Submit a public records request
Tell us what you want. We draft the request, submit it on your behalf where we can, and update you as the agency responds.
You submit. We take it from there.
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We draft the request
We turn your plain-English ask into a properly worded public records request, citing the right state or local law.
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We submit on your behalf
In most states and jurisdictions we submit directly to the agency and add the request to your dashboard.
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We follow up if needed
Some jurisdictions ask for clarification, ID, or extra detail. We handle the first several rounds of back-and-forth.
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We loop you in
If a request needs your input or escalation beyond our scope, we'll walk you through next steps and connect you to help.
Outcomes depend on the agency. We can't guarantee records will be produced, but we'll keep you informed at every step and flag when a request needs additional help.
The work that actually produces records
Filing is free. These are the interventions that turn a stalled request into a record in your hands.
Relentless follow-up
When an agency goes silent, we send statutory-citation follow-ups the day each deadline lapses, and keep going until they respond.
Denial appeal & protest
Improper denial or overbroad exemption? We draft and file the administrative appeal under the right statute. Many denials get reversed here.
AG complaint & oversight escalation
When an agency stonewalls past escalation, we file a formal complaint with the state attorney general or open records ombudsman to force compliance.
Fee waiver & fee dispute
Agencies inflate fees to make requests go away. We challenge excessive search, copy, and redaction charges so a price tag doesn't kill your record.
Stuck-request triage
You filed yourself and hit a wall. We diagnose what's broken, re-scope or re-file under a better theory, and pursue it to resolution.
Records review & summary
Once records arrive, we can review the production, flag responsive material, and summarize what matters, so the document becomes intelligence, not a PDF dump.
Interventions trigger only when the agency stalls, and only with your approval.
Pursuing thousands of records? Follow-through is the whole game.
Filing 500 requests is easy. Getting 500 agencies to actually produce records is a coordination problem. We design the strategy, file under the right language, and pursue every one to resolution without your team managing the spreadsheet.
Scope to actually get a response
'All emails about X for five years' triggers fee estimates, extensions, and denials. We segment by custodian, date range, and document type so the agency produces on a rolling basis instead of stonewalling, fewer fees, more records.
Sequence requests to learn the agency
For investigations and audits, we file a small diagnostic request first to map the agency's records schema and custodians, then file targeted follow-ups. Each subsequent request is tuned to what we now know will produce documents.
Engineer requests to clear fee thresholds
Agencies waive fees under search-time or page-count thresholds. We scope each request to land under those limits and stage follow-ons, so a price tag never becomes the reason your record didn't arrive.
Coordinated escalation across jurisdictions
Running a campaign across dozens of agencies? We track every statutory deadline by state, send follow-ups the day they lapse, and escalate the stragglers to AGs and oversight bodies in parallel, without your team managing the calendar.
Behavioral intelligence on every agency
We track which agencies respond to which language, which ignore the first follow-up but move on the second, and which only produce after an AG complaint. Your filings benefit from every previous request we've worked through them.
Resolution tracking, not just status
A dashboard that shows '21 requests submitted' tells you nothing. Ours tracks each request against its statutory deadline and the next escalation step, so you see what's actually moving toward records, and what we're pushing on right now.
Describe the records you need in the request form, we'll come back with a filing and escalation plan.
Frequently asked questions
Short version: tell us what you want, we handle the rest.
＋What do you actually do?
You tell us in plain English what records you're looking for. We draft a proper public records request citing the right law, submit it to the agency on your behalf where possible, and post updates to your dashboard as the agency responds.
＋Will I definitely get the records?
No. Outcomes depend entirely on the agency and what they're willing to release. We handle the drafting, submission, and reasonable follow-up, and we'll be transparent with you about what's happening at each stage.
＋Do I need to know anything about public records law?
No. That's the point of using us. You describe what you want, we figure out which law applies, which agency to ask, and how to word it.
＋What happens if the agency ignores the request?
We follow up on your behalf for the first several rounds. If a request stalls in a way that needs escalation beyond our scope, we'll walk you through your options and connect you to help.
＋Who uses this service?
Journalists, researchers, attorneys, businesses doing due diligence, and citizens who want answers from their government but don't want to navigate the process themselves.
Ready when you are.
Tell us what you want. We'll draft it, submit it, and keep you posted.
Submit a request