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51

Jurisdictions

33

Fixed Deadlines

35

Attorney Fees Available

990

Rights of Access

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Alabama

AL
AL
Deadline
10 days
Fee Waiver
No

Alaska

AK
AK
Deadline
10 days
Fee Waiver
No

American Samoa

AS
AS
Deadline
10 days
Fee Waiver
No

Arizona

AZ
AZ
Deadline
10 days
Fee Waiver
No

Arkansas

AR
AR
Deadline
3 days
Fee Waiver
No

California

CA
CA
Deadline
10 days
Fee Waiver
No

Colorado

CO
CO
Deadline
10 days
Fee Waiver
No

Connecticut

CT
CT
Deadline
10 days
Fee Waiver
No

Delaware

DE
DE
Deadline
15 days
Fee Waiver
No

District of Columbia

DC
DC
Deadline
10 days
Fee Waiver
Available

Federal Government

US
US
Deadline
10 days
Fee Waiver
No

Florida

FL
FL
Deadline
10 days
Fee Waiver
No

Georgia

GA
GA
Deadline
3 days
Fee Waiver
No

Guam

GU
GU
Deadline
10 days
Fee Waiver
No

Hawaii

HI
HI
Deadline
10 days
Fee Waiver
Available

Idaho

ID
ID
Deadline
3 days
Fee Waiver
No

Illinois

IL
IL
Deadline
10 days
Fee Waiver
No

Indiana

IN
IN
Deadline
7 days
Fee Waiver
No

Iowa

IA
IA
Deadline
20 days
Fee Waiver
No

Kansas

KS
KS
Deadline
3 days
Fee Waiver
No

Kentucky

KY
KY
Deadline
3 days
Fee Waiver
No

Louisiana

LA
LA
Deadline
3 days
Fee Waiver
No

Maine

ME
ME
Deadline
5 days
Fee Waiver
No

Maryland

MD
MD
Deadline
30 days
Fee Waiver
No

Massachusetts

MA
MA
Deadline
10 days
Fee Waiver
No

Michigan

MI
MI
Deadline
5 days
Fee Waiver
No

Minnesota

MN
MN
Deadline
10 days
Fee Waiver
No

Mississippi

MS
MS
Deadline
10 days
Fee Waiver
No

Missouri

MO
MO
Deadline
3 days
Fee Waiver
No

Montana

MT
MT
Deadline
10 days
Fee Waiver
No

Nebraska

NE
NE
Deadline
4 days
Fee Waiver
No

Nevada

NV
NV
Deadline
5 days
Fee Waiver
No

New Hampshire

NH
NH
Deadline
5 days
Fee Waiver
No

New Jersey

NJ
NJ
Deadline
7 days
Fee Waiver
No

New Mexico

NM
NM
Deadline
3 days
Fee Waiver
No

New York

NY
NY
Deadline
5 days
Fee Waiver
No

North Carolina

NC
NC
Deadline
10 days
Fee Waiver
No

North Dakota

ND
ND
Deadline
10 days
Fee Waiver
No

Northern Mariana Islands

MP
MP
Deadline
10 days
Fee Waiver
No

Ohio

OH
OH
Deadline
10 days
Fee Waiver
No

Oklahoma

OK
OK
Deadline
10 days
Fee Waiver
No

Oregon

OR
OR
Deadline
10 days
Fee Waiver
No

Pennsylvania

PA
PA
Deadline
5 days
Fee Waiver
No

Puerto Rico

PR
PR
Deadline
10 days
Fee Waiver
No

Rhode Island

RI
RI
Deadline
10 days
Fee Waiver
No

South Carolina

SC
SC
Deadline
15 days
Fee Waiver
No

South Dakota

SD
SD
Deadline
10 days
Fee Waiver
No

Tennessee

TN
TN
Deadline
7 days
Fee Waiver
No

Texas

TX
TX
Deadline
10 days
Fee Waiver
No

US Virgin Islands

VI
VI
Deadline
10 days
Fee Waiver
No

Utah

UT
UT
Deadline
10 days
Fee Waiver
No

Vermont

VT
VT
Deadline
2 days
Fee Waiver
No

Virginia

VA
VA
Deadline
5 days
Fee Waiver
No

Washington

WA
WA
Deadline
5 days
Fee Waiver
No

West Virginia

WV
WV
Deadline
5 days
Fee Waiver
No

Wisconsin

WI
WI
Deadline
10 days
Fee Waiver
No

Wyoming

WY
WY
Deadline
10 days
Fee Waiver
No

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