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The California Public Records Act (Statutes of 1968, Chapter 1473; currently codified as Division 10 of Title 1 of the California Government Code) [1] was a law passed by the California State Legislature and signed by governor Ronald Reagan in 1968 requiring inspection or disclosure of governmental records to the public upon request, unless exempted by law.
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]
Detainer (from detain, Latin detinere); originally in British law, the act of keeping a person against his will, or the wrongful keeping of a person's goods, or other real or personal property. A writ of detainer was a form for the beginning of a personal action against a person already lodged within the walls of a prison ; it was superseded by ...
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.
The California Public Records Act generally requires that public records in an electronic format be made available when requested by a member of the public. [ 160 ] Electronic data files containing information relating to the calculation and/or amount of a proposed assessment for each parcel within an assessment district may also be available.
State law requires public agencies to explain in writing any records they shield from inspection. They must provide the name of the person and job title of whom is responsible for denying the records.
Secure Communities is a data-sharing program that relies on coordination between federal, state, and local law enforcement agencies. [1] [2] The program was designed to "check the immigration status of every single person arrested by local police anywhere in the country". [3]
The Texas Public Information Act is a series of legislative acts that have been incorporated into the Texas Government Code in Title 5, Subchapter A Subtitle 552. The Act is intended to guarantee public access to governmental information in the interest of providing transparency in government.