Open Government

Help in locating provisions of the Open Meetings and Open Records Acts.

HB 397 was overwhelmingly passed by the General Assembly and signed into law by Governor Nathan Deal on April 17, 2012.

Information on where and how to make an open records request.

Answers to many Open Government questions can be found here.

The Open Government Mediation Program is a service of the Attorney General's office designed to assist members of the public whose local governments may not be complying with requirements of the Open Meetings Act or the Open Records Act.

If you have a complaint concerning local government, you may file an online complaint using the link above

Some of the complaints we receive are resolved when an agency or local government signs a memorandum of understanding (MOUs) in which they admit that a violation occurred and agree to take corrective measures. You can view past MOUs negotiated by our office here.