Maryland FOI Resources

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Maryland Foundation for Open Government

(A member of NFOIC)

QUICK FOI INFORMATION

Open Meetings Law Md. State Gov't Code Ann. §§10-501 et seq.
Closed: Discussion of the individual characteristics of a person; certain personnel matters; collective bargaining; and real estate transactions. Maryland Open Meetings Act

Open Records Law Md. State Gov't Code Ann. §§10-611 et seq.
Exempt: Information that invades individual privacy; trade secrets; public policy development memos; and investigative materials.

CONSTITUTION OF THE STATE OF MARYLAND

• Office of the Attorney General
• 200 Saint Paul Place
• Baltimore, MD 21202-2202
• Phone (888) 743-0023
• http://www.oag.state.md.us/
• E-mail OAG@oag.state.md.us
• Open Meetings Compliance Board

• Maryland State Bar Association, Inc.
• 520 W. Fayette St
• Baltimore, MD 21201
• Phone (410) 685-7878 or (800) 492-1964
Fax (410) 685-1016
• http://www.msba.org/
• E-mail jeveleth@msba.org

• Maryland-Delaware-D.C. Press Association
• 2191 Defense Highway
• Crofton, MD 21114-2481
• Phone (410) 721-4000
• Fax (410) 721-4557
• http://www.mddcpress.com/
• E-mailservice@mddcpress.com

• State Sunshine Chair
• Jim Lee
• P.O. Box 346
• 201 Railroad Avenue
• Westminster, Md. 21157
• Phone (410) 857-7878
• Fax (410) 857-8749
• E-mail jimlee@lcniofmd.com

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FORM LETTERS

• The Reporters Committee for Freedom of the Press
• 1101 Wilson Blvd., Suite 1100
• Arlington, Virginia 22209
• Phone (800) 336-4243 or (703) 807-2100
• E-mail rcfp@rcfp.org
• FOI Letter Generator

• Student Press Law Center
• 1101 Wilson Blvd., Suite 1100
• Arlington, Virginia 22209
• Phone (703) 807-1904
• E-mail splc@splc.org
• Request Letter Generator

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PUBLICATIONS

Open Government Guide from the
Reporters Committee for Freedom of the Press

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• National Freedom of Information Coalition
• Missouri School of Journalism
• 133 Neff Annex
• University of Missouri
• Columbia, MO 65211
• Phone -- 573.882.5736
• Fax -- 573.884.6204
• daviscn@missouri.edu