All 50 states + DC

Public records laws, state by state

Every state has its own version of an open records or freedom of information law. Pick a state to see how it works in plain English, then file a request for a flat $99.

Open Records
Alabama
Alabama Public Records Law
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Open Records
Alaska
Alaska Public Records Act
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Open Records
Arizona
Arizona Public Records Law
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FOIA
Arkansas
Arkansas Freedom of Information Act
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California
California Public Records Act
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Colorado
Colorado Open Records Act (CORA)
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FOIA
Connecticut
Connecticut Freedom of Information Act
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FOIA
Delaware
Delaware Freedom of Information Act
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Sunshine
Florida
Florida Sunshine Law
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Open Records
Georgia
Georgia Open Records Act
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Open Records
Hawaii
Uniform Information Practices Act (UIPA)
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Idaho
Idaho Public Records Act
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FOIA
Illinois
Illinois Freedom of Information Act
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Open Records
Indiana
Access to Public Records Act (APRA)
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Iowa
Iowa Open Records Law
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Kansas
Kansas Open Records Act (KORA)
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Kentucky
Kentucky Open Records Act
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Louisiana
Louisiana Public Records Act
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FOIA
Maine
Maine Freedom of Access Act (FOAA)
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Maryland
Maryland Public Information Act (MPIA)
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Massachusetts
Massachusetts Public Records Law
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FOIA
Michigan
Michigan Freedom of Information Act
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Open Records
Minnesota
Minnesota Government Data Practices Act
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Mississippi
Mississippi Public Records Act
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Sunshine
Missouri
Missouri Sunshine Law
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Montana
Montana Public Records Act
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Nebraska
Nebraska Public Records Law
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Nevada
Nevada Public Records Act (NPRA)
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Right to Know
New Hampshire
New Hampshire Right to Know Law
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Open Records
New Jersey
Open Public Records Act (OPRA)
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New Mexico
Inspection of Public Records Act (IPRA)
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FOIA
New York
Freedom of Information Law (FOIL)
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North Carolina
North Carolina Public Records Law
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North Dakota
North Dakota Open Records Statute
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Sunshine
Ohio
Ohio Public Records Law (Sunshine Law)
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Oklahoma
Oklahoma Open Records Act
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Oregon
Oregon Public Records Law
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Right to Know
Pennsylvania
Pennsylvania Right to Know Law
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Rhode Island
Access to Public Records Act (APRA)
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FOIA
South Carolina
South Carolina Freedom of Information Act
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South Dakota
South Dakota Open Records Law
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Tennessee
Tennessee Public Records Act
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Texas
Texas Public Information Act (PIA)
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Utah
Government Records Access and Management Act (GRAMA)
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Vermont
Vermont Public Records Law
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FOIA
Virginia
Virginia Freedom of Information Act
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Washington
Washington Public Records Act
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FOIA
West Virginia
West Virginia Freedom of Information Act
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Open Records
Wisconsin
Wisconsin Open Records Law
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Wyoming
Wyoming Public Records Act
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FOIA
Washington D.C.
D.C. Freedom of Information Act
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