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    CPRA

    Accessing DMV Files

    […] to remind the DMV of its legal obligation to justify a denial of a records request.  A sample PRA request is available on CFAC's website at: https://firstamendmentcoalition.org/cpra-primer/sample-cpra-request- letter/. With respect to getting certified copies of those records, I was just informed by a DMV representative that you can walk into any DMV office and […]

    June 14, 2009

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    CPRA

    Tax Document Exemptions from Public Records Requests

    […] must respond to a request for a copy of a public record within 10 days, and the time for responding may be extended for an additional 14 days in "unusual circumstances." Gov't Code section 6253(b)-(c). You can find additional information regarding the Public Records Act, including sample request letters, on the FAC's website here: http://firstamendmentcoalition.org/category/resources/access-to-records/

    June 24, 2010

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    CPRA

    Is County Fire Chief’s Association subject to CPRA?

    […] for a Better Environment in support of your argument that the exemption does not apply.  You can find more information about the Public Records Act, including a sample request letter, at the First Amendment Coalition web site here. Bryan Cave LLP is general counsel for the First Amendment Coalition and responds to FAC hotline inquiries. In […]

    April 15, 2016

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    CPRA First Amendment Newsgathering Police Records

    Investigative files and the CPRA

    […] or security files compiled by any other state or local police agency, or any investigatory or security files compiled by any other state or local agency for correctional, law enforcement, or licensing purposes . . . ."However, some of the records you are describing may have been introduced as evidence in the judicial proceedings […]

    June 14, 2009

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    Brown Act

    Is it a Brown Act violation to hold a virtual meeting without telephone access for those without the internet?

    […] a reviewing court could always disagree on the reasonableness of the Board’s efforts to hold open meetings, and the Board’s option here appears to comply with the letter of the Governor’s executive orders by enabling observation of the proceedings "otherwise electronically." Bryan Cave Leighton Paisner LLP is general counsel for the First Amendment Coalition […]

    July 7, 2020

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    CPRA Police Records

    Are police informant contracts subject to the PRA?

    […] focused and effective request that reasonably describes identifiable records.  Gov’t Code § 6253.1. You can find more information about the Public Records Act, including a sample request letter, at the First Amendment Coalition website here. Bryan Cave LLP is general counsel for the First Amendment Coalition and responds to FAC hotline inquiries. In responding to […]

    April 27, 2016

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    Court Records CPRA First Amendment FOIA

    Appellate Case Court Records

    […] appellate court for list of cases (included those unpublished) filed for appeal relating to two Superior Court judges for the past 5 years. Their response was a letter stating they didn’t have any cases on file for me. There is, in fact a case on file but not what I asked for. I made […]

    June 14, 2009

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    CPRA

    Enforcement of the Public Records Act

    As to who enforces the Public Records Act ("PRA"), it is true that the recourse in the event of an improper denial is to sue the agency.  In order to facilitate such litigation, the PRA provides that prevailing parties in PRA litigation are entitled to their attorneys' fees.  Govt. Code § 6259(d) ("The court shall […]

    June 14, 2009