Vermont Public Records Law

= Short Description =

Who is covered?
Governor: Covered

Legislature: Covered

Courts: Covered by the act, but court decisions have questioned that...

Advisory Committees: not covered

What is the process like?
Anyone can request records. Requests are made to the custiodian of the record being sought. Written requests are not required, but recommended. Responses should be sent within 2 days of receipt of a request, although an extension to 10 days is possible. Agencies may charge and collect the actual cost of providing copies including mailing and/or transmission costs. Secretary of State is charged with setting "actual costs" and adopting uniform fee schedules. Charges can be required for staff time if searches take more than 30 minutes, the agency agrees to create a public recor, or the agency agrees to provide a record in a nonstandard format.

Most recent changes?
1996 to add fee provisions.

= Legislation =

The following are bills introduced in 2011:

= Articles, Blog Posts, etc =