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 |
See also
Footnotes
- ↑ 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.
- ↑ Established in 2008
- ↑ Established in 2008