District of Columbia Freedom of Information Act

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District of Columbia statute freedom of information law open records law

The District of Columbia Freedom of Information Act is a local open-records law that guarantees public access to most D.C. government documents and meetings, promoting transparency and accountability in the District’s agencies and boards.

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Label	Occurrences
District of Columbia Freedom of Information Act canonical	1

Statements (46)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	District of Columbia statute ⓘ freedom of information law ⓘ open records law ⓘ
administeredBy	District of Columbia government agencies ⓘ
alsoKnownAs	D.C. FOIA NERFINISHED ⓘ D.C. Freedom of Information Act NERFINISHED ⓘ DC FOIA NERFINISHED ⓘ
appliesTo	District of Columbia boards and commissions ⓘ District of Columbia executive agencies NERFINISHED ⓘ District of Columbia government agencies NERFINISHED ⓘ District of Columbia public bodies ⓘ records created or maintained by District of Columbia public bodies ⓘ records regardless of physical form ⓘ
contains	deadlines for agency responses ⓘ exemptions from disclosure ⓘ procedures for requesting records ⓘ provisions for administrative appeals ⓘ provisions for judicial review ⓘ
country	United States of America ⓘ surface form: United States
enforcedBy	District of Columbia Superior Court NERFINISHED ⓘ
grantsRightTo	any person to request access to District of Columbia public records ⓘ
includes	fee provisions for searching and copying records ⓘ provisions for waiver or reduction of fees in the public interest ⓘ
jurisdiction	District of Columbia NERFINISHED ⓘ
legalDomain	administrative law ⓘ government transparency ⓘ public records law ⓘ
modeledAfter	United States Freedom of Information Act NERFINISHED ⓘ
policyGoal	to deter government misconduct through openness ⓘ to foster an informed citizenry in the District of Columbia ⓘ
purpose	to guarantee public access to most District of Columbia government records ⓘ to promote accountability of District of Columbia agencies and boards ⓘ to promote transparency in District of Columbia government ⓘ to provide a statutory right of access to public records ⓘ
relatedTo	District of Columbia Open Meetings Act NERFINISHED ⓘ United States Freedom of Information Act NERFINISHED ⓘ
requires	agencies to disclose records upon request unless an exemption applies ⓘ agencies to respond to FOIA requests within statutory time limits ⓘ
scope	covers certain meetings of public bodies ⓘ covers copying of public records ⓘ covers electronic public records ⓘ covers inspection of public records ⓘ
subjectTo	statutory exemptions for deliberative process materials ⓘ statutory exemptions for law enforcement records ⓘ statutory exemptions for personal privacy ⓘ statutory exemptions for trade secrets and confidential commercial information ⓘ

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District of Columbia boards → subjectTo → District of Columbia Freedom of Information Act ⓘ