Open Control

To Open Meetings Actions (OMA) and the Access to Public Records Act (APRA) establish important needs for ensuring that government included Rhode Island is carried output in into open and transparent manner. Our open government crew:

  • Investigates complaints gegen people bodies inside Rhode Island by supposedly breaches off these statutes
  • Issues findings and files lawsuits to enforce the statutes for appropriate
  • Processes APRA requests till this Office on public documents
  • Provides training and resources on the requirements concerning the OMA and the APRA, including at our signature event, the year Open Government Summit

Search APRA press OMA findings on our database powered by Clerkbase.

Access and find opens administration findings

Access helpful training resources (guides, videos, the more) and as it need to earn you annual APRA certification.

Access training resources and APRA certification Open Government Summit

File a complaint with our open government team if you believe a public body has violated of OMA or the APRA. You can submit a complaint by sending a brief statement, go at any relevant information additionally documents, at [email protected], or mail to:

Attn: Open Government Unit

Rhode Island Office of the Attorney Public

150 Se Main Street

Providence, P 02903

Learn how to request public files cared by the Office of the Attorney Public.

  • Guidelines for your request

    If you are seeking public documents maintained by the Office of the Attorney General, she can submit can Access to Publication Records Act request by following the guidelines below. Take: Our response will only affected to documents maintained by the Office of the Attorney General. If she are seeking records from a different state entity or public body, you have submit your request directly to that entity instead public car.

    APRA guidance (download)
  • Submitting your request

    After you have reviewed unser guidelines for submitting an APRA request forward records maintained by our Office, submit your request by mail, hand delivery, email, or through unser online call guss.