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Guía de la Ley de Registros Públicos de Washington: las agencias no pueden distinguir entre solicitantes, deben responder en 5 días hábiles y enfrentan multas de hasta $100 por día.
La FOIA de Virginia Occidental da a toda persona derecho a los registros, exige respuesta en 5 días hábiles y prohíbe expresamente cobrar tarifas de búsqueda.
Wisconsin no fija un plazo para registros: las autoridades deben actuar tan pronto como sea posible. Tarifas limitadas al costo real; honorarios recuperables.
Guía de la Wyoming Public Records Act: los registros deben entregarse en 30 días calendario, y el § 16-4-202(c)(v) permite acudir a un defensor del pueblo gratuito o a la corte de distrito.
Compare public records and FOIA laws in all 50 states and DC: statute, who can request, response deadline and appeal path, plus how the federal FOIA works.
How Alabama public records requests work after Act 2024-278: the resident-only rule, the 10-day acknowledgment, the 15-business-day response, fees, and appeals.
The Alaska Public Records Act explained: any person may request, executive-branch state agencies get 10 working days under 2 AAC 96.325, plus fees and appeals.
Arizona public records requests explained: any person may request, the promptness and deemed-denial rules in A.R.S. 39-121.01, fees, and court remedies.
The Arkansas FOIA explained: the resident-only rule, immediate production as the default, actual-cost fees, a real fee waiver, and the 7-day court hearing.
The California Public Records Act after the 2023 recodification: Gov. Code 7920.000 et seq., the 10-day determination rule, fees, and superior court petitions.
How CORA works: the three-working-day presumption, the 25-cent page cap and $41.37 hourly research rate, and why police records sit under a separate act.
Connecticut FOI Act explained: a written denial is due in four business days, copy fees are capped, and appeals go to the binding FOI Commission.