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How long does an agency have to respond to a public records request?
Under federal law an agency must decide within 20 days, “excepting Saturdays, Sundays, and legal public holidays”, whether it will comply with a request, and may add up to 10 working days by written notice in unusual circumstances 5 U.S.C. § 552(a)(6)(A)–(B) (read Oct 8, 2026). That law only covers federal agencies such as the FBI, ICE or CBP — your city police department, sheriff and state agencies answer under your state records law, as our FOIA guide explains.
State laws vary widely. 42 states set a number of days; the rest say “promptly” or “within a reasonable time”. The summary below is drawn from the Reporters Committee for Freedom of the Press Open Government Guide RCFP Open Government Guide (read Oct 8, 2026) and, where we found the guide out of date or incomplete, from the statute itself — for example, South Carolina’s 10-business-day rule S.C. Code § 30-4-30(C) (read Oct 8, 2026).
| Question | Answer | Source |
|---|---|---|
| Federal agencies (FOIA) | 20 working days; up to 10 more working days in “unusual circumstances”; appeal window at least 90 days | 5 U.S.C. § 552(a)(6) (read Oct 8, 2026) |
| Shortest fixed state deadlines | 3 business/working days — Arkansas, Colorado, Georgia, Idaho, Kansas, Louisiana, Missouri and Vermont | RCFP Open Government Guide (read Oct 8, 2026) |
| Most common state deadline | 5 business days — Illinois, Kentucky, Maine, Michigan, Montana, Nevada, New Hampshire, New York, Oregon, Pennsylvania, Virginia, Washington and West Virginia | RCFP Open Government Guide (read Oct 8, 2026) |
| Longest initial deadlines | Maryland 30 days; Delaware and D.C. 15 business days; New Mexico 15 days | RCFP Open Government Guide (read Oct 8, 2026) |
| No fixed number of days | 9 states — Arizona, Florida, Iowa, Minnesota, North Carolina, North Dakota, Ohio, Oklahoma and Wisconsin (“promptly”, “reasonable time” or similar) | RCFP Open Government Guide (read Oct 8, 2026) |
| Silence treated as a denial | 24 of 52 jurisdictions in our table, by statute, regulation or case law | see the table below |
| Holidays the tracker skips | Weekends + US federal holidays (e.g., 11 Nov 2026 Veterans Day, 26 Nov 2026 Thanksgiving). State holidays are not modelled. | OPM federal holidays (read Oct 8, 2026) |
What are the public records response deadlines in every state?
Click a column heading to sort, or filter by name. “Business days” skip weekends and holidays; “calendar days” do not. Each row links its source. A verify — not confirmed marker means we could not confirm that value from a readable source, so we left it blank rather than guess. The statute names and citations match the request generator in our FOIA guide, so a letter you generate there and a request you track here cite the same law.
| Law & citation | Initial response deadline | Extension | Appeal route & deadline | Source | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Federal (FOIA) | Freedom of Information Act 5 U.S.C. § 552 | 20 working days to decide (excludes weekends and legal public holidays) | Business days · 20 business days | Up to 10 more working days in “unusual circumstances”, by written notice (§ 552(a)(6)(B)(i)) | Appeal to the agency head; the agency sets the window, which must be at least 90 days after the adverse determination (§ 552(a)(6)(A)(i)(III)(aa)). Appeal decided within 20 working days. 90 calendar days · minimum — check the denial letter for the agency’s window | Statute |
| Alabama | Alabama Public Records Law Ala. Code § 36-12-40 | Acknowledge within 10 business days; substantive response within 15 business days after acknowledgment | Business days · 10 business days | Substantive-response period extendable in 15-business-day increments with written notice; presumed denied after 30 business / 60 calendar days | No administrative appeal | RCFP |
| Alaska | Alaska Public Records Act AS 40.25.110 | 10 working days (regulation 2 AAC 96.325; statute sets none) Regulation applies to state executive agencies; municipalities may have their own rules | Business days · 10 business days | Up to 10 more working days by written notice within the first 10 | Appeal to the head of the agency (2 AAC 96.345), or go straight to superior court (AS 40.25.125) | RCFP |
| Arizona | Arizona Public Records Law A.R.S. § 39-121 | “Promptly” — no fixed number of days | No fixed number | None stated in our source · verify — not confirmed | No administrative appeal; failure to respond promptly is deemed a denial (A.R.S. § 39-121.01(E)) and can go to superior court | RCFP |
| Arkansas | Arkansas Freedom of Information Act Ark. Code § 25-19-101 | Immediately; within 3 working days if the records are in active use or storage | Business days · 3 business days | None stated in our source · verify — not confirmed | No administrative appeal; appeal to circuit court (§ 25-19-107(a)) | RCFP |
| California | California Public Records Act Gov. Code § 7920 et seq. | 10 days to determine whether records are disclosable (records themselves due “promptly”) | Calendar days · 10 calendar days | Up to 14 more days in unusual circumstances, by written notice (§ 7922.535(b)) | No administrative appeal under the CPRA; go to court (§ 7923.000). Some agencies/cities offer optional review. | RCFP |
| Colorado | Colorado Open Records Act C.R.S. § 24-72-201 | Reasonable time, presumed 3 working days or less | Business days · 3 business days | Extenuating circumstances (written finding within the 3 days): no more than 7 working days | No administrative appeal | RCFP |
| Connecticut | Connecticut Freedom of Information Act Conn. Gen. Stat. § 1-200 | Any denial in writing within 4 business days (10 for certain requests); records “promptly” | Business days · 4 business days | None stated in our source · verify — not confirmed | Notice of appeal to the Freedom of Information Commission within 30 days of the denial (§ 1-206(b)(1)) 30 calendar days | RCFP |
| Delaware | Delaware Freedom of Information Act 29 Del. C. § 10001 | As soon as possible, no later than 15 business days | Business days · 15 business days | Agency may advise within the 15 days that more time is needed (voluminous, legal advice, storage) | No administrative appeal; suit within 60 days of the denial (§ 10005(b)) 60 calendar days · court deadline | RCFP |
| District of Columbia | D.C. Freedom of Information Act D.C. Code § 2-531 et seq. | 15 days, excluding weekends and legal holidays (25 for body-worn camera footage) | Business days · 15 business days | Up to 10 more such days in unusual circumstances (§ 2-532(d)) | Appeal to the Mayor (§ 2-537(a)); Council records go straight to court | RCFP |
| Florida | Florida Public Records Act Fla. Stat. § 119.01 | No set time limit — only the reasonable time needed to retrieve and redact | No fixed number | None stated in our source · verify — not confirmed | No administrative appeal; unreasonable delay may be treated as a denial in court | RCFP |
| Georgia | Georgia Open Records Act O.C.G.A. § 50-18-70 | Reasonable time not to exceed 3 business days | Business days · 3 business days | If records can’t be produced in 3 business days, agency must describe them and give a timeline | No administrative appeal | RCFP |
| Hawaii | Hawaii Uniform Information Practices Act HRS § 92F | 10 business days (Haw. Code R. § 2-71-13) | Business days · 10 business days | Extenuating circumstances: acknowledge within 10 business days, written notice within 20 business days of receipt | Appeal to the Office of Information Practices (Haw. Code R. § 2-73-12; HRS § 92F-15.5) | RCFP |
| Idaho | Idaho Public Records Act Idaho Code § 74-101 | 3 working days to grant or deny | Business days · 3 business days | With written notice, up to 10 working days from the request | No administrative appeal; petition district court within 180 days of the denial (§ 74-115) 180 calendar days · court deadline | RCFP |
| Illinois | Illinois Freedom of Information Act 5 ILCS 140 | 5 business days to comply or deny | Business days · 5 business days | Up to 5 more business days for listed reasons (5 ILCS 140/3(e)); longer only by written agreement | Request for review with the Attorney General’s Public Access Counselor within 60 days of the denial, or circuit court 60 calendar days | RCFP Form |
| Indiana | Indiana Access to Public Records Act Ind. Code § 5-14-3 | Mail/fax request: deemed denied 7 days after receipt (24 hours for in-person or phone requests) | “Days” (unit not stated; tracker counts calendar days) · 7 days | None stated in our source · verify — not confirmed | Formal complaint to the Public Access Counselor within 30 days of the denial (§ 5-14-5-7) 30 calendar days | RCFP |
| Iowa | Iowa Open Records Law Iowa Code § 22 | No generally applicable deadline; good-faith delay should not exceed 20 calendar days (§ 22.8(4)(d)) | No fixed number | None stated in our source · verify — not confirmed | verify — not confirmed | RCFP |
| Kansas | Kansas Open Records Act K.S.A. § 45-215 | As soon as possible, no later than the 3rd business day | Business days · 3 business days | Custodian must explain any further delay and give the earliest date records will be available | No administrative appeal; district court | RCFP |
| Kentucky | Kentucky Open Records Act KRS § 61.870 | 5 days, excluding weekends and legal holidays | Business days · 5 business days | None stated in our source · verify — not confirmed | Appeal to the Attorney General (KRS 61.880(2)); circuit court within 30 days of the AG decision | RCFP |
| Louisiana | Louisiana Public Records Law La. R.S. § 44:1 | 3 days, excluding Saturdays, Sundays and legal holidays (La. R.S. 44:32(D)) | Business days · 3 business days | None stated in our source · verify — not confirmed | No administrative appeal; delay treated as denial for litigation | RCFP |
| Maine | Maine Freedom of Access Act 1 M.R.S. § 401 | Acknowledge within 5 working days; any denial within 5 working days | Business days · 5 business days | None stated in our source · verify — not confirmed | No administrative appeal; appeal to Superior Court within 30 days of the denial (1 M.R.S. § 409(1)) 30 calendar days · court deadline | RCFP |
| Maryland | Maryland Public Information Act Gen. Prov. § 4-101 | Grant or deny within 30 days (immediately where access is clear) | Calendar days · 30 calendar days | Up to 30 more days, only with the applicant’s consent (§ 4-203(d)) | Mediation with the Public Access Ombudsman, then PIA Compliance Board (complaint within 30 days of the Ombudsman’s final determination); or court | RCFP |
| Massachusetts | Massachusetts Public Records Law M.G.L. c. 66 | 10 business days | Business days · 10 business days | Custodian may petition the Supervisor of Records for more time (950 CMR 32.06(4)) | Appeal to the Supervisor of Records within 90 calendar days of the response (or of the request if no response) (950 CMR 32.08(1)) 90 calendar days | RCFP |
| Michigan | Michigan Freedom of Information Act MCL § 15.231 | 5 business days | Business days · 5 business days | One notice extending up to 10 business days (MCL 15.235(2)(d)) | Written “appeal” to the head of the public body, or circuit court within 180 days of the final determination (MCL 15.240) 180 calendar days · court deadline | RCFP |
| Minnesota | Minnesota Government Data Practices Act Minn. Stat. § 13 | “Appropriate and prompt manner” — no specific time limit | No fixed number | None stated in our source · verify — not confirmed | Opinion from the Commissioner of Administration (§ 13.072) or complaint to the Office of Administrative Hearings (§ 13.085) | RCFP |
| Mississippi | Mississippi Public Records Act Miss. Code § 25-61-1 | 7 working days (1 day if the body has no written procedures) | Business days · 7 business days | 7 more working days with stated reasons (14 total) | Internal appeal if the agency has one; complaint to the Mississippi Ethics Commission | RCFP |
| Missouri | Missouri Sunshine Law RSMo § 610 | No later than the end of the 3rd business day | Business days · 3 business days | May exceed for “reasonable cause” with a detailed explanation and earliest available date | No administrative appeal; circuit court (§ 610.027) | RCFP |
| Montana | Montana public records provisions Mont. Code § 2-6-1001 | State agencies: acknowledge within 5 business days. Local governments: “in a timely manner” 5-business-day acknowledgment applies to state agencies only; local governments (city/county police) have no fixed deadline | Business days · 5 business days | None stated in our source · verify — not confirmed | No administrative appeal; district court | Statute RCFP |
| Nebraska | Nebraska Public Records Statutes Neb. Rev. Stat. § 84-712 | As soon as practicable, no more than 4 business days | Business days · 4 business days | A written explanation of delay within the 4 business days avoids a denial | Petition the Attorney General (§ 84-712.03), who decides within 15 calendar days | RCFP |
| Nevada | Nevada Public Records Act NRS § 239 | By the end of the 5th business day (NRS 239.0107) | Business days · 5 business days | None stated in our source · verify — not confirmed | No administrative review; district court | RCFP |
| New Hampshire | New Hampshire Right-to-Know Law RSA § 91-A | 5 business days to produce, deny, or acknowledge with a time estimate (RSA 91-A:4, IV) | Business days · 5 business days | None stated in our source · verify — not confirmed | No administrative appeal; Superior Court | RCFP |
| New Jersey | New Jersey Open Public Records Act N.J.S.A. § 47:1A | 7 business days | Business days · 7 business days | If records are in storage/archived, custodian must say so within 7 business days and give a date | Complaint to the Government Records Council within 60 calendar days of the denial, or Superior Court within 45 days 60 calendar days · GRC complaint; court action is 45 days | RCFP |
| New Mexico | New Mexico Inspection of Public Records Act NMSA § 14-2-1 | Written explanation if not available within 3 business days; inspection no later than 15 days | “Days” (unit not stated; tracker counts calendar days) · 15 days | Excessively burdensome requests may get more time (§ 14-2-10) | No formal administrative appeal | RCFP |
| New York | New York Freedom of Information Law Public Officers Law § 84 | 5 business days to grant, deny, or acknowledge with an approximate date; then 20 business days from acknowledgment to grant | Business days · 5 business days | If 20 business days can’t be met, agency must explain in writing and give a date certain | Appeal to the agency head or designated appeals officer within 30 days; decided within 10 business days (§ 89(4)(a)) 30 calendar days | RCFP |
| North Carolina | North Carolina Public Records Law N.C. Gen. Stat. § 132-1 | No specific time limit — “as promptly as possible” (G.S. § 132-6) | No fixed number | None stated in our source · verify — not confirmed | No administrative appeal; district or superior court | RCFP |
| North Dakota | North Dakota open records law N.D.C.C. § 44-04-18 | No statutory deadline (Attorney General: usually hours or a few days) | No fixed number | None stated in our source · verify — not confirmed | Request an Attorney General’s opinion within 30 days of the violation (N.D.C.C. § 44-04-21.1) 30 calendar days | RCFP |
| Ohio | Ohio Public Records Act R.C. § 149.43 | “Promptly” for inspection; copies “within a reasonable period of time” | No fixed number | None stated in our source · verify — not confirmed | No administrative appeal; mandamus or the optional Court of Claims procedure | RCFP |
| Oklahoma | Oklahoma Open Records Act 51 O.S. § 24A.1 | “Prompt, reasonable access” — no fixed number of days | No fixed number | None stated in our source · verify — not confirmed | No administrative appeal | RCFP |
| Oregon | Oregon Public Records Law ORS § 192.311 | Acknowledge (or complete) within 5 business days; complete generally within 15 business days, subject to exceptions | Business days · 5 business days | None stated in our source · verify — not confirmed | Petition the Attorney General (state agencies) or the county District Attorney (local bodies); decided within 7 days (ORS 192.411, 192.415, 192.418) | RCFP |
| Pennsylvania | Pennsylvania Right-to-Know Law 65 P.S. § 67.101 | 5 business days | Business days · 5 business days | Written notice within 5 business days for listed reasons; a response date more than 30 days after the 5 business days is a deemed denial unless you agree in writing (§ 67.902) | Appeal to the Office of Open Records (or the designated appeals officer) within 15 business days of the response or deemed denial (§ 67.1101(a)(1)) 15 business days | RCFP Statute |
| Rhode Island | Rhode Island Access to Public Records Act R.I. Gen. Laws § 38-2 | 10 business days | Business days · 10 business days | For good cause, extended by up to 30 business days (§ 38-2-7(b)) | Appeal to the agency’s chief administrative officer, then complaint to the Attorney General or superior court (§ 38-2-8) | RCFP |
| South Carolina | South Carolina Freedom of Information Act S.C. Code § 30-4-10 | 10 days, excepting Saturdays, Sundays and legal holidays (20 if the record is more than 24 months old) to give a determination; records then within 30 calendar days | Business days · 10 business days | Deadlines extendable only by written mutual agreement (§ 30-4-30(C)) | No administrative appeal; circuit court | Statute RCFP |
| South Dakota | South Dakota public records law SDCL § 1-27 | 10 days to grant, deny, or seek more time (SDCL § 1-27-37) | “Days” (unit not stated; tracker counts calendar days) · 10 days | None stated in our source · verify — not confirmed | Notice of review with the Office of Hearing Examiners, or civil action, within 90 days of the denial (SDCL § 1-27-38) 90 calendar days | RCFP |
| Tennessee | Tennessee Public Records Act T.C.A. § 10-7-503 | “Promptly”; otherwise within 7 business days produce, deny in writing, or state the time needed | Business days · 7 business days | None stated in our source · verify — not confirmed | No administrative appeal; Office of Open Records Counsel can help; court | RCFP |
| Texas | Texas Public Information Act Gov. Code § 552.001 | “Promptly”; if not within 10 business days the officer must certify that in writing and set a date (§ 552.221(d)); 10 business days to ask the Attorney General to withhold (§ 552.301(b)) | Business days · 10 business days | None stated in our source · verify — not confirmed | No administrative appeal | RCFP |
| Utah | Utah Government Records Access and Management Act Utah Code § 63G-2 | 10 business days (5 if expedited) | Business days · 10 business days | “Extraordinary circumstances” extensions of varying length (§ 63G-2-204(6)–(7)) | Notice of appeal to the entity’s chief administrative officer (§ 63G-2-401) · verify — not confirmed | RCFP |
| Vermont | Vermont Public Records Act 1 V.S.A. § 315 | 3 business days | Business days · 3 business days | Up to 10 working days by written certification of unusual circumstances | Appeal to the agency head, who decides within 5 business days (1 V.S.A. § 318(c)); no stated filing deadline | RCFP |
| Virginia | Virginia Freedom of Information Act Va. Code § 2.2-3700 | 5 working days | Business days · 5 business days | 7 more work days if it is not practically possible to respond (§ 2.2-3704(B)(4)) | No administrative appeal; petition general district or circuit court | RCFP |
| Washington | Washington Public Records Act RCW § 42.56 | 5 business days to provide, acknowledge with a time estimate, or deny (RCW 42.56.520(1)) | Business days · 5 business days | Agency sets its own reasonable estimate when it acknowledges | Optional agency review, deemed complete at the end of the 2nd business day after denial (RCW 42.56.520(4)); then court | Statute RCFP |
| West Virginia | West Virginia Freedom of Information Act W. Va. Code § 29B-1 | 5 days, not including Saturdays, Sundays or legal holidays | Business days · 5 business days | None stated in our source · verify — not confirmed | No administrative appeal; court | RCFP |
| Wisconsin | Wisconsin Public Records Law Wis. Stat. § 19.31 | “As soon as practicable and without delay” (Wis. Stat. § 19.35(4)(a)) | No fixed number | None stated in our source · verify — not confirmed | No administrative appeal; mandamus in circuit court; Attorney General may advise (§ 19.39) | RCFP |
| Wyoming | Wyoming Public Records Act Wyo. Stat. § 16-4-201 | Readily available: immediately. In use/storage: notify within 7 business days; release within 30 calendar days unless good cause | Business days · 7 business days | With good cause, a mutually agreed date | Complaint to the Public Records Ombudsman, or district court | RCFP |
How does the tracker calculate due dates?
The clock starts on the date received if you enter one, otherwise the date sent (sensible for email and portals; add a few days for mail). The start day is not counted. For a business-day rule the tracker counts forward and skips Saturdays, Sundays and US federal holidays, using the observed date when a holiday falls on a weekend OPM federal holidays (read Oct 8, 2026). In 2026 that includes Veterans Day on Wednesday 11 November and Thanksgiving on Thursday 26 November, so a federal FOIA request received on Friday 30 October 2026 is due on Tuesday 1 December 2026, not Friday 27 November.
State holidays are not modelled. If your state agency closed on a state-only holiday, its deadline may be a day later than shown. Calendar-day rules are counted straight through and are not moved off weekends; where a statute just says “days” without saying which kind (Indiana, New Mexico and South Dakota in our table), the tracker counts calendar days and says so.
Log events on each request as they happen. An acknowledgment switches to the next statutory deadline where the law sets one (for example, New York’s 20 business days to grant access after acknowledging). An extension recalculates the due date when the law gives a number — the federal 10 working days, Illinois’s 5 business days, Michigan’s 10 business days — or uses the new date the agency gave you if you enter it. A denial starts the appeal clock where our table has a numeric appeal deadline. In Connecticut, Illinois, New York and Pennsylvania, where the law treats a missed deadline as a denial and starts the appeal clock from it, the tracker counts the appeal date from the missed deadline and labels it that way. Elsewhere it waits for you to log a denial. Federal FOIA is different: a missed deadline lets you go to court, but the 90-day appeal window runs from an actual adverse determination.
What should you do when an agency misses its deadline?
Missed deadlines are common, and a polite written follow-up fixes most of them. Use the Follow-up letter on any overdue request: it cites the statute, the date the response was due and what you asked for, and offers to narrow the request. Narrowing is the same tactic our guide recommends for avoiding an “unduly burdensome” denial — see the exemption trap.
If the agency denies the request, or the law treats its silence as a denial, the Appeal letter fills in the request details and the appeal route from the table. It asks the agency to cite a specific exemption for each withholding and to release all reasonably segregable non-exempt parts. Where a state has no administrative appeal, the letter becomes a request for reconsideration, and the table tells you the next step, which is usually court. Keep everything you send and receive. Our Evidence Logger can timestamp and hash the records you get back, and the Report Builder can turn them into a write-up. Tracking every request is also how you follow what a request yields once it is filled.
Frequently Asked Questions
How long does a federal agency have to respond to a FOIA request?
Twenty working days. Under 5 U.S.C. § 552(a)(6)(A)(i) an agency must decide within 20 days, excluding Saturdays, Sundays and legal public holidays, whether it will comply, and in “unusual circumstances” it can extend that by written notice for up to 10 more working days. If you are denied, the agency must give you at least 90 days to file an administrative appeal.
How long do states have to respond to public records requests?
It depends on the state. The shortest fixed deadlines are 3 business days (for example Georgia, Kansas and Louisiana), 5 business days is the most common, Maryland allows 30 days, and 9 states — Arizona, Florida, Iowa, Minnesota, North Carolina, North Dakota, Ohio, Oklahoma and Wisconsin — set no fixed number of days and instead require a prompt or reasonable response. The table on this page lists every state with its citation and source.
How does the tracker count business days?
The day the agency received your request is not counted. The tracker then counts forward, skipping Saturdays, Sundays and US federal holidays such as Veterans Day (11 November 2026) and Thanksgiving (26 November 2026). State holidays are not modelled, so a state agency that closes on a state holiday may have one more day than shown. Calendar-day deadlines are counted straight through and are not moved off weekends.
What should I do if an agency misses the deadline?
Send a short, polite follow-up in writing that cites the statute and the date the response was due, and keep a copy. In many states, including New York, Pennsylvania, Illinois and Connecticut, a missed deadline is treated as a denial, which lets you appeal or go to court. The tracker marks the request overdue, generates a follow-up letter and, where our table has a numeric appeal deadline, calculates the date to appeal by.
How do I appeal a denied records request?
The route depends on the law. Federal FOIA appeals go to the agency head; New York appeals go to the agency head within 30 days; Pennsylvania appeals go to the Office of Open Records within 15 business days; Illinois requesters can ask the Attorney General’s Public Access Counselor for review within 60 days; Connecticut appeals go to the Freedom of Information Commission within 30 days. Many states, including California, Texas and Florida, have no administrative appeal, so the next step is court.
Is my request data uploaded anywhere?
No. The tracker runs entirely in your browser and saves requests only in this browser’s local storage. Nothing is sent to Max Intel or to any agency. Contact details are only what you type, and linked files are stored as file names only — the files themselves are never read or uploaded. Use Export JSON to back up or move your data.
Can I add the deadlines to my calendar?
Yes. Export .ics creates a standard calendar file with an all-day event for each open request’s response due date and, where known, its appeal deadline. It imports into Google Calendar, Apple Calendar and Outlook. Re-export after you log new events, because the file is a snapshot and does not update itself.
Are the deadlines in this tracker legal advice?
No. They are general information summarised from the Reporters Committee for Freedom of the Press Open Government Guide and the statutes cited in the table, and laws change. Where we could not confirm a value it is marked “verify — not confirmed” rather than guessed. The letters are templates, not legal advice. Check the current statute and the agency’s own rules, and talk to a lawyer about any dispute.
Sources
- Reporters Committee for Freedom of the Press, Open Government Guide — state pages at rcfp.org/open-government-guide/<state>/ (each row in the table links its page) RCFP (read Oct 8, 2026)
- 5 U.S.C. § 552 (Freedom of Information Act) Cornell LII (read Oct 8, 2026)
- U.S. Office of Personnel Management, Federal Holidays (2026 schedule; weekend “in lieu of” rule) OPM (read Oct 8, 2026)
- S.C. Code Ann. § 30-4-30 SC Legislature (read Oct 8, 2026)
- RCW 42.56.520 Washington Legislature (read Oct 8, 2026)
- Mont. Code Ann. § 2-6-1006 (MCA 2025) Montana Legislature (read Oct 8, 2026)
- Pennsylvania Right-to-Know Law, 65 P.S. §§ 67.901–67.1101 PA Office of Open Records (read Oct 8, 2026)
- Illinois Attorney General, Request for Review form (60-day filing window) Illinois AG (read Oct 8, 2026)
Not legal advice. This page and tool give general information about public records deadlines, summarised from the sources listed and checked on October 8, 2026. Laws, regulations and agency rules change, deadlines can depend on facts (for example, records in storage, body-camera footage or expedited requests), and local rules can differ from state rules. The letters are templates for you to edit. Verify the current statute and consult a licensed attorney about any specific dispute.