COLORADO – CONNECTICUT –

DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA – DELAWARE – FLORIDA –

GEORGIA – HAWAII – IDAHO – ILLINOIS –

INDIANA – IOWA – KANSAS – KENTUCKY –

LOUISIANA – MAINE – MARYLAND –

MASSACHUSETTS – MICHIGAN – MINNESOTA –

MISSISSIPPI – MISSOURI – MONTANA –

NEBRASKA – NEVADA – NEW HAMPSHIRE –

NEW JERSEY – NEW MEXICO – NEW YORK –

NORTH CAROLINA – NORTH DAKOTA –

OHIO – OKLAHOMA – OREGON –

PENNSYLVANIA – RHODE ISLAND –

SOUTH CAROLINA – SOUTH DAKOTA –

TENNESSEE – TEXAS – UTAH –

VERMONT – VIRGINIA – WASHINGTON –

WEST VIRGINIA – WISCONSIN – WYOMING