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Laws by State

You can also jump into your state directly to see all of the information that this wiki has on it.

There are certain documents or parts of documents that are exempt from disclosure (social security numbers are a common one) in most states. See Exemptions for a growing list.

Alabama go to section 41-13-1.
Alaska
Arizona
Arkansas enter 25-19-105 and click "search"
California section 6250-6270 of Government Codes.
Colorado 24-72-201 through 24-72-206
Connecticut
Delaware
District of Columbia Division 1, Title 2, Chapter 5 & 17
Florida
Georgia go to 50-18-70
Hawaii also see this booklet with further information
Idaho
Illinois useful info is also on this Attorney General webpage
Indiana
Iowa a useful handbook published by the Iowa Freedom of Information Council
Kansas 45-215 through 45-223
Kentucky go to section .870
Louisiana
Maine
Maryland 10-611 through 10-628. Also see this manual with more information.
Massachusetts also see definition
Michigan
Minnesota
Mississippi go to 25-61-1
Missouri start at 610.023
Montana
Nebraska scroll to 84-712
Nevada
New Hampshire see 91-A:4
New Jersey see Title 47
New Mexico see 14.2 and 14.3 compliance guide from the Attorney General
New York NY has a Committee on Open Government dedicated to aiding and advising with open records matters. I'd love to hear from anyone that has utilized their services!
North Carolina 132-6 through 132-10
North Dakota section 44-04-18
Ohio
Oklahoma 51-24.A1 through 51-24.A19 Easier to read format
Oregon this is not a very useful link, but it was the best I could find. Post it if you have a better one!
Pennsylvania
Rhode Island
South Carolina
South Dakota
Tennessee see 10-7, look under Misc. Provisions for request procedures
Texas TX mandates government staff training on how to respond to public records requests--take a look.
Utah
Vermont open records stautes begin at 315
Virginia
Washington
West Virginia
Wisconsin 19.31 through 19.37
Wyoming