Red Book catalogs Georgia open government laws

VALDOSTA — “Sunshine Laws: A Guide to Open Government in Georgia,” known as the state as “Red Book” has been updated, revised and the sixth edition is now available to the public. 

The guide contains the state’s open government laws verbatim, reprinted from the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, regarding Georgia’s Open Records Act and Georgia’s Open Meetings Act.

The GFAF red book also provides explanations of these laws and how they apply to the public. For example, the book provides information on how the government should provide access and penalties for government’s non-compliance to open meetings laws and the Open Records Act. (Read more here…)