Residents of Georgia have a right to inspection of many public records in Georgia. This right is award to them through the Open Records Act (OPA) under the Georgia Annotated Code (Ga. Code Ann., Art. 4, 50-18 (Secs. 70-77)). It may also be possible for non-residents to inspect Georgia public records, due to an opinion issued by the State’s Attorney General.

Georgia public records are defined as any records of all state departments, agencies, board, bureaus, commissions and authorities, at the state, county, city and town level, including ?all documents, papers, letters, maps, books, tapes, photographs, computer based or generated information, or similar material prepared and maintained or received in the course of the operation of a public office or agency.”(Ga. Code Ann. Sec. 50-18-70(a)) There are several exemptions to this disclosure of public records in Georgia, including federal documents, medical records, confidential information pertaining to an ongoing investigation, records related to hiring and firing, and many other types of documents.

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