Arkansas public records are government-created documents, recordings, and data maintained by governmental bodies that are accessible under the Arkansas Freedom of Information Act (FOIA), codified at Ark. Code Ann. §§ 25-19-101 through 25-19-112. First enacted on February 14, 1967 — Valentine’s Day — the Arkansas FOIA is considered one of the strongest open-records laws in … Read more

Massachusetts public records are government-created documents, data, and communications maintained by public agencies that are accessible under the Massachusetts Public Records Law, codified primarily at M.G.L. Chapter 66, Section 10, with the definition of public records at M.G.L. Chapter 4, Section 7, Clause 26. The law provides that all records made or received by a … Read more

Kansas public records are government-created documents, data, and communications maintained by public agencies that are accessible to any person under the Kansas Open Records Act (KORA), codified at K.S.A. 45-215 et seq. Kansas public policy declares that “public records shall be open for inspection by any person unless otherwise provided, and this act shall be … Read more

Nevada public records are government-created documents, data, and communications maintained by governmental entities that are accessible to any person under the Nevada Public Records Act (NPRA), codified at Nevada Revised Statutes Chapter 239. Nevada’s legislature declared that “the purpose of this chapter is to foster democratic principles by providing members of the public with prompt … Read more

Oregon public records are government-created documents, data, and communications maintained by public bodies that are accessible to any person under the Oregon Public Records Law, codified at ORS Chapter 192. The law declares: “Every person has a right to inspect any public record of a public body in this state.” Oregon’s Public Records Law covers … Read more

Connecticut public records are government-created documents, data, and communications maintained by public agencies that are accessible to any person under the Connecticut Freedom of Information Act (FOIA), codified at Chapter 14 of the Connecticut General Statutes (C.G.S. §§ 1-200 et seq.). Enacted in 1975, Connecticut’s FOI Act declares that “the actions taken by public agencies … Read more

Maryland public records are government-created documents, data, and communications maintained by public agencies that are accessible to any person under the Maryland Public Information Act (MPIA), codified at General Provisions Article, §§ 4-101 through 4-601, Annotated Code of Maryland. The MPIA, enacted in 1970 and similar in purpose to the federal Freedom of Information Act, … Read more

Missouri public records are government-created documents, data, and communications maintained by public governmental bodies that are accessible to any person under the Missouri Sunshine Law, codified at Chapter 610 of the Revised Statutes of Missouri (RSMo). The law declares it the public policy of the state that “meetings, records, votes, actions, and deliberations of public … Read more

Indiana public records are government-created documents, data, and communications maintained by state and local agencies that are accessible to any person under the Access to Public Records Act (APRA), codified at Indiana Code § 5-14-3. The law declares it the public policy of Indiana that “all persons are entitled to full and complete information regarding … Read more