Update: New Links added to FOIA webpage

Been a super long time since I’ve posted on the Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) blog. However, just wanted to share some recent updates.
Check out our Page>> http://nfpcar.org/FOIA

 OR Here are the major links on this page

Links to FOIA State Codes

New>>Clickable State Map

New>>Example of Request Form

Please remember:

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.

·         In several states, they are called Sunshine Laws - The Government in the Sunshine Act (Pub.L. 94-409, 90 Stat. 1241, enacted September 13, 1976, 5 U.S.C. § 552b) is a US law passed in 1976 which affects the operations of the federal government, Congress, Federal Commissions, and other legally constituted federal bodies. It is one of a number of Freedom of Information Acts, intended to create greater transparency in government.

•  In others, they are called Public Records Acts or Laws