Search results
Results from the WOW.Com Content Network
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.
The Washington Coalition for Open Government (COG) was formed from several political groups in June 1971 to push for public disclosure legislation. [2] The state legislature had debated laws on campaign disclosures repeatedly beginning in 1963 and passed an open meetings law in the 1971 session, but avoided addressing public records. [3]
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]
Public Records Act; Shield Law; Free speech on privately owned property; ... Government Code School Code March 28, 1929 Stats. 1929, Ch. 23, p. 45 Education Code
The legislation was first enacted in 2002 and requires local, county and state government entities to provide the public with access to government records in New Jersey. Katie Sobko covers the New ...
“The public records law is designed to bring transparency to the taxpayer as the government spends their precious tax dollars,” Landry said in a statement to the Illuminator. “During my time ...
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 legislation, NJ S2930 (24R), overhauls the state’s existing Open Public Records Act, likely making it harder for media outlets and the public to access some documents.