State Law – Resources

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Index to all state laws (RSAs)

The Right-to-Know Law  primary resources are:

• The New Hampshire Right-to-Know law RSA 91-A
• NH Constitution Part I Article 8
• NH Attorney General’s Memorandum on Right to Know (2015)
  • NH Attorney General’s Memorandum on Right to Know (2006)
  • NH Attorney General’s Memorandum on Right to Know (2003)

Below are some additional resources from around the web which provide additional information about the Right-to-Know Law.

• NH Office of Energy and Planning (OEP) Right to Know resources
• NH Municipal Association (NHMA) Right to Know search
• NH Municipal Association Right to Know resources
  • Non‐Public Sessions Under the Right‐to‐Know Law: Practical Issues, November 20, 2015 Cordell Johnston
  • Municipal Record Retention, New Hampshire Town and City, September/October 2013, Christine Fillmore
  • Legal Q and A: Records Compiled for Enforcement of Statutes, Ordinances and Regulations: To What Extent Are They Exempt from Disclosure?, New Hampshire Town and City, July/August 2012
  • Legal Q and A: The Inside Scoop on Nonpublic Sessions, New Hampshire Town and City, June 2012
  • Media Relations and the Right to Know Law, New Hampshire Town and City, May 2011, AnnMarie French
  • Legal Q&A: Of Meeting Minutes and Machines, New Hampshire Town and City, April 2011, Paul G. Sanderson
  • Sealing of Nonpublic Session Meeting Minutes, New Hampshire Town and City, September 2010, Kimberly A. Hallquist
  • Selecting the Rules for Boards of Selectmen, New Hampshire Town and City, June 2010, C. Christine Fillmore
  • Right to Know Law Resources, New Hampshire Town and City, March 2010
  • Leveraging Social Media in Local Government, New Hampshire Town and City, January 2010, Ryan Barton
  • Dogs and Cats: Some of the Laws Affecting Our Four-Legged Friends, New Hampshire Town and City, July/August 2009
  • Local Property Tax Information: Public or Not?, New Hampshire Town and City, June 2009
  • Beyond RSA 91-A: How Public Is That Information?, New Hampshire Town and City, April 2009, C. Christine Fillmore, Esq.
  • Public Meetings and Freedom of Speech: When Do Citizens Have a Right to Speak?, New Hampshire Town and City, March 2009
  • The Not So ‘New’ Right to Know Law, New Hampshire Town and City, January 2009, C. Christine Fillmore, Esq.
  • Local Regulation of Ethical Behavior, New Hampshire Town and City, January 2009, C. Christine Fillmore, Esq. and David R. Connell, Esq.
  • Ex Parte Communications and Land Use Boards, New Hampshire Town and City, October 2007, Paul G. Sanderson, Esq.
  • A Potpourri of Frequently Asked Legal Questions, New Hampshire Town and City, September 2007, Kimberly A. Hallquist, Esq.
  • Meeting Minutes 101, New Hampshire Town and City, June 2007
  • Seeing the Forest for the Trees, New Hampshire Town and City, March 2007, Kimberly A. Hallquist, Esq.
  • Dealing with E-mail Communication Under New Hampshire’s Right to Know Law, New Hampshire Town and City, July/August 2006, Susan Slack, Esq.
  • Town Meeting and the Media: Making the Most of Your News Coverage, New Hampshire Town and City, March 2006, AnnMarie French
  • The Right to Know Law: Is Disclosure of Registered Dog Owners Required?, New Hampshire Town and City, April 2006, C. Christine Fillmore, Esq.
  • Supervisors of the Checklist Gear Up for Election Season, New Hampshire Town and City, February 2006
  • When to Release Police Investigative Files, New Hampshire Town and City, November/December 2003
  • RSA 91-A: Are We Having a Meeting?, New Hampshire Town and City, September 2003
  • New Hampshire’s Right to Know Law – RSA Chapter 91-A, NH Library Association (NHLA) 2010 Spring Conference, May 2010, Local Government Center
• NH Right to Know Commission (Defunct)  Blog
• NH Bar Association search on Right to Know
• • Municipal & Governmental Law: Finding New Hampshire Municipal Ordinances in the Digital Age, Bar News, June 18, 2014, Susan Drisko Zago
  • Municipal & Governmental Law: Who Has the Right to Know?, Bar News, June 21, 2013, Leon I. Goodwin III
  • Municipal & Governmental Law: In Land Use Matters, Speaking Not the Same as Standing, Bar News, June 21, 2013, Lynne Guimond Sabean
  • RIDING THE WAVE: Social Media in Local Government, Bar Journal, Winter 2012, C. Christine Fillmore
  • Municipal & Governmental Law: Issues Unique to Municipal and other Government Employers, Bar News, June 15, 2012, Catherine Costanzo
  • The New Practitioner’s Guide to Representing Municipal Boards, Bar Journal, Fall 2007, Richard D. Sager
  • Electronic Records and Communications Under New Hampshire’s Right-to-Know Law, Bar Journal, Fall 2007, Cordell A. Johnston, Esq.
  • Associated Press, et al. v. State of New Hampshire: Access to Divorce Litigants’ Financial Information, Bar Journal, Summer 2006, Michael Litzau
  • Picking Up the Tab: Recent Trends in the Recovery of Attorneys’ Fees, Bar News, August 10, 2007, Brian D. Thomas and Jessica A. Lamb
  • Murray v. NH State Police: The Right to Access Police Investigatory Files, N.H. Bar Journal, Summer 2007, Shannon Gulley
  • Ruling Extends Reach of Right-to-Know Law, Bar News, December 17, 2004, Deborah A. Fauver
  • The Right to Know Law, N.H. Bar Journal, Spring 2004, Daniel J. Mullen, Esq.
  • What Do You Have The Right to Know?, Bar Journal, March 1, 2002, Kenneth D. Murphy, Esq.
  • Practical Ethics Article: To Disclose or Not to Disclose: Disclosure of Billing Statements to Non-Clients, July 26, 2001, NHBA Ethics Committee
• NH School Boards Association search on Right to Know
• Access to Public Records under New Hampshire’s RSA 91-A, August 22, 2014, Wadleigh, Starr & Peters, P.L.L.C. Eggert, Hilaire, Minutelli
• An Overview of the Right to Know Law, RSA 91-A, Suzan M. Lehmann, Esq., Hinckley, Allen & Snyder LLP, February 4, 2011
• Primer on New Hampshire’s Right-to-Know Law, Robert D. Ciandella, 2001
• What is RSA 91-A or the NH Right-to-Know Law?, June 02, 2012, Walter Hooker
• New Hampshire’s Right-to-Know Law (RSA chapter 91-A) and Instream Flow Committees
• Recent Amendments Bring New Hampshire’s Right-to-Know Law Into the 21st Century, October 08, 2008, Karyl Roberts Martin
• SOME ASSEMBLY REQUIRED: THE APPLICATION OF STATE OPEN MEETING LAWS TO EMAIL CORRESPONDENCE,
  John F. O’Connor and Michael J. Baratz, Geo. Mason L. Rev., 2004, v. 12:3 [email, meetings]