Alabama

• Public Records Defined
  The Code of Alabama 1975. Article 1, Section 41-13-1.

Alaska

• Alaska Regulations regarding Public Records
  

Arizona

• Definition of a Government Record
  The Arizona Revised Statutes (A.R.S.). § 41-1350
• What is a record?
  Arizona State Library, Archives, and Public Records. A link to this Word document is located toward the bottom of webpage.

California

• California Government Code : Title 2, Division 3, Part 5.5, Chapter 5. State Records
  
• What is a record?
  California Records and Information Management Program Information.

Connecticut

• Current statutes and the definition of a "public record"
  Connecticut General Statutes. These statutes are related to public records in Connecticut and the Office of the Public Records Administrator.

District of Columbia

• DC Law 6-19
  

Georgia

• O.C.G.A. 50-18-91(10) : Definitions
  

Kentucky

• Kentucky Revised Statutes 171.410(1) : Defines a public record
  

Maryland

• Roles & Responsibilities for Records Management
  
• What is a public record?
  Maryland State Archives. Information on the definition of a public record.

Missouri

• What Is a Record? : A Guide to Missouri's State Records Management Program
  Missouri State Records Management. This guide is designed to help you determine which of the many documents you work with are records.

Montana

• What is a Public Record?
  Records and Information Management Division. How Montana Law defines "public record."

New York

• What are records?
  New York State Archives. Also includes a definition of historical records.

North Dakota

• Laws Related to Records
  
• Records Management Definitions
  

Ohio

• Ohio Revised Code 149.40 : Making only necessary records
  

Oregon

• Definition of a public record
  

Texas

• Local Government Records Management Act : Local Government Bulletin D
  

Vermont

• Vermont Public Records and the Right to Know: What is a Public Record?
  Vermont State Archives. 1 V.S.A. § 317(b).

Virginia

• § 42.1-77 : Definitions
  

Washington

• RCW 40.10.010 : Essential Records - Designation
  

Wyoming

• Is It a Record?
  Wyoming State Archives. A simple flow chart that answers the question: Is it a Record? Version: October 2001.