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These sites contain basic statutes about open meetings and open records. Many states have multiple statutes that provide exemptions.
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INDIANA - IOWA - KANSAS - KENTUCKY -
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MISSISSIPPI - MISSOURI - MONTANA -
NEBRASKA - NEVADA - NEW HAMPSHIRE -
NEW JERSEY - NEW MEXICO - NEW YORK -
NORTH CAROLINA - NORTH DAKOTA -
SOUTH CAROLINA - SOUTH DAKOTA -
VERMONT - VIRGINIA - WASHINGTON -
ALABAMA
Alalabama 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.
ALASKA
Alaska'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.
ARIZONA
Arizona Open Meetings Law -- A.R.S. sec. 38-431, et seq.
ARKANSAS
Arkansas Open Meetings Law Ark. Code Ann. §25-19-101 et seq. including §25-19-105.
CALIFORNIA
Open Meetings Law
Brown Act: Gov't Code §54950-54960.5
Closed: Consultation on pending
litigation; discipline of public employees; real estate transactions; and
collective bargaining.
Link to Brown Act guide (Adobe Acrobat file)
Open Records Law
Calif. Public Records Act: Gov't Code §6250-6268
Exempt: Law
enforcement investigations: litigation; and proprietary business data and
personal privacy.
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Shield Law provides legal protections to journalists seeking to maintain the confidentiality of an unnamed source or unpublished information obtained during newsgathering.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)
COLORADO
Access to Public Records Survey -- CRS 24-72-201, from LexisNexis in a frame, and from the official site of the State of Colorado
CONNECTICUT
Connecticut'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 COLUMBIA
District of Columbia Freedom of Information Act -- from the Office of the Secretary
DELAWARE
FLORIDA
Florida's Open Records Statute
Florida State Constitution (Amended 1992), Article 1, Section 24. Access to meetings and records made a constitutional right.
GEORGIA
Georgia 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.
HAWAII
Hawaii's Office of Information Practices -- with links to Hawaii's Open Records Law
IDAHO
Idaho Public Records Law -- Idaho Code sec. 9-337 to 9-350
Idaho Open Meetings Law -- Idaho Code sec. 67-2340
ILLINOIS
Illinois' Freedom of Information Act -- from the Attorney General's office
INDIANA
Indiana'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
IOWA
Iowa Open Meetings Law -- Iowa Code Ann. Ch. 21.1 et. seq.
Iowa Open Records Law -- Iowa Code Ann. Ch 22.1 et. seq.
KANSAS
Kansas' Open Records Act -- information from Kansas Attorney General site and from Kansas Legislature site
KENTUCKY
Open 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)
LOUISIANA
Louisiana 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."
MAINE
Maine Freedom of Access Act -- official site of the State of Maine
Chapter 13: PUBLIC RECORDS AND PROCEEDINGS -- HEADING: PL 1975, c. 758 (rpr)
MARYLAND
Maryland'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.
MASSACHUSETTS
Massachusetts Public Records Law -- Title X. CHAPTER 66. PUBLIC RECORDS
Massachusetts Open Meeting Law -- from the Attorney General's office.
MICHIGAN
Freedom of Information Act -- Act 442 of 1976
MINNESOTA
FOI Law
Minnesota Data Practices Act: Minn. Statutes Sec. 13.01 et seq.
Minnesota Open Meetings Law: Minn. Statutes 471.705 et seq.
MISSISSIPPI
Mississippi 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.
MISSOURI
Missouri Revised Statutes Chapter 610 Governmental Bodies and Records FOI - 610.023
MONTANA
TITLE 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."
NEBRASKA
Open 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)
NEVADA
Nevada Open Records Act: N.R.S. 239 et. seq.
Nevada Open Meetings Law: N.R.S. 241 et. seq.
NEW HAMPSHIRE
RIGHT-TO-KNOW LAW MEMORANDUM -- from ATTORNEY GENERAL'S MEMORANDUM ON NEW HAMPSHIRE'S RIGHT-TO-KNOW LAW, RSA CHAPTER 91-A
NEW JERSEY
Open Public Records Act P.L. 2001, CHAPTER 404 N.J.S. 47:1A-1 et seq. (pdf file/304 KB)
NEW MEXICO
OMA /IPRA (NM Sunshine Laws) and Inspection of Public Record Act -- from the Attorney General's office
NEW YORK
New 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 CAROLINA
Public Records -- Chapter 132
NORTH DAKOTA
North Dakota Open Meetings/Open Records Laws: Definitions (pdf file/188 KB) -- from the Attorney General's office
OHIO
Ohio Open Meetings Law: Ohio Rev. Code sec. 121.22 et seq.
Availability of Public Records: Ohio Rev. Code sec 149.43
OKLAHOMA
Oklahoma 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.
OREGON
Oregon 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.
PENNSYLVANIA
Pennsylvania's Sunshine Act (Open Meetings)
Pennsylvania's Right to Know Act (Open Records), as revised in 2002.
RHODE ISLAND
Rhode 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 CAROLINA
Title 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 DAKOTA
Freedom 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.
TENNESSEE
Tennessee Open Records Act -- An introduction from Tennessee Coalition for Open Government.
A Portion of Open Records Law -- TITLE 10. PUBLIC LIBRARIES, ARCHIVES AND RECORDS
TEXAS
Texas Public Information Handbook -- from the office of the Attorney General.
UTAH
Utah Government Records Access and Management Act (GRAMA) -- Utah Code Ann. sec. 63-2-101 et seq.
VERMONT
Open Records Law -- Open Meetings begins at § 310; Open Records begins at § 315.
VIRGINIA
Code of Virginia: Title 2.2 - ADMINISTRATION OF GOVERNMENT -- Chapter 37 - Virginia Freedom of Information Act.
WASHINGTON
Public Records and Open Public Meetings -- from the office of the Attorney General.
Open Government Internet Manual -- from the office of the Attorney General.
WEST VIRGINIA
Freedom of Information Act -- Chapter 29
About West Virginia Open Meetings Law -- from the office of the Secretary of State.
WISCONSIN
Public Records Act -- Wis. Stat. § 19.31-19.39 (2003)
Open Meetings Law -- Wis. Stat. § 19.81-19.98
WYOMING
Public Records Law -- Wyoming Public Records Act § 16-4-201.
Public Meetings Law -- Wyoming Public Meetings Act § 16-4-401.