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The Freedom of Information Act ( FOIA / ˈfɔɪjə / FOY-yə ), 5 U.S.C. § 552, is the United States federal freedom of information law that requires the full or partial disclosure of previously unreleased or uncirculated information and documents controlled by the U.S. government upon request. The act defines agency records subject to ...
Connecticut Freedom of Information Act Connecticut General Statutes Chapter 14 §§ 1–200 to 1-242 1975: Any person Delaware Delaware Freedom of Information Act Tit. 29, §§ 10001 to 10007; 10112 1977: Citizens of the state/commonwealth Florida Florida Sunshine Law Fla. Stat. §§ 119.01 to 119.19 1967: Any person Georgia
In Trinidad and Tobago, the relevant legislation is the Freedom of Information Act, 1999. Tunisia. Tunisia adopted a freedom of information law after the revolution, in 2016. However the law was criticized for security related exemptions. A 2018 law requiring public officials revealing their assets was a step forward to transparency.
Access to public information and freedom of information (FOI) refer to the right to access information held by public bodies also known as "right to know". Access to public information is considered of fundamental importance for the effective functioning of democratic systems, as it enhances governments' and public officials' accountability, boosting people participation and allowing their ...
An important legal decision relating to the New York State Freedom of Information Law (“NYFOIL”) was released this past week in Westchester, which should place local governments on notice that ...
Reclaim The Records is a non-profit organization and activist group that advocates for greater transparency and accessibility for genealogical, archival, and vital records in the United States. They use state Freedom of Information requests and lawsuits to force government agencies, archives, and libraries to provide copies of previously ...
Freedom of information (or information freedom) also refers to the protection of the right to freedom of expression with regard to the Internet and information technology. Freedom of information may also concern censorship in an information technology context, i.e. the ability to access Web content, without censorship or restrictions.
The Florida Public Records Law states, it is the policy of this state that all state, county, and municipal records shall at all times be open for a personal inspection by any person. — Fla. Stat. sec. 119.01 (1) (1995) The statute expansively defines "public record" to include all. documents, papers, letters, maps, books, tapes, photographs ...