Georgia FOIA Laws
Georgia FOIA Laws - National Freedom of Information Coalition
Any citizen of the state can request public records and requesters do not have to state a purpose. Once they have been obtained, there is no restriction on how ...
How to Make an Open Records Request
Under the Georgia Open Records Act, all public records are available for inspection and copying unless they are specifically exempted from disclosure under the ...
The Law - Georgia Attorney General's Office
The Law · Open Records Act. The Georgia Open Records Act governs which government records are to be open for public inspection. · Open Meetings Act. The Georgia ...
Georgia FOIA procedures - Ballotpedia
An Open Records Request should be made directly to the government agency's custodian of the records. If an agency has assigned a particular person to handle ...
Georgia Open Records Explainer | FOIA Basics for Activists
The Georgia Open Records Act (GORA or the Act) is a state law, found at Section 50-18-70 to Section 50-18-78(link is external) of the Official Code of Georgia ( ...
Georgia Open records law gives the public the right to see, inspect and copy all "public records."
Georgia Code § 50-18-72 (2023) - When public disclosure not ...
(A) Records the disclosure of which would compromise security against sabotage or criminal or terrorist acts and the nondisclosure of which is necessary for the ...
Requests for Public Records (ORR/FOIA) | Atlanta, GA
Requests for public records should be directed to the official designated custodians pursuant to the Georgia Open Records Act and the City's Transparency Policy ...
Georgia Sample FOIA Request · [Street Address] [City, ST ZIP Code] · [Date] · [Title] [Company Name] [Street Address] · [Describe the records or information ...
Georgia Public Records Guide - MuckRock
There is no appeals process in Georgia that deals exclusively with FOIA requests. If a request has been denied, one may lodge a complaint in ...
Georgia Law Enforcement and the Open Records Act
Georgia Law Enforcement and the Open Records Act · The Open Records Act, O.C.G.A. 50-18-70 et. · If the response is to deny all or part of the requested records, ...
Georgia's Open Meetings and Open Records Laws - ACCG
the documents under the Freedom of Information Act? In either instance, although the open records law was not specifically invoked, the request should be.
Georgia Code § 50-18-71 (2023) - Right of access; timing; fees
(a) All public records shall be open for personal inspection and copying, except those which by order of a court of this state or by law are specifically ...
Sunshine Laws: A Guide to Open Government in Georgia
The starting place under Georgia law for citizens seeking to attend meetings of governmental bodies or to inspect governmental records is the presumption that ...
Open Records Laws and Social Media Retention in Georgia
The Georgia Open Records Act governs social media records in Georgia. It requires that government agencies preserve public records, including “computer-based or ...
Open Records Requests | Georgia Department of Administrative ...
A request to inspect or copy records may be made either orally or in writing; however, for purposes of documenting and clarifying the scope and timing of ...
Open Records Requests - Fulton County Government
The Georgia Open Records Act and related subtitles of Georgia law authorize a personal inspection of public records at a reasonable time and place unless ...
Georgia transparency law exempts General Assembly - Axios
Why it matters: Georgia's Open Records Act requires state and local governments to disclose public documents. But the General Assembly exempted ...
Georgia Open Records Act - Ballotpedia
The Georgia Open Records Act, or Georgia Sunshine Law, is a series of laws designed to guarantee that the public has access to public records of government ...
Georgia - OpenMyGovernment.org
It is permitted under the Georgia Open Records Act that an agency can charge $0.25 per page for copying costs, and more if specifically required by law. Search, ...