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So, how well is your town or school district in complying with the Access to Public Records Act? Check it out. If you DON'T like what you see, visit our Take Action page and let your public officials know that you want them to comply with the law.

Outrageous fees for public documents

There is a wide disparity in the fees charged for public documents by towns and school districts. Some are quite reasonable, while others are so exorbitant that they seem designed to intimidate taxpayers and obstruct the Access to Public Records Act. Place your mouse over the linked names below to view the disparity in fees charged. And if your town or school district is one of those charging ridiculous fees, Take Action.

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Town or school district is generally cooperative and has provided or will soon provide all the material requested
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Town or school district is nominally cooperative but has not provided many of the materials requested
  Fail
Town or school district has been uncooperative and has provided few or none of the materials requested
     

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Cities and Towns
(As of 10-5-08)
    School Districts
(As of 10-5-08)
 
  Barrington     Barrington
  Bristol     Bristol-Warren
  Burrillville     Burrillville
  Central Falls     Central Falls
  Charlestown     Chariho
  Coventry     Coventry
  Cranston     Cumberland
  Cumberland     East Greenwich
  East Greenwich     East Providence
  East Providence     Exeter
  Exeter     Exeter-West Greenwich
  Foster     Foster
  Glocester     Glocester
  Hopkinton     Jamestown
  Jamestown     Johnston
  Johnston     Lincoln
  Lincoln     Little Compton
  Little Compton     Middletown
  Middletown     Narragansett
  Narraganset     New Shoreham
  New Shoreham     Newport
  Newport     North Kingstown
  North Kingstown     North Providence
  North Providence     North Smithfield
  North Smithfield     Pawtucket
  Pawtucket     Providence
  Portsmouth     Portsmouth
  Providence     Scituate
  Richmond     Smithfield
  Scituate     South Kingstown
  Smithfield     Tiverton
  South Kingstown     Warwick
  Tiverton     West Greenwich
  Warren     West Warwick
  Warwick     Westerly
  West Greenwich     Woonsocket
  West Warwick        
  Westerly        
  Woonsocket        

 

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