Georgia Open Records Act
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 ...
THE OPEN RECORDS ACT - Georgia Attorney General's Office
(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 ...
Georgia Open records law gives the public the right to see, inspect and copy all "public records."
Georgia FOIA Laws - National Freedom of Information Coalition
The Georgia Open Records Act is a series of laws guaranteeing the public access to public records of government bodies.
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 ...
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 Georgia Open Records Act (“GORA”) allows all citizens to view the “public records” of state agencies, upon request, and to make copies of such records for a.
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 ...
Georgia Open Records Act - Clayton State University
The purpose of the Open Records Act is both to encourage public access to information and to foster confidence in government through openness to the public.
Georgia's Open Meetings and Open Records Laws - ACCG
WHEREAS, the provisions of the Georgia Open Records Act, the “Act” (O.C.G.A. § 50-18-70, et seq.), were amended by action of the Georgia General Assembly ...
Georgia Open Records Explainer | FOIA Basics for Activists
1. What is the Open Records Act? ... 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) ...
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 ...
Sunshine Laws: A Guide to Open Government in Georgia
The Open Records Act specifically designates “computer records” as public records subject to the law. For example, the Act mandates that if a county maintains a ...
Records Laws and Regulations | Georgia Archives
The goal of the State Records Committee is to ensure that essential public records and the information they contain are available to policy makers and the ...
Often referred to as the “ORA”. • Known as part of the “sunshine laws” along with the. Georgia Open Meetings Act. • A declaration of “strong public policy ...
The Georgia Open Records Act, § 50-18-70, et seq, outlines the process for how members of the public can request and inspect governmental records.
Open Records Requests | Lawrenceville, GA
The Georgia Open Records Act (O.C.G.A. § 50-18-70) requires that all city records, except those excluded by court order or by law, be open for personal ...
State Supreme Court rules Open Records Act applies to private ...
The court ruled unanimously Tuesday that a private contractor working for a public entity is still subject to the law and can be sent requests ...
Private Businesses Have New Exposure Under the Georgia Open ...
In a landmark decision, the Georgia Supreme Court has expanded the Georgia Open Records Act (the Act) to include private businesses and ...
GEORGIA'S SUNSHINE LAWS A Citizen's Guide to Open Government
In 1998, the General Assembly of the State of Georgia amended both the Open Meetings Law and the Open Records Law to give the Attorney General specific ...