Emails as public records
Emails as public records Q: To what extent is email correspondence a public record? Is the correspondence between two School District Directors on a particular subject recoverable even when the equivalent conversation via telephone would not be? A: E-mails are “public records” as defined by the California Public Records Act. Government Code section 6252(e) defines “public records” as follows:”Public records” includes any writing containing information relating to the conduct of the public’s business prepared, owned,