Walk It Through: The Records Request
A request to a state agency, receipt in 5 business days, $25 an hour for search, and court on a denial.
A reporter asks a state agency for a year of inspection reports.
Two things a person in this spot might do. Picking one shows what the law says about it.
A request to a state agency by a member of the public. A local government's timing, a criminal justice record and a request to the secretary of state are left out.
A practice walkthrough, not a prediction of how any real one will go. Legal information, not legal advice.