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Title 1, Chapter 13: PUBLIC RECORDS AND PROCEEDINGS

Subchapter 1: FREEDOM OF ACCESS

1 §400. Short title 
1 §401. Declaration of public policy; rules of construction 
1 §402. Definitions 
1 §402-A. Public records defined (REPEALED) 
1 §403. Meetings to be open to public; record of meetings 
1 §403-A. Public proceedings through remote access during declaration of state of emergency due to COVID-19 (REPEALED) 
1 §403-B. Remote participation in public proceedings 
1 §404. Recorded or live broadcasts authorized 
1 §404-A. Decisions (REPEALED) 
1 §405. Executive sessions 
1 §405-A. Recorded or live broadcasts authorized (REPEALED) 
1 §405-B. Appeals (REPEALED) 
1 §405-C. Appeals from actions (REPEALED) 
1 §406. Public notice 
1 §407. Decisions 
1 §408. Public records available for public inspection and copying (REPEALED) 
1 §408-A. Public records available for inspection and copying 
1 §409. Appeals 
1 §410. Violations 
1 §411. Right To Know Advisory Committee 
1 §412. Public records and proceedings training for certain officials and public access officers 
1 §413. Public access officer 
1 §414. Public records; information technology 

Subchapter 1-A: PUBLIC RECORDS EXCEPTIONS AND ACCESSIBILITY

1 §431. Definitions 
1 §432. Exceptions to public records; review 
1 §433. Schedule for review of exceptions to public records 
1 §434. Review of proposed exceptions to public records; accessibility of public records 

Subchapter 2: DESTRUCTION OR MISUSE OF RECORDS

1 §451. Lawful destruction of records (REPEALED) 
1 §452. Removal, secretion, mutilation of or refusal to return state documents 

Subchapter 3: PRINTING AND PURCHASE OF DOCUMENTS AND LAWS

1 §501. State agency defined 
1 §501-A. Publications of state agencies 
1 §502. Property of State 
1 §503. Delivery to successor in office 
1 §504. Source of authority to be shown 
1 §505. Mailing lists 

Subchapter 4: EXECUTIVE ORDERS

1 §521. Executive orders 
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