Vermont Open Records

Vermont laws and court cases

State Statute open records stautes begin at 315.

Open Government Guide to Vermont's Open Records Law by The Reporters Committee for Freedom of the Press

A Guide to Vermont's Public Records Law (2002--from the Secretary of State

Right To Know Database provided by the Vermont Secretary of State.

Letter Generator

Generate an open records request that conforms to Vermont requirements

Exemptions

Document types exempted from public access.

Contacts (where to send your request)

Links to several Vermont School Personnal listings.

State Salary Database

the Burlington Free Press had this State of Vermont Employee Wages Database

To see what other states have salary databases, click here.

Blogs, websites and resources that use open records

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Press

Head to Sunshine Review for the most recent open record updates in Vermont.

2008

October 15, 2008: Symington sued over e-mail access

October 14, 2008: Editorial: E-mail ruling weakens public accountability

October 9, 2008: Judge won't release city e-mails

September 17, 2008: Man stymied in hunt for Vt. legislative records

August 1, 2008: Editorial: Keeping public records truly open to public

August 1, 2008: The public's shrinking right to know

July 30, 2008: State offers, union nixes alternate records route

July 29, 2008: State wants $1,700 for look at public records

March 27, 2008: Bill could set limits on records retrieval

March 20, 2008: E-mail clouds FOIA

March 19, 2008: Editorial: Protect public records access in digital age

March 5, 2008: Editorial: State should bear cost of denying access

March 3, 2008: Court awards attorneys’ fees in suit by state union

February 28, 2008: Bill would boost public access to state's records, documents

February 16, 2008: You've got mail ... and it's public

January 7, 2008: Editorial: State's public records should remain public

2007

November 1, 2007: Public Service Board will investigate whether phone records were disclosed

October 24, 2007: Tax bills remain public records

October 18, 2007: Editorial: Open-records principle threatened

October 17, 2007: Tax bills are public, Attorney General's Office decides

September 13, 2007: Tax info debate about open records (Editorial)

August 30, 2007: Town records at the click of a mouse?

August 9, 2007: Town holds firm on releasing tax information

July 12, 2007: Select board discusses cost reports, public records

June 21, 2007: Kyl slams door shut (Opinion column)

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