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Miss. Code Ann. § 25-61-2 (2026)

State policy regarding access to public records

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It is the policy of this state that public records shall be available for inspection by any person unless otherwise provided by this chapter; 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 public body increases its use of, and dependence on, electronic record keeping, each public body must ensure reasonable access to records electronically maintained, subject to records retention.

Laws, 1996, ch. 537, § 5, eff. 7/1/1996.

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Cited in 16 cases (2 in the last 5 years), 1997–2023 · leading case: Cellular South, Inc. v. BellSouth Telecomm., Inc., 214 So. 3d 208 (Miss. 2017).
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Cellular South, Inc. v. BellSouth Telecomm., Inc., 214 So. 3d 208 (Miss. 2017). · cites it 4× “For example, Mississippi Code Section 25-61-2, adopted in and unchanged since 1996, reads as follows: It is the policy of this state that public records shall be available for inspection by any person unless otherwise provided by this chapter; furthermore, providing access to…”
Mississippi Dep't of Corr. v. Roderick & Solange MacArthur Just. Ctr., 220 So. 3d 929 (Miss. 2017). · cites it 4× “Miss. Code Ann. § 25-61-2 (Rev. 2010). listed in Section 99-19-55(2) who attend as members of the victim’s or the condemned person’s immediate family shall at all times remain confidential.”
Mississippi Dep't of Wildlife, Fisheries & Parks v. Mississippi Wildlife Enf't Officers' Ass'n, 740 So. 2d 925 (Miss. 1999). · cites it 2× “Miss.Code Ann. § 25-61-2 (1999). ¶ 16. The Act defines “public records” to include: .”
Loftin v. Jefferson Davis Cnty. Sch. Dist., 142 So. 3d 1098 (Miss. Ct. App. 2014). · cites it 4× “See Carmody, § 15:5, at 494; see also Miss.Code Ann. § 25-61-2; Harrison Cnty. Dev.”
Steven A. DeLoge' v. Desoto Cnty. Sheriff Dep't, 230 So. 3d 1026 (Miss. Ct. App. 2017). · cites it 2× “Mississippi Code Annotated section 25-61-2 (Rev. 2010) provides, “It is the policy óf this state that public records shall be available for inspection by any person unless otherwise provided by this [Act].”
Daniel Paul Copple v. State of Mississippi, 196 So. 3d 189 (Miss. Ct. App. 2016). · cites it 2× “Miss.Code Ann. § 25-61-2 (Rev.2010). “‘Public records’ shall mean all .”
Miss. State Univ. v. PETA, INC., 992 So. 2d 595 (Miss. 2008). · cites it 2× “" Miss.Code Ann. § 25-61-2 (Rev.2006) (emphasis added).”
Mississippi State Univ. v. People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals, Inc., 992 So. 2d 595 (Miss. 2008). · cites it 2× “” Miss.Code Ann. § 25-61-2 (Rev.2006) (emphasis added).”
Pryer v. State, 139 So. 3d 713 (Miss. 2014). · cites it 2× “Miss.Code Ann. § 25-61-2 (Rev.2010). . Miss.”
Slegelmilch v. Pearl River Cnty. Hosp. & Nursing Home, 655 F. App'x 235 (5th Cir. 2016). “” Miss. Code Ann. § 25-61-2 ; see also Miss.”
Ms Dept. of Wildlife v. Wildlife Enf. Off., 740 So. 2d 925 (Miss. 1999). · cites it 2× “Miss.Code Ann. § 25-61-2 (1999). ¶ 16. The Act defines "public records" to include: .”
Joel Wagner a/k/a Frankie Wagner v. Todd Andreacchio & Rae Andreacchio (Miss. 2023). · cites it 2× “Miss. Code Ann. § 25-61-2 . But it does not follow that a request for a public record that does not fully comply with the Public Records Act is an illegal act.”
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