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The Florida Public Records Law states, it is the policy of this state that all state, county, and municipal records shall at all times be open for a personal inspection by any person. — Fla. Stat. sec. 119.01 (1) (1995) The statute expansively defines "public record" to include all. documents, papers, letters, maps, books, tapes, photographs ...
Access to Public Records Act IN Code §§ 5-14-3-1 to 5-14-3-10 1983 [26] Any person Iowa Iowa Open Records Law Iowa Code §§ 22.1 to 22.16 1967 [27] Any person Kansas Kansas Open Records Act KSA §§ 45–215 to 45-524 1984 [28] Any person Kentucky Kentucky Open Records Act Kentucky Revised Statute Chapter §§ 61.870 to 61.884 1976 [29]
Local election officials in Florida and Michigan have reported spending 25-70% of staff time in recent years on processing public records requests. [55] In 2022, officials in Maricopa County, Arizona reported one request that required nearly half the election office’s staff to spend four days sorting and scanning 20,000 documents. [56]
Federal agencies can access any financial records if the records in question are connected to a law enforcement investigation. [3] The act also gives any government department or agency the ability to request access to a customer's information. [1] The government can access financial records through six exceptions: [3] [1] Grand jury subpoena
Access to U.S. national public records is guided by the Freedom of Information Act (FOIA). Requests for access to records pursuant to FOIA may be refused by federal agencies if information requested is subject to exemption, or some information may be redacted (deleted). In addition to the national FOIA, all states have some form of FOI legislation.
Freedom of information laws allow access by the general public to data held by national governments and, where applicable, by state and local governments. The emergence of freedom of information legislation was a response to increasing dissatisfaction with the secrecy surrounding government policy development and decision making. [1]
The Act also provides individuals with a means by which to seek access to and amendment of their records and sets forth various agency record-keeping requirements. Additionally, with people granted the right to review what was documented with their name, they are also able to find out if the "records have been disclosed" and are also given the ...
The Clean Slate movement prompted Michigan Supreme Court justices to reduce access to certain felony records. That is out of order. ... Florida on hurricane alert as Potential Tropical Cyclone 9 ...