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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.
How Louisiana's Public Records Law works: who can request, the three-day and five-day clocks, free inspection, indigency fee relief, and suing under R.S. 44:35.
Maine's FOAA explained: the 5 working day acknowledgment, the 10 cent per page cap, the indigency and public-interest fee waivers, and the court appeal.
Maryland PIA explained: the 30-day determination deadline, the 10 working day notice rule, fee waivers, and appeals via the Ombudsman and PIA Compliance Board.
How the Massachusetts Public Records Law works: the 10 business day response, the 5 cent per page cap, fee waivers, and the Supervisor of Records appeal.
Michigan FOIA explained: the 5 business day deadline, capped fees and the mandatory $20 indigency waiver, the internal appeal, and the body camera exemption.
Minnesota classifies government data rather than exempting records. Chapter 13 explained: free inspection and redaction, the 25 cent copy cap, and no deadline.
Mississippi's Public Records Act explained: the 7 working day production deadline and 14 working day cap, actual-cost fees, and chancery court review.