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Acceptable fees for public records Q: I live in a County Waterworks District. When I have asked for information in regards to the operation of the District, The County tells me the District will be charged for the time it takes to provide the information. The request is for 10 pages or less of information. I have offered to pay for the actual copying. I was told the District would be billed 75.00+ for staff

Charter schools and the CPRA Q: Are California Charter Schools considered a California State agency and subject to the California Public Records Act? A: We are not aware of any California court cases specifically addressing the Public Records Act as it relates to charter schools.  Under the Public Records Act, a public record includes “any writing containing information relating to the conduct of the public’s business prepared, owned, used, or retained by any state or

When does the 10 days count start with a CPRA request? Q: On what day does the count begin for the PRA’s response “within 10 days” start?  The day that the agency receives it?  Or the day afterward?  Does it have to be received on a business day? A: Section 6253 of the Government Code, which sets forth the 10-day compliance period under the Public Records Act, simply states that a response shall be made

Regional Centers and the CPRA Q: Are the roughly 21 private non-profit corporations known as Regional Centers (effectively created by the Lanterman Act)  that operate under contract with the Department of Development Services, subject to the Brown Act, and thus, to the CPRA? A: The mere fact that a nonprofit is created by state action or contracts with a state agency would not subject it to the requirements of the CPRA.  As you suggest in

Private information in the public record Q: The State of CA Medical Licensing Board has published my private medical info on their License Verification web site. Based upon the premise that under the Public Records Act, my license is a Public Document that the public is entitled to see.  They claim they are required to tell the Public their justification for giving me a Probationary License. My stand is that while the status of my