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All 50 states have public record laws which allow U.S. citizens (including non-residents) to obtain documents and other public records from state and local government bodies. State public records laws are not identical to the Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) nor are state court interpretations of similar language in state statutes necessarily the same as federal court interpretation of FOIA (though many were modeled upon the federal FOIA).
Many of the state public record laws are similar to the federal FOIA, but there are differences. Always review the specific law and regulation you are working with before you proceed. The links for the citations listed below came from www.foiadvocates.com/records.html:
| Alabama | "Ala. Open Records Law" ALA. CODE §36-12-40 et seq. |
| Alaska | "Alaska Public Records Act" ALASKA STAT. §§09.25.100 to .220 |
| Arizona | "Ariz. Public Records Law" ARIZ. REV. STAT. ANN. §§39-121 to 1-24 |
| Arkansas | "Freedom of Information Act of 1967" ARK. CODE ANN. §§25-19-101 to -107 |
| California | "California Public Records Act" CAL. GOV. CODE §§6250 to 6270 |
| Colorado | "Colo. Public Records Law" COLO. REV. STAT. §§24-72-201 to -206 |
| Connecticut | "Conn. Freedom of Information Act" CONN. GEN. STAT. ANN. §§1-18 to -21K |
| Delaware | "Del. Freedom of Information Act" DEL. CODE ANN. §§29-100-1001 |
| District of Columbia | D.C. CODE ANN. §25-61-10 |
| Florida | "Fla. Open Records" FLA. STAT. ANN. §§119.01 to .165 |
| Georgia | "Ga. Open Records Act" GA. CODE ANN. §§50-18-70 to -76 |
| Hawaii | "Public Record Rules" HAW. REV. STAT. ANN. §§92F-11 to -19 |
| Idaho | "Idaho Public Records Law" IDAHO CODE §§9-338 to -347 |
| Illinois | "Freedom of Information Act" ILL. COMP. STAT. ANN. Ch.5, §§140/1 to /11 |
| Indiana | "Ind. Open Records Law" IND. CODE ANN. §§5-14-3-1 to -10 |
| Iowa | "Iowa Open Records Law" IOWA CODE ANN. §§22.1 to .14 |
| Kansas | "Kan. Open Records Law" KAN. STAT. ANN. §§45-215 to -225 |
| Kentucky | "Ky. Open Records Act" KY. REV. STAT. ANN. §§61.870 to .884 |
| Louisiana | "La. Public Records Act" LA. REV. STAT. ANN. §§44:31 to :37 |
| Maine | "Me. Freedom of Access Law" ME. REV. STAT. ANN. tit. 1 Ch.13, 1 §408 |
| Maryland | Md. Open Records Act" MD. CODE ANN., STATE & GOVT. §§10-611 to -628 |
| Massachusetts | "Mass. Public Records Law" MASS. GEN. LAWS ANN. Ch.4, §7; Ch. 66, §10 |
| Michigan | "Freedom of Information Act" MICH. COMP. LAWS ANN. §§15-231 to -246 |
| Minnesota | "Minn. Data Practices Act" MINN. STAT. ANN. §13.03 |
| Mississippi | "Mississippi Public Records Act of 1983" MISS. CODE ANN. §§25-61-1 to -17 |
| Missouri | "Mo. Public Records Law" MO. ANN. STAT. §§109.180 to .190 |
| Montana | "Mont. Open Records" MONT. CODE ANN. §§2-6-101 to -111 |
| Nebraska | "Neb. Open Records Act" NEB. REV. STAT. §§84.712 to .713.05 |
| Nevada | "Nev. Public Records" NEV. REV. STAT. ANN. §§239.005 to .040 |
| New Hampshire | "NH Right to Know Law" N.H. REV. STAT. ANN. §§91-A:1 to :8 |
| New Jersey | "NJ Right to Know Law" N.J. REV. STAT. §47-1A-1 |
| New Mexico | "NM Inspection of Public Relations Act" §14-2-1 N.M. STAT. ANN. 1978 et seq. |
| New York | "NY Freedom of Information Law" N.Y. PUB. OFF. LAW §§84 to 90 |
| North Carolina | "NC Public Records Law" N.C. GEN. STAT. §§132-1 to -10 |
| North Dakota | "ND Open Records Law" N.D. CENT. CODE §§44-04-18 to -18.8 |
| Ohio | "Ohio Availability of Public Records" OHIO REV. CODE ANN §149.43 |
| Oklahoma | "Oklahoma Open Records Act" OKLA. STAT. ANN. Tit. 51, §§24A.1 to .18 |
| Oregon | "Or. Public Records Law" Or. Rev. STAT. ANN. §§192.410 to .505 |
| Pennsylvania | "Pa. Open Records Law" PA. CONS. STAT. ANN. Tit. 65, §§66.1 to .4 |
| Rhode Island | "RI Access to Public Records Act" R.I. GEN. LAWS §§38-2-1 to -14 |
| South Carolina | "Freedom of Information Act" S.C. CODE ANN. §§30-4-10 to -110 |
| South Dakota | "SD Open Records" S.D. CODIFIED LAWS ANN. §§1-27-1 to -19 |
| Tennessee | "Tenn. Open Records Act" TENN. CODE ANN. §§10-7-503 to -509 |
| Texas | "Tex. Open Records Act" TEX. GOV. CODE ANN. §552.001 |
| Utah | "Government Records Access and Management Act" UTAH CODE ANN. §§63-2-101 to -207 |
| Vermont | "Vt. Open Records Law" VT. STAT. ANN. tit. 1, §§315 to 320 |
| Virginia | "Va. Freedom of Information Act" VA. CODE ANN.2.1-340 to -346.1 |
| Washington | "Wash. Open Records Law" WASH. REV. CODE ANN. §§42.17.250 to .311 |
| West Virgina | "W. Va. Freedom of Information Act" W. VA. CODE §§29B-1-1 to -7 |
| Wisconsin | "Wis. Public Access Law" WIS. STAT. ANN. §§19.31 to .39 |
| Wyoming | "Wyo. Public Records Act" WYO. STAT. ANN. §9-2-407 |