FAC

Q: I am trying to get a copy of a public police report from 1999. I phoned the County Sheriff’s Records office, and spoke to a woman who would not give me her last name.  I gave her name of the suspect, the date of booking, the case number, the offense code, the charge category, and the location. I received a call back saying that they would not release it to me, even under the CPRA, unless I am

Q: I am considering volunteering for a local sheriff’s department. I was given a 14 page document by the department to fill out with lots of background information questions. Some questions are more personal than others. I have no issue supplying them BUT I am curious if this ‘volunteer information’ form becomes subject to CPRA requests by the public once I hand it into the sheriff’s department? I’ve tried to find the information on the website; but there

Q:  I requested email records sent by people in a supervisor’s office, using keywords and a date range. The response said that no records existed, except I had a message sent to me that fell under the criteria. So I forwarded them a copy of the email message, and asked them to explain how they did the search. I haven’t heard back, and they aren’t returning calls. What would you say the next step would be?

Q: The Board of Directors are constantly postponing regular meetings to accommodate a board member’s busy schedule. They have not set up a calendar for the year with a consistent time or day of week, for example, every second Thursday at 4:00 pm. This month, they have not scheduled a regular meeting due to waiting on a board member’s ability to find an open day to attend. I’m looking for more detailed language of the requirement