Every state. Your records law, built in.
Public records laws are different in every state — different deadlines, different exemptions, different holidays. CivicRecordsOnline ships with all 50 states configured on day one. No add-on modules, no per-state fee, no waiting list for your state, no "contact us to see if we cover you." Every plan from $99/mo includes every state.
What "state support" means
- Response deadlines — your state's statutory response window, counted in the correct unit (business days or calendar days), with extension rules built in
- Holiday calendars — every federal holiday plus your state's own holidays, so the business-day countdown on every request is accurate
- Exemption codes — the public-records exemptions for your state, each with its statute citation and a plain-English name, ready to apply to a request
- Custom exemptions — add, edit, or retire exemption codes at any time as your state's law changes — no support ticket required
All 50 states
Every state ships pre-configured. The response deadline below is your statutory starting point — your agency can adjust it, and every other rule, during setup.
| State | Public records law | Initial response deadline |
|---|---|---|
| Alabama | Alabama Open Records Law | 15 business days |
| Alaska | Alaska Public Records Act | 10 business days |
| Arizona | Arizona Public Records Law | No fixed deadline |
| Arkansas | Arkansas Freedom of Information Act | 3 business days |
| California | California Public Records Act | 10 calendar days |
| Colorado | Colorado Open Records Act | 3 business days |
| Connecticut | Connecticut Freedom of Information Act | 4 business days |
| Delaware | Delaware Freedom of Information Act | 15 business days |
| Florida | Public Records Law | No fixed deadline |
| Georgia | Georgia Open Records Act | 3 business days |
| Hawaii | Uniform Information Practices Act | 10 business days |
| Idaho | Idaho Public Records Act | 3 business days |
| Illinois | Illinois Freedom of Information Act | 5 business days |
| Indiana | Access to Public Records Act | 7 calendar days |
| Iowa | Iowa Open Records Law | No fixed deadline |
| Kansas | Kansas Open Records Act | 3 business days |
| Kentucky | Kentucky Open Records Act | 3 business days |
| Louisiana | Louisiana Public Records Act | 3 business days |
| Maine | Freedom of Access Act | 5 business days to acknowledge |
| Maryland | Maryland Public Information Act | 30 calendar days |
| Massachusetts | Massachusetts Public Records Law | 10 business days |
| Michigan | Michigan Freedom of Information Act | 5 business days |
| Minnesota | Minnesota Government Data Practices Act | No fixed deadline |
| Mississippi | Mississippi Public Records Act | 7 business days |
| Missouri | Missouri Sunshine Law | 3 business days |
| Montana | Montana Constitution Art. II Sec. 9 | No fixed deadline |
| Nebraska | Nebraska Public Records Act | 4 business days |
| Nevada | Nevada Public Records Act | 5 business days |
| New Hampshire | Right to Know Law | 5 business days |
| New Jersey | Open Public Records Act | 7 business days |
| New Mexico | Inspection of Public Records Act | 15 calendar days |
| New York | Freedom of Information Law | 5 business days to acknowledge |
| North Carolina | North Carolina Public Records Law | No fixed deadline |
| North Dakota | North Dakota Open Records Law | No fixed deadline |
| Ohio | Ohio Public Records Act | No fixed deadline |
| Oklahoma | Oklahoma Open Records Act | No fixed deadline |
| Oregon | Oregon Public Records Law | 5 business days to acknowledge |
| Pennsylvania | Right-to-Know Law | 5 business days |
| Rhode Island | Access to Public Records Act | 10 business days |
| South Carolina | South Carolina Freedom of Information Act | 15 business days |
| South Dakota | South Dakota Open Records Law | No fixed deadline |
| Tennessee | Tennessee Public Records Act | 7 business days |
| Texas | Public Information Act | 10 business days |
| Utah | Government Records Access and Management Act | 10 business days |
| Vermont | Vermont Public Records Act | 2 business days to acknowledge |
| Virginia | Virginia Freedom of Information Act | 5 business days |
| Washington | Public Records Act | 5 business days to acknowledge |
| West Virginia | West Virginia Freedom of Information Act | 5 business days |
| Wisconsin | Wisconsin Open Records Law | No fixed deadline |
| Wyoming | Wyoming Public Records Act | No fixed deadline |
States shown with "No fixed deadline" require a response within a "reasonable" or "prompt" period set by statute or case law. CivicRecordsOnline tracks these against an internal target your agency chooses, so nothing sits unanswered. Deadline rules are summarized here for planning — your agency confirms and adjusts them during setup.
Exemption codes for your state
Withholding a record means citing the right exemption. CivicRecordsOnline pre-loads the common public-records exemptions for your state so your team is not looking them up by hand.
- Exemptions pre-loaded per state — privacy, law enforcement, attorney-client privilege, personnel, security, trade secrets, and deliberative-process categories
- Each exemption carries its statute section number and a plain-English name
- Apply exemptions to a request or to a specific redaction, and the reason is recorded
- Add custom exemptions at any time as your state's law changes
- Exemption use is captured in your audit trail and annual compliance reports
Holiday calendars built in
Business-day math only works if the system knows which days are holidays. CivicRecordsOnline includes every federal holiday plus each state's own observances — Texas Independence Day, Alaska Day, Farmworkers Day in California, Town Meeting Day in Vermont, and the rest are all accounted for. You can also add your city's local holidays during setup.
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