Rhode Island Open Records 
Rhode Island laws and court cases
State Statute
Open Government Guide to Rhode Island's open records legislation by The Reporters Committee for Freedom of the Press
Letter Generator
Generate an open records request that conforms to Rhode Island requirements
Exemptions
Document types exempted from public access.
Contacts (where to send your request)
Links to Rhode Island School Contacts
Blogs, websites and resources that use open records
(add yours!)
Press
Head to Sunshine Review for the most recent open record updates in Rhode Island.
2008
October 27, 2008: The Internet age helps open floodgates on public records
October 1, 2008: After rebuke from state, videos will soon return
August 21, 2008: Council supports expanding public records access
August 21, 2008: ACLU sues Carcieri over records access
August 20, 2008: ACLU Suing Gov. Donald Carcieri
August 20, 2008: Lynch: Judicial panel erred in withholding letters
August 19, 2008: AG Lynch issues advisory opinion to JNC on Access to Public Records request
August 15, 2008: Common Cause of R.I. weighs in on letters about judicial nominees
August 2, 2008: RWU conference examines public’s right to know
July 27, 2008: Journal seeks access to letters on judicial finalists
July 18, 2008: Attorney general asked to rule on access to judicial nominating letters
July 15, 2008: Attorney general sues Cranston over records
July 14, 2008: A.G. Lynch sues Cranston over public records request
July 8, 2008: Governor has qualms over release of names, vetoes public records bill
July 3, 2008: Carcieri vetoes ‘sunshine’ bill, 21 others
June 21, 2008: R.I. lawmakers approve changes to public record laws
June 20, 2008: LETTER: Public records law needs amendment
June 13, 2008: Public-Records Bill Could Jeopardize Identity and Safety Says Rhode Island Attorney General
June 6, 2008: Senate passes bill to quicken access to public records
June 5, 2008: R.I. Senate votes to strengthen state's open records law
May 30, 2008: Public access proposal approved
May 20, 2008: Bill would speed access to public records
May 20, 2008: Senate Committee to vote on open records law
May 13, 2008: Open records bill sent back to committee, sponsor optimistic
May 1, 2008: Bill to strengthen open records law gets key vote
April 30, 2008: Senate committee approves bill stronger open records law
April 30, 2008: Panel OKs stronger Open Records Law
April 28, 2008: House panel OKs bill that would erase many criminal records in R.I.
April 25, 2008: Attorney general rules town violated public-records law
April 23, 2008: Crime and clarity
March 15, 2008: E-mail of elected officials exempt from disclosure in R.I.
March 10, 2008: R.I. agency skirts law on access, ACLU says
March 6, 2008: Legislature considers strengthening open records law
March 6, 2008: Bill would strengthen law on open records
January 2, 2008: Middletown solicitor denies access to Kempen records
2007
November 7, 2007: R.I. gets ‘D’ for open records
September 14, 2007: ACLU sues police in Providence over surveillance camera
September 13, 2007: ACLU files suit against Providence police
September 7, 2007: Most communities supply data requested by Journal
September 6, 2007: Update: ACLU decries poor access to public records
September 6, 2007: Access to public records in R.I. lacking
August 21, 2007: Journal requests municipal salary data
August 16, 2007: Lynch files FOIA request with Carcieri over attorney's fees
August 4, 2007: New law clouds open records
July 20, 2008: The Providence Journal put together this list of the top 10 salaries by department in public office.
July 13, 2007: Fishermen’s group appeals decision that state can withhold addresses
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