The CPRA and court records Q: I have a question regarding the Public Records Act, and how it applies to the courts. I am hoping to get a copy of a certain CA Supreme Court oral argument tape, but am not sure whether this would be exempt from PRA requests. A: The California Public Records Act does not apply to court records (which would include the tape of the California Supreme Court oral argument that
Obtaining concluded investigative reports Q: Can an individual obtain through the freedom of Information Act a law enforcement investigation report that has already been concluded? December 8th, 2004 through December 26th, 2004. It was a shooting accident among law enforcement personnel at a shooting range in Northern California. A: There are two different open meetings laws that apply to law enforcement in California. The Freedom of Information Act, which you refer to, applies only to
Can compensation to a retired gov. official be public record? Q: A government official recently retired and received monetary reimbursement for unused vacation and sick leave. Can the reimbursement be made available to the public if requested? A: The answer to your question is yes. The California Attorney General has concluded in two opinion letters that the specific compensation of individual government employees is a matter of public record. In a published opinion (68 Ops.
City Clerk’s obligation to the CPRA Q: Is there any law about City Clerk’s responsibility to Public Records Information requests? Could you point me to the correct resource on the Clerk’s legal responsibilities? The Clerk is both our elected City Clerk as well as a city employee administering the City Clerk’s office. A: I understand your question to be whether the City Clerk has the obligation to comply with requests for public records in accordance
Charter Cities and the CPRA Q: Our local taxpayers group is seeking public records from our City. It is our contention that under Article 11 Section 5 of the CA Constitution, that the Charters of Charter Cities supercede the CPRA when it comes to what local records are available for view to the public. We believe that management of local public records are considered “Municipal Affaires” and with the exception of some criminal records, and