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The Public Records Act (PRA) is a law of the U.S. state of Washington requiring public access to all records and materials from state and local agencies. [1] It was originally passed as a ballot initiative by voters in 1972 and revised several times by the state legislature. The definition of public records, especially concerning the state ...
This is a list of law enforcement agencies in the US state of Washington.. According to the US Bureau of Justice Statistics' 2008 Census of State and Local Law Enforcement Agencies, the state had 260 law enforcement agencies employing 11,411 sworn police officers, about 174 for each 100,000 residents.
Missouri Public Records Act: Mo. Code §§ 109.180; 610.010 to 610.225 1961 [37] Citizens of the state/commonwealth Montana Montana Public Records Act Montana Code §§ 2-6-101 to 2-6-1020 1895 [38] Any person Nebraska Nebraska Public Records Law Nebraska Statutes §§ 84–712 to 84-712.09 1866 [39] Any person Nevada Nevada Open Records Act
The California Public Records Act (California Government Code §§6250-6276.48) covers the arrest and booking records of inmates in the State of California jails and prisons, which are not covered by First Amendment rights (freedom of speech and of the press). Public access to arrest and booking records is seen as a critical safeguard of liberty.
SB 1421, Senate Bill 1421, or Peace Officers: Release of Records, is a California state law that makes police records relating to officer use-of-force incidents, sexual assault, and acts of dishonesty accessible under the California Public Records Act. [1]
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The current public records law, the Government Records Access and Management Act (GRAMA), is found at Utah Code Ann. § 63G-2-101. All records created or maintained by a state governmental entity are the property of the state (Utah Code Ann. § 63A-12-105).
Initiative to the People 276 (or the Public Disclosure Act) was a law approved by the people of Washington in a vote held in 1972.The law required the state government to establish the Washington State Public Disclosure Commission in order to provide information to the public about campaign fundraising and expenditures [2] The initiative was passed by the people at the same time as the ...