This chapter shall be known and may be cited as the "Mississippi Public Records Act of 1983." It is the policy of the Legislature that public records must be available for inspection by any person unless otherwise provided by Chapter 453, Laws of 1996. Furthermore, providing access to public records is a duty of each public body and automation of public records must not erode the right of access to those records. As each agency increases its use of and dependence on electronic record keeping, each agency must ensure reasonable access to records electronically maintained, subject to the rules of records retention.
Structure Mississippi Code
Title 25 - Public Officers and Employees; Public Records
Chapter 61 - Public Access to Public Records
§ 25-61-1. Short title; legislative policy regarding right of access to records
§ 25-61-2. State policy regarding access to public records
§ 25-61-9. Trade secrets and confidential commercial or financial information
§ 25-61-11. Records exempted or privileged by law
§ 25-61-11.1. Exemption for private information of persons possessing a weapon permit
§ 25-61-11.2. Exemption for certain information technology records
§ 25-61-15. Penalty for wrongful denial of access to record
§ 25-61-17. Chapter not to affect legislature's regulation of own proceedings and records access