Choose
Select the jurisdiction, government level and public body from controlled options.
National Open Records Gateway
Request the record. We help route it.
Start with the government body. Owner's Day Mark guides the rest — jurisdiction, agency, request details, receipt and follow-up — in one controlled process.
Free serviceGuided intakePrivate by defaultNonpartisan
Start a request
A guided request, not a blank form.
Choose the jurisdiction, government level and agency first. ODM then carries those verified selections into the request.
1Government
2Records
3You
4Review
Why no Agency ID field?ODM assigns the Agency ID from the verified agency you select. If an agency is not yet in the directory, the request is flagged for mapping instead of asking you to invent an ID.
Sign in required before data entry.For security and an auditable receipt, public-record requests use an authenticated Owner's Day Mark session. After sign-in you return directly to this gateway.Sign In to Start Request →
How it works
Choose. Describe. Submit. Track.
Describe
Choose a record category and describe the identifiable records.
Submit
ODM assigns the internal routing ID, creates the authenticated receipt and routes where mapped.
Track & Share
Follow the request and optionally publish a sanitized certificate.
Private by default
Your request is not a marketing database.
Service messages needed to operate the request are separate from optional marketing consent. Private request text and requester identity are encrypted. Public certificates are sanitized projections.
Audit without exposure
ODM logs identifiers, actions and outcomes — not passwords, raw confidential payloads or attachment contents.
Governed deletionRetention, legal holds, conflicts and derivative closure are evaluated before secure disposition can close.
Keep public access free
This free public service is supported by a no-charge technology grant from Pharavant Systems, LLC. Public giving is currently off.
Public giving is currently off; requests continue to be processed under the same service rules.