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Access to public records denied during business hours

[…] Records Act request letter may be found on this website: Sample CPRA Request Letter. The request must "reasonably describe an identifiable record or records." Gov't Code section 6253(b). You are not required to provide your name or address when making a request (although it might help to do so so the agency may contact you […]

November 21, 2009
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CPRA

Can I insist on the original record?

[…] direct costs of duplication, or a statutory fee if applicable. "Upon request, an exact copy shall be provided unless impracticable to do so." Cal. Gov't. Code Section 6253(b) (emphasis added). If there is information in the original document that is not in the copy, then it can certainly be argued that the copy is not […]

June 14, 2009
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CPRA

How can copy fees vary from agency to agency?

[…] for the bid results, evaluation results and winning bidders proposal. I received a letter back stating that I had to pay $0.50 per page when I normally pay $0.10 per copy from government agencies. Is this correct? Also, why do most agencies just email it to us at no cost and some say they can’t?

September 5, 2011
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CPRA

City misses CPRA request deadlines “due to staff vacancies”?

[…] simply disregard them. When a record is subject to disclosure, the PRA requires agencies to make it "promptly available" on payment of copying fees. Gov't Code § 6253(b). The PRA also says that "upon a request for a copy of records, shall, within 10 days from receipt of the request, determine whether the request, in whole […]

October 12, 2015
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CPRA

Fees for “compiling” digital documents at UC?

[…] person." Gov't Code § 6253.9. The default rule for electronic records is that "he cost of duplication shall be limited to the direct cost of producing a copy of a record in an electronic format." Id. In other words, the agency is permitted to charge for staff time spent in performing the copying, but […]

May 15, 2012
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CPRA

Waived copy fees

May the state agency waive copying fees for documents sent to me; I can't find this in the CPRA. Doing this there is no record of the number of documents I received other than what I have in my possession. Additionally, I asked to inspect and review manuals - it's not possible for a […]

June 14, 2009
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CPRA

Police and Fire Department Records

[…] has the records. If the department has a copy in its office, it is required to make a copy "promptly available" to you upon request under § 6253(b). If the fire department does not have physical custody of the ISO, then the department should either obtain a copy for you (and tell you when it […]

June 14, 2009
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CPRA

Acceptable fees for public records

[…] 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 time. Is this allowed?

June 14, 2009
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CPRA

Can I be charged fees for downloading court records posted online?

[…] Act provides that an agency producing copies of records can only charge for the "direct costs of duplication, or a statutory fee if applicable." Gov't Code § 6253(b). Beyond the "direct costs" and "statutory fee" for copies, which is still under debate, as what a "statutory fee" is has not been resolved by a court: […]

February 4, 2014
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CPRA

County Ignores My Requests For Public Records

[…] they never received the request. It was submitted in March. Counsel for the county advised I should resend it to him. I had attempted to deliver a copy of the CPRA request on in March, but it was rejected by being told I had to go through the Board of Supervisors first. That is […]

August 7, 2020