Attention
Under D.C. Official Code § 2-532, the District of Columbia has fifteen (15) business days, subject to the possibility of a ten (10) business-day extension, to respond to your public record request as of the date of receipt. However, if the public record requested in a body-worn camera recording recorded by the District of Columbia Metropolitan Police Department, the District of Columbia has twenty-five (25) business days to respond, subject to the possibility of a fifteen (15) business-day extension.
Perhaps Your Data is Already Public
Please take the time to view the documents, data, and other information that are published in our FOIA Reading Room and Open Data DC where public records released under FOIA can be located.
Request Processing Information
For descriptions of the types of requests that can be submitted using our online submission portal, please visit our main FOIA website.
To learn more about filing a FOIA request with the District of Columbia following these links response times, exemptions from disclosure, and fees.
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Agency Open Government and FOIA Contact Information
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