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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

    The California Department of Health Services, Ongoing Investigations, and 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 them that if the written request is denied, the agency is obligated to back its denial […]

    June 14, 2009

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    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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    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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    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