Mississippi Public Records Law

= Short Description =

Who is covered?
Governor: Not covered

Legislature: Legislative records are sort of covered. Legislators are not.

Courts: Covered

Advisory Committees: Covered

What is the process like?
Anyone can make a request. There is no procedure for oral requests in the law. Written requests should describe the records sought as specifically as feasible. A response must be issued within 14 business days of reciept of a request. Agencies can only charged as much as the "actual cost" of searching, preparing, and duplicating requested documents. There are no standard fees, but many agencies have adopted their own schedules.

Most recent changes?
Updated in 1996 and 1999 to account for electronic age and set up standard fees.

= Legislation =

The following are bills introduced in 2011:

= Articles, Blog Posts, etc =