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Old 07-15-2021, 09:09 AM
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Originally Posted by NoMo50 View Post
Also, FOIA (Freedom of Information Act) only applies to Federal agencies. The Act has no bearing on state or local authorities at all.
State sunshine laws are the laws in each state that govern public access to governmental records. These laws are sometimes known as open records laws or public records laws, and are also collectively referred to as FOIA laws, after the federal Freedom of Information Act.

I used to request documents from States all the time. Each State has their own process.