Mississippi Public Records Act
The Public Records Act | Mississippi Ethics Commission
This chapter shall be known and may be cited as the "Mississippi Public Records Act of 1983." It is the policy of the Legislature that public records must be available for inspection by any person unless otherwise provided by this act [Laws, 1996, ch. 453].
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Mississippi Public Records Act of 1983
Mississippi Public Records Act of 1983 In 1983 the Mississippi Legislature enacted the Mississippi Public Records Act, codified in Miss. Code Ann. §§25-61-1 through 25-61-17 (Supp. 1983). The Act provides that all public records are public property and that any person has the right to inspect
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Mississippi Public Records Act - Office of General Counsel
Mississippi Public Records Act Under the Mississippi Public Record Act of 1983, Miss. Code, §§25-61-1, et seq., any person has the right to inspect, copy, or mechanically reproduce or obtain a reproduction of any public record.
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Mississippi Public Records Act - Ballotpedia
The Mississippi Public Records Act is a series of laws designed to guarantee that the public has access to public records of government bodies at all levels in Mississippi . The Mississippi Open Meetings Act legislates the methods by which public meetings are conducted.
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Public Records | Mississippi Ethics Commission
The Public Records Act ensures public access to public records in the possession of governmental entities in Mississippi. The Ethics Commission has authority to take complaints, issue subpoenas, hold hearings and issue orders involving alleged violations of the Public Records Act.
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Public Records Requests - Mississippi State Department of ...
under the mississippi public records act (miss. code ann. §25-61-1, et seq .), a public record is “all books, records, papers, accounts, letters, maps, photographs, films, cards, tapes, recordings or reproductions thereof, and any other documentary materials, regardless of physical form or characteristics, having been used, being in use, or …
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Public Records Request - Mississippi Department of ...
Mississippi Code § 25-61-1 “Mississippi Public Records Act of 1983” states that it is the policy of the Mississippi Legislature that public records must be available for inspection by any person unless otherwise provided. MDEQ has and will do everything reasonable to fulfill this policy.
https://www.mdeq.ms.gov/about-mdeq/public-records-request/
Mississippi FOIA Laws – National Freedom of Information ...
There are no restrictions placed on the use of records.The Mississippi Public Records Act states that, if not decided upon by the individual department, departments have one working day to respond to PRA requests. However, departments may establish their own time limits of up to fourteen working days.
https://www.nfoic.org/mississippi-foia-laws/
Request for Public Records - Mississippi
Request for Public Records To request information pursuant to the Mississippi Public Records Act (Miss. Code Ann. § 25-61-1), please fill out the form below and submit it to the Office of the Mississippi Secretary of State, 401 Mississippi Street; Jackson, MS 39201.
https://www.sos.ms.gov/content/documents/about_us/RequestPublicRecord.pdf
Mississippi State Records | StateRecords.org
The Mississippi State Records mission is to provide to every person the right to obtain, preview, detect and examine public records, thus ensuring residents of the state of Mississippi are provided access in accordance with the Mississippi Public Records Act, which grants any person the right to inspect, copy and reproduce public records.
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