Alabama Public Records Law
Alabama Public Records Law - Ballotpedia
The Alabama Public Records Law is a series of laws designed to guarantee that the public has access to the records of government bodies at all levels in Alabama.The law can be found at statutes 36.12.40-41 and 41.13.1 - 41.13.44 of the Code of Alabama. The law was first enacted in 1923.. The Alabama Open Meetings Act governs the methods by which public meetings are conducted.
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Public Records Requests - Office of the Governor of Alabama
Alabama’s Public Records Law (also commonly known as the Open Records Law) grants citizens of Alabama the right to inspect and copy “public writings” of the State. Ala. Code § 36-12-40. The Alabama Supreme Court defines public writings and public … Continued
https://governor.alabama.gov/contact/public-records-requests/
Alabama Archives: Records Responsibilities and the Law
The Alabama open records law contains no provision with respect to whether a requester's purpose can affect the right of access to public writings. However, in 1941, the Supreme Court held that a custodian of public writings is not required to permit examination of writings where to do so would "unduly interfere or hinder the discharge of the ...
https://archives.alabama.gov/ol_pubs/pub_off.htmlAlabama State Records | StateRecords.org
Alabama Public Records. The mission of Alabama State Records is to grant every person the right to detect, obtain, preview and examine state public records in accordance with Alabama’s Public Records Law.This legislation cites that all public records are presumed to be available to all public citizens for investigation.
https://alabama.staterecords.org/
Alabama Public Records Guide • MuckRock
The Alabama Public Records Law does not have an established response time they must comply with, only saying they will process a request when appropriate fees have been received. Applies to all governmental branches and offices but not to records of public or state university libraries, records that deal with security systems, measures or other ...
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Alabama FOIA Laws – National Freedom of Information Coalition
The Alabama Public Records Law under Al. Code §36-25A-1 et seq. grants citizens the right to inspect and copy public writings. Pursuant to the statute, every citizen has a right to inspect and take a copy of any public writing of the state, except as otherwise expressly provided by statute.
https://www.nfoic.org/alabama-foia-laws/
Request Public Information | Alabama Secretary of State
Public Information Request. POLICIES OF THE OFFICE OF THE SECRETARY OF STATE REGARDING REQUESTS FOR PUBLIC RECORDS. Code of Alabama 1975, § 36-12-40 provides that "[e]very citizen has a right to inspect and take a copy of any public writing of this state, except as otherwise expressly provided by statute."While many of the records maintained by the Office of the Secretary of State are ...
https://www.sos.alabama.gov/sos-office/request-public-information
Alabama Public Records Law Complaint - Student Press Law ...
1. Request documents from the agency. Under Alabama’s Public Records Law, any citizen has the right to inspect and take copies of public writings, except for public writings exempted by statute. 2 This right to inspect and copy extends to the “news media.” 3 Alabama’s law is silent as to the procedure for obtaining public records.
https://splc.org/template-alabama/
The Alabama Open Records Act: What would you like to know ...
The Alabama Open Records Act (codified at Ala. Code § 36-12-40) allows the general public great latitude to view public documents. This is an important component of a free society. If the day comes that government is not accountable to its people, then those people are not truly being governed. They are in fact being subjected to tyranny.
https://williamsattorneyatlaw.com/2018/07/12/the-alabama-open-records-act-what-would-you-like-to-know/
Alabama Code Title 36. Public Officers and Employees § 36 ...
Alabama Code Title 36. Public Officers and Employees § 36-12-40. Current as of January 01 ... any parent of a minor child shall have the right to inspect the registration and circulation records of any school or public library that pertain to his or her child. ... FindLaw Codes may not reflect the most recent version of the law in your ...
https://codes.findlaw.com/al/title-36-public-officers-and-employees/al-code-sect-36-12-40.html