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States with FOIA ombudsmen

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Sunshine Laws
How to Make Records Requests
Sunshine Litigation
Sorted by State, Year and Topic
Sunshine Nuances
Deliberative Process Exemption
State Law Ombudsman?
Alabama Alabama Public Records Law No
Alaska Alaska Public Records Act Yes
Arizona Arizona Public Records Law Yes[1]
Arkansas Arkansas Freedom of Information Act No
California California Public Records Act No
Colorado Colorado Open Records Act No
Connecticut Connecticut Freedom of Information Act Yes
Delaware Delaware Freedom of Information Act No
Delaware District of Columbia Freedom of Information Act No
Florida Florida Sunshine Law No
Georgia Georgia Open Records Act No
Hawaii Hawaii Uniform Information Practices Act Yes
Idaho Idaho Public Records Act No
Illinois Illinois Freedom of Information Act Yes
Indiana Indiana Access to Public Records Act Yes
Iowa Iowa Open Records Law Yes
Kansas Kansas Open Records Act Yes
Kentucky Kentucky Open Records Act No
Louisiana Louisiana Sunshine Law No
Maine Maine Freedom of Access Act No
Maryland Maryland Public Information Act No
Massachusetts Massachusetts Public Records Act Yes
Michigan Michigan Freedom of Information Act No
Minnesota Minnesota Data Practices Act No
Mississippi Mississippi Public Records Act No
Missouri Missouri Sunshine Law No
Montana Montana Public Records Act No
Nebraska Nebraska Public Records Law No
Nevada Nevada Open Records Act No
New Hampshire New Hampshire Right to Know Law No
New Jersey New Jersey Open Public Records Act Yes
New Mexico New Mexico Inspection of Public Records Act No
New York New York Freedom of Information Law Yes
North Carolina North Carolina Public Records Law No
North Dakota North Dakota Open Records Statute No
Ohio Ohio Open Records Law No
Oklahoma Oklahoma Open Records Act No
Oregon Oregon Public Records Law No
Pennsylvania Pennsylvania Right to Know Act Yes[2]
Rhode Island Rhode Island Access to Public Records Act No
South Carolina South Carolina Freedom of Information Act No
South Dakota South Dakota Sunshine Law No
Tennessee Tennessee Open Records Act Yes[3]
Texas Texas Public Information Act No
Utah Utah Government Records Access and Management Act No
Vermont Vermont Public Records Law No
Virginia Virginia Freedom of Information Act No
Washington Washington Public Records Act No
West Virginia West Virginia Freedom of Information Act No
Wisconsin Wisconsin Open Records Law No
Wyoming Wyoming Public Records Act No

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Footnotes

  1. In Arizona, there is an Office of the Ombudsman-Citizens Aide. This is where complaints about any state agency are directed, except that the statewide constitutional officers (governor, attorney general, state treasurer and secretary of state) are exempt from investigation by this ombudsman's office.
  2. Established in 2008
  3. Established in 2008