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CPRA

Police Background Investigation

I was told I failed a background investigation for a volunteer job at my local police department. Later I was given inside information that, only days before, the PD had decided they didn't want people with disabilities volunteering, because they felt it would involve too much liability. I believe I "failed the background investigation" […]

June 14, 2009
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CPRA Police Records

Obtaining Copies of Video

[…] law exempts them from disclosure. The PRA requires agencies to provide you with the documents requested, or notify you that your request has been denied, within 10 days. (Gov't Code § 6253). If the written request is denied, the agency is obligated to back its denial by citing an exemption in the PRA or […]

June 14, 2009
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CPRA Police Records

Records of Traffic Citations

[…] by state or local agencies. The PRA requires agencies to provide you with the documents requested, or notify you that your request has been denied, within 10 days. (Gov't Code § 6253). If the written request is denied, the agency is obligated to back its denial by citing an exemption in the PRA or […]

June 14, 2009
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CPRA

The public should know if school employee embezzled $2m

[…] for the records you seek. The PRA requires agencies to provide you with the documents requested, or notify you that your request has been denied, within 10 days. (Gov't Code § 6253). If the written request is denied, the agency is obligated to back its denial by citing an exemption in the PRA or […]

October 6, 2009
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Brown Act FOIA

Are the Board of Directors of our Apartment Complex subject to the Brown Act?

[…] submitting a written PRA request. The PRA requires agencies to provide you with the documents requested, or notify you that your request has been denied, within 10 days. Gov't. Code § 6253. You might also want to remind the district that if the written request is denied, it is obligated to back its denial […]

June 14, 2009
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CPRA Police Records

Obtaining Copies of Police Reports Relating to a Minor

[…] website at: https://firstamendmentcoalition.org/cpra-primer/sample-cpra-request-letter/. Note that the PRA requires agencies to provide you with the documents requested, or notify you that your request has been denied, within 10 days. Cal. Gov't Code § 6253. If the written request is denied, the agency is obligated to back its denial by citing an exemption in the PRA […]

June 14, 2009
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CPRA Police Records

How Do I Request 911 Call Transcripts?

[…] it will make the records available. If not, it must cite a particular exemption and explain to you, in writing, how the exemption applies. Gov’t Code § 6253(c). One common exemption cited for 911 calls is known as the "investigatory exemption."See Gov't Code § 6254(f). When applicable, this exemption permits police and other agencies to […]

March 25, 2020
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CPRA Newsgathering

Should complaints against belligerent councilman be public?

[…] legally sound, and would like further explanation as to the specific reasons why these particular exemptions apply. (Such an explanation is statutorily required under Gov’t Code § 6253(c), which states that each agency, "upon a request for a copy of records, shall, within 10 days from receipt of the request, determine whether the request, in […]

August 19, 2011
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Brown Act

Filing a Vacancy by Closed Session Appointment

[…] set forth in the PRA. The PRA requires agencies to provide you with the documents requested, or notify you that your request has been denied, within 10 days. Gov't Code § 6253. If the written request is denied, the agency is obligated to back its denial by citing an exemption in the PRA or […]

June 14, 2009
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Brown Act

Objecting to agenda item during meetings

[…] do not. The requirements are very specific, they have very short deadlines, and they are generally strictly enforced. Generally speaking, the demand must be made within 90 days from the date the action is taken (but the demand must be made within 30 days if there is a violation of the agenda requirements set […]

June 14, 2009