Government Records: Related Laws

U.S.

• U.S. Code > Title 18 > Part I > Chapter 123 - Prohibition On Release and Use of Certain Personal Information From State Motor Vehicle Records
• U.S. Code > Title 44 - Public Printing and Documents
• 44 USC 3551 - Purposes
• 44 USC 3552 - Definitions
• 44 USC 3553 - Authority and functions of the Director and the Secretary

Alabama

• Alabama Code > Title 41 > Chapter 13 - Public Records

Alaska

• Alaska Statutes > Title 40 - Public Records and Recorders

Arizona

• Arizona Laws > Title 18 - Information Technology
• Arizona Laws > Title 39 - Public Records, Printing and Notices

California

• California Codes > Government Code > Title 1 > Division 10 - ACCESS TO PUBLIC RECORDS

Connecticut

• Connecticut General Statutes > Chapter 3 - Public Records: General Provisions
• Connecticut General Statutes > Chapter 14 - Freedom of Information Act
• Connecticut General Statutes > Chapter 55 - Personal Data

Delaware

• Delaware Code > Title 29 > Chapter 100 - Freedom of Information Act

Florida

• Florida Statutes > Chapter 119 - Public Records

Guam

• Guam Code > Title 5 > Chapter 10 - Freedom of Information

Hawaii

• Hawaii Revised Statutes > Title 8 - Public Proceedings and Records

Idaho

• Idaho Code > Title 60 - Public Printing and Official Notices
• Idaho Code > Title 74 > Chapter 1 - Public Records Act

Illinois

• Illinois Compiled Statutes > Chapter 5 > Freedom Of Information
• Illinois Compiled Statutes > Chapter 5 > Records

Indiana

• Indiana Code > Title 5 > Article 14 > Chapter 1.5 - Public Meetings (Open Door Law)
• Indiana Code > Title 5 > Article 15 > Chapter 5.1 - Indiana Archives and Records Administration

Iowa

• Iowa Code > Chapter 22 - Examination of Public Records (Open Records)
• Iowa Code > Chapter 22A - Protection of Personal Information — Tax-Exempt Entities
• Iowa Code > Chapter 23 - Public Access to Government Information (Iowa Public Information Board Act)
• Iowa Code > Chapter 305 - State Records and Archives

Kansas

• Kansas Statutes > Chapter 45 - Public Records, Documents and Information
• Kansas Statutes > Chapter 64 - Publications, Bibliography and Calendar
• Kansas Statutes > Chapter 75 > Article 10 - State Printing
• Kansas Statutes > Chapter 75 > Article 35 - Public Records

Kentucky

• Kentucky Statutes > Chapter 57 - Public Printing and Distribution of Public Documents

Louisiana

• Louisiana Revised Statutes > Title 25 > Chapter 2 - Depositories for Public Documents
• Louisiana Revised Statutes > Title 43 - Public Printing and Advertisements
• Louisiana Revised Statutes > Title 44 - Public Records and Recorders
• Louisiana Revised Statutes 45 - PUBLIC UTILITIES AND CARRIERS

Maine

• Maine Revised Statutes > Title 1 > Chapter 13 - Public Records and Proceedings
• Maine Revised Statutes > Title 1 > Chapter 14 - Electronic Access to Public Information
• Maine Revised Statutes > Title 1 > Chapter 14-A - Notice of Information Practices
• Maine Revised Statutes > Title 1 > Chapter 14-B - Data Governance Program
• Maine Revised Statutes > Title 1 > Chapter 15 - State Paper; Legal Notices

Maryland

• Maryland Code > General Provisions > Title 4 - Public Information Act

Massachusetts

• Massachusetts General Laws > Part I > Title X - Public Records

Michigan

• Michigan Laws > Chapter 15 > Act 442 of 1976 - Freedom of Information Act
• Michigan Laws > Chapter 15 > Act 267 of 1976 - Open Meetings Act
• Michigan Laws > Chapter 15 > Act 427 of 1996 - Good Government Financial Report Disclosure Act
• Michigan Laws > Chapter 15 > Act 462 of 1996 - Enhanced Access to Public Records Act
• Michigan Laws > Chapter 15 > Act 370 of 2016 - Electronic Open Access to Government Act

Minnesota

• Minnesota Statutes > Chapter 13 - Government Data Practices

Missouri

• Missouri Laws > Chapter 11 - Missouri Manual and Official Publications
• Missouri Laws > Chapter 109 - Public and Business Records
• Missouri Laws > Chapter 610 - Governmental Bodies and Records

Montana

• Montana Code > Title 2 > Chapter 6 - Public Records

Nebraska

• Nebraska Statutes > Free Flow of Information Act
• Nebraska Statutes > Records Management Act

Nevada

• Nevada Revised Statutes > Chapter 239 - Public Records
• Nevada Revised Statutes > Chapter 239A - Disclosure of Financial Information to Governmental Agencies
• Nevada Revised Statutes > Chapter 239B - Disclosure of Personal Information to Governmental Agencies
• Nevada Revised Statutes > Title 29 - State Printing and Publications

New Hampshire

• New Hampshire Revised Statutes > Chapter 5-C - Vital Records Administration
• New Hampshire Revised Statutes > Chapter 20-A - Centralized Bureau for the Reproduction of State Documents
• New Hampshire Revised Statutes > Chapter 33-A - Disposition of Municipal Records
• New Hampshire Revised Statutes > Chapter 202-B - New Hampshire State Government Information Dissemination and Access Act

New Jersey

• New Jersey Statutes > Title 47 - Public Records

New Mexico

• New Mexico Statutes > Chapter 14 > Article 1 - Preservation, Restoration and Destruction of Records
• New Mexico Statutes > Chapter 14 > Article 2 - Inspection of Public Records
• New Mexico Statutes > Chapter 14 > Article 2A - Use of Police Reports
• New Mexico Statutes > Chapter 14 > Article 3 - Public Records
• New Mexico Statutes 14-3A-1. Short title

New York

• New York Laws > New York State Printing and Public Documents

North Carolina

• North Carolina General Statutes > Chapter 98 - Burnt and Lost Records
• North Carolina General Statutes > Chapter 121 - Archives and History
• North Carolina General Statutes > Chapter 132 - Public Records

North Dakota

• North Dakota Code > Title 46 - Printing Laws
• North Dakota Code > Chapter 54-46 - Records Management
• North Dakota Code > Chapter 54-46.1 - Central Microfilm Unit

Ohio

• Ohio Code > Chapter 149 - Documents, Reports, and Records
• Ohio Code > Chapter 2729 - Lost and Destroyed Records

Oregon

• Oregon Statutes > Chapter 192 - Records; Public Reports and Meetings

Rhode Island

• Rhode Island General Laws > Title 38 - Public Records
• Rhode Island General Laws 42-8.1-1. Short title
• Rhode Island General Laws 42-8.1-2. Definitions
• Rhode Island General Laws 42-8.1-3. State archives created
• Rhode Island General Laws 42-8.1-4. Officers

South Carolina

• South Carolina Code > Title 30 - Public Records
• South Carolina Code > Title 60 > Chapter 2 - State Documents Depository

South Dakota

• South Dakota Codified Laws > Title 1 > Chapter 27 - Public Records and Files
• South Dakota Codified Laws > Title 21 > Chapter 38 - Restoration of Public Records

Tennessee

• Tennessee Code > Title 4 > Chapter 25 - Paperwork Reduction and Simplification Act of 1976
• Tennessee Code > Title 8 > Chapter 4 > Part 6 - Office of Open Records Counsel
• Tennessee Code > Title 10 > Chapter 7 - Public Records
• Tennessee Code > Title 12 > Chapter 5 - Public Printing
• Tennessee Code > Title 12 > Chapter 6 - Distribution of Publications

Texas

• Texas Local Government Code > Title 6 - Records
• Texas Property Code > Title 3 - Public Records

Utah

• Utah Code > Title 63A > Chapter 12 - Division of Archives and Records Service
• Utah Code > Title 63A > Chapter 18 - Utah Transparency Advisory Board
• Utah Code > Title 63G > Chapter 2 - Government Records Access and Management Act

Virginia

• Virginia Code 2.2-3700: Short title; policy
• Virginia Code 2.2-3701: (Effective until September 1, 2022) Definitions
• Virginia Code 2.2-3702: Notice of chapter
• Virginia Code 2.2-3703: Public bodies and records to which chapter inapplicable; voter registration and election records; access by persons incarcerated in a state, local, or federal correctional facility
• Virginia Code 2.2-3703.1: Disclosure pursuant to court order or subpoena

Washington

• Washington Code > Title 40 - Public Documents, Records, and Publications
• Washington Code > Chapter 42.48 - Release of records for research
• Washington Code > Chapter 42.56 - Public records act

West Virginia

• West Virginia Code > Chapter 5A > Article 8 - Public Records Management and Preservation Act
• West Virginia Code > Chapter 29B - Freedom of Information

Wisconsin

• Wisconsin Statutes > Public Printing
• Wisconsin Statutes > Chapter 228 - Recording and copying of public records in populous counties