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  • Asked and Answered

    CPRA

    CPR request denied because it wasn’t submitted on letterhead

    […] to the request.  If claiming an exemption to the PRA, the agency must not only specify the exemption but also explain how it applies.  Gov’t Code § 6253(c). Notably, there is no requirement that a PRA request be on letterhead, or in any particular form, for that matter.  I recommend that you write back to […]

    February 12, 2017

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    Blog

    Behind the Headlines: How EdSource Put Sunshine on Policing in California Schools

    […] the first thing a lawyer is going to ask you for should it come to that. Know the law. If you don’t receive a determination within 10 days as the law requires, demand it. If needed, copy additional officials on the correspondence, including elected officials. I also suggest people track requests and responses by […]

    October 14, 2024

  • Asked and Answered

    CPRA

    Local Agencies’ Request for Qualifications Bids

    […] at the following link: https://firstamendmentcoalition.org/cpra-primer/sample-cpra-request-letter/. 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

  • Asked and Answered

    Brown Act

    Can A School District Bar The Public From School Closure Meetings?

    I am a parent of an elementary school student who is attending a public school being fast-tracked to close in 25 days. An important piece of this decision-making process is a report that is being written by a superintendent's advisory committee. This committee has closed meetings and the school board allows this. I have […]

    April 21, 2022

  • Asked and Answered

    CPRA School Records

    Are School Yearbooks Public Records?

    […] 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

  • Asked and Answered

    CPRA

    State Agency Test Results

    […] by state of 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

  • Asked and Answered

    CPRA

    County’s Technical Review

    […] 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

  • Asked and Answered

    CPRA

    Labor Commission Records

    […] to PRA requests for records.  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 (such […]

    June 14, 2009