Records Access Officer

A Records Access Officer (RAO) is the person responsible for responding to requests for public records. Information on how to contact an RAO is usually available on the website for the applicable municipal or state entity holding the records sought by requestors.municipal RAO, the court may award the requestor attorney fees or costs.

How do I obtain copies of public records?
To obtain a copy of a record, you must make a request to the RAO for the municipal or state agency that you believe has records you are seeking.

An RAO must respond to a request within 10 business days. This response must be in writing and include a variety of components depending on the circumstances; for example, the response can offer to provide records, include a fee estimate for the provision of records, or deny access to records.