From 022e61ba3ea6b5f50c7bab1459706eed7602e09f Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: rpriven Date: Fri, 10 Jul 2026 14:21:18 -0600 Subject: [PATCH] Fix attribution, dead references, and rebuild state citation table - Attribution: README and LICENSE now credit rpriven (was a non-entity leftover from the original template's origin) - Remove README section for foia_req_raw.md, which is not in the repo - Fix lookup-state-law.ts pointer to generate-flock-request.ts - Rebuild template state reference: all 20 supported states with law names and statute citations, corrected deadline groupings (CA, MD), dropped unsupported states, added fallback for unlisted states - Update Last Updated to July 2026 Co-Authored-By: Claude Fable 5 --- LICENSE | 2 +- README.md | 8 ++---- flock_request_template.md | 59 +++++++++++++++++++++++---------------- lookup-state-law.ts | 2 +- 4 files changed, 39 insertions(+), 32 deletions(-) diff --git a/LICENSE b/LICENSE index effec84..d0b0e61 100644 --- a/LICENSE +++ b/LICENSE @@ -1,6 +1,6 @@ MIT License -Copyright (c) 2025 Denver Flock Opposition Community +Copyright (c) 2025 rpriven Permission is hereby granted, free of charge, to any person obtaining a copy of this software and associated documentation files (the "Software"), to deal diff --git a/README.md b/README.md index caa9ba0..4d7de1b 100644 --- a/README.md +++ b/README.md @@ -63,10 +63,6 @@ A browser-based version — **no download, no install**. Pick your state and fil - State-by-state legal reference guide - Best practices and tips for success -**`foia_req_raw.md`** -- Original template with errors (kept for reference) -- ⚠️ DO NOT USE - contains legal errors - --- ## 💡 Why We Built This @@ -319,5 +315,5 @@ This project **complements** Louis Rossmann's Denver-specific investigation into --- -**Last Updated**: November 2025 -**Maintained by**: Denver Flock Opposition community +**Last Updated**: July 2026 +**Maintained by**: [rpriven](https://github.com/rpriven) diff --git a/flock_request_template.md b/flock_request_template.md index b9741ef..a98b1fe 100644 --- a/flock_request_template.md +++ b/flock_request_template.md @@ -53,37 +53,48 @@ Sincerely, --- -## State-Specific Response Time References +## State-Specific Legal Citations & Response Times -**No specific deadline (respond "promptly"):** -- Arizona (A.R.S. §39-121) -- Others as applicable +All 20 supported states, with the law name and statute to cite in your request. Grouped by response deadline: -**3 days or less:** -- Arkansas: 3 days -- Vermont: 2 days -- Several others: 3 days +**No specific deadline (must respond "promptly" or within a "reasonable time"):** +- Arizona — Arizona Public Records Law (A.R.S. §39-121 et seq.) +- Florida — Florida Public Records Law (Fla. Stat. §119.01 et seq.) +- North Carolina — North Carolina Public Records Law (N.C. Gen. Stat. §132-1 et seq.) +- Ohio — Ohio Public Records Act (Ohio Rev. Code §149.43 et seq.) +- Oregon — Oregon Public Records Law (ORS 192.311 et seq.) -**5 days:** -- California: 10 days -- Illinois: 5 days -- Pennsylvania: 5 days -- Virginia: 5 days -- West Virginia: 5 days +**3 business days:** +- Georgia — Georgia Open Records Act (O.C.G.A. §50-18-70 et seq.) +- New Mexico — Inspection of Public Records Act (NMSA 1978, §14-2-1 et seq.) + +**5 business days:** +- Illinois — Illinois FOIA (5 ILCS 140/1 et seq.) +- Nevada — Nevada Public Records Law (Nev. Rev. Stat. §239.010 et seq.) +- New York — Freedom of Information Law (FOIL) (N.Y. Pub. Off. Law §87 et seq.) — acknowledgment within 5 days +- Pennsylvania — Right-to-Know Law (65 Pa.C.S. §67.101 et seq.) +- Virginia — Virginia FOIA (Va. Code §2.2-3700 et seq.) +- Washington — Washington Public Records Act (RCW 42.56 et seq.) + +**7 business days:** +- Tennessee — Tennessee Public Records Act (Tenn. Code Ann. §10-7-503 et seq.) **10 days:** -- Colorado: 10 business days (C.R.S. §24-72-203) -- Iowa: 10-20 days -- South Carolina: 10 days (20 if >24 months old) +- California — California Public Records Act (Cal. Gov. Code §7920.000 et seq.) +- Colorado — Colorado Open Records Act (CORA) (C.R.S. §24-72-201 et seq.) — 10 business days +- Massachusetts — Massachusetts Public Records Law (Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 66, §10 et seq.) — 10 business days +- Texas — Texas Public Information Act (Tex. Gov't Code §552.001 et seq.) — 10 business days -**15 days:** -- Delaware: 15 days -- DC: 15 days -- Michigan: 15 days +**15 business days:** +- Michigan — Michigan FOIA (MCL 15.231 et seq.) -**20 days:** -- Federal FOIA: 20 days -- Maryland: 30 days +**30 days:** +- Maryland — Maryland Public Information Act (Md. Code Ann., Gen. Prov. §4-101 et seq.) + +**Federal agencies only:** +- Federal FOIA (5 U.S.C. §552): 20 business days — do NOT cite for state/local requests + +**Your state not listed?** Run `bun lookup-state-law.ts --all` for details, or look up your state's public records law at https://www.nfoic.org/ and use the generic template language above. --- diff --git a/lookup-state-law.ts b/lookup-state-law.ts index d0f9677..85d4ec3 100755 --- a/lookup-state-law.ts +++ b/lookup-state-law.ts @@ -259,6 +259,6 @@ console.log(` "I request that you respond ${law.responseTime}."`); console.log(); console.log("🔗 Related Tools:"); -console.log(" • Full request generator: bun generate-flock-request-secure.ts"); +console.log(" • Full request generator: bun generate-flock-request.ts"); console.log(" • Template file: flock_request_template.md"); console.log(" • All states: bun lookup-state-law.ts --all\n");