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Delaware Freedom of Information Act explained: the 15-business-day response rule in 29 Del. C. 10003(h)(1), the nuanced access language, fees, and two remedies.
D.C. FOIA explained: any person may request, 15 days for records and 25 days for body-worn camera footage, tiered fees, and an optional appeal to the Mayor.
How Florida's Public Records Act works: who can request, the good-faith response standard, 15-cent copy caps, bodycam exemptions, and the Sunshine Law.
Georgia agencies get 3 business days to produce records, and out-of-state requesters are covered. Fees, exemptions, mediation, and 50-18-74 penalties explained.
How Hawaii's Uniform Information Practices Act works: the 10-business-day rule in HAR 2-71, the $30 fee floor, the $60 public-interest waiver, free OIP appeals.
How to file a federal FOIA request step by step: pick the right agency, describe the records, handle fees and waivers, file at foia.gov, and appeal a denial.
Idaho lets anyone request public records but splits deadlines by residency: 3 working days for residents, 21 days for non-residents. Fees, exemptions, appeals.
How to request public records in Illinois under the state FOIA: the 5-business-day deadline, first 50 pages free, the 6(c) fee waiver, binding PAC opinions.
Indiana APRA explained: no numeric deadline, an advisory-only Public Access Counselor, body camera access under IC 5-14-3-5.2, fees, exemptions, and appeals.
Iowa has no fixed public records deadline, and the 10-day figure is not one. The real standard, the free under-30-minutes rule, and how IPIB complaints work.
How KORA works: any person may request, a denial needs written grounds within 3 business days, fees are actual cost, and bodycam viewing runs on K.S.A. 45-254.
Kentucky's Open Records Act is resident-only: who qualifies, the 5-day response rule, KRS 61.874 fee caps, KRS 61.168 bodycam access, and the AG appeal.