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  • Asked and Answered

    CPRA Police Records

    Under CPRA, do I have a right to know who issued a citation?

    […] 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." Gov't Code § 6254(f). It is not clear why citations for violations of the vehicle code would fall under this exemption, […]

    September 10, 2014

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    CPRA

    California Board of Equalization public access rules

    […] agency denies a public records request, it is required to state the reasons for such denial.You can find additional information on the PRA, including a sample request letter, on the FAC's website here: http://firstamendmentcoalition.org/category/resources/access-to-records/. Holme Roberts & Owen LLP is general counsel for the First Amendment Coalition and responds to FAC hotline inquiries. In […]

    January 7, 2011

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    CPRA

    Can fees be charged for existing electronic/digital records?

    […] change you for uploading them to the email.  The only other potentially appropriate charge would be one associated with a statutory fee.  I suggest you write a letter to the agency asking for a breakdown of the fees, and how such charges are supported. Bryan Cave LLP is general counsel for the First Amendment […]

    August 30, 2016

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    The attacks in Paris are a clarifying moment for freedom of speech

    […] of official tolerance for unpopular viewpoints, Charlie Hebdo would have been banned from the libraries and curricula of our most elite and selective private colleges under politically- correct "speech codes" adopted in the 1980s and 90s (as pointed out by New York Times’ columnist David Brooks.) The First Amendment’s protection of hateful speakers and […]

    January 22, 2015

  • Asked and Answered

    CPRA

    CPRA not denied, but never produced by agency

    […] with appropriate legal arguments as to why these records are subject to disclosure. You can find more information about the Public Records Act, including a sample request letter, at the First Amendment Coalition website at https://firstamendmentcoalition.org/category/resources/access-to-records/. Holme Roberts & Owen LLP is general counsel for the First Amendment Coalition and responds to FAC hotline […]

    February 2, 2011

  • Asked and Answered

    CPRA

    Obtaining Legal Records of a Public Agency

    […] ledger from the finance department with a listing of expenses only with just 3 of over 100 pages showing the case or project information. I sent another letter stating that the information was incomplete.  It took the city another month to respond.  Now they are saying that the billing statements and invoices are protected […]

    June 14, 2009

  • Asked and Answered

    Brown Act CPRA

    Are Power Point Presentations to Board of Healthcare District Public Records?

    […] refuse to allow you to inspect or copy it. If you wish you submit a Public Records Act request for the presentation, you can find a sample letter that you might want to take a look at on our website here. Cal. Gov’t § 54957.5 (a) Notwithstanding Section 6255 or any other law, agendas of […]

    February 22, 2018

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    CPRA Police Records

    Accessing Police Reports on Investigations

    You may be able to obtain the information you seek by making a request under the California Public Records Act ("CPRA").  Under the CPRA, records in the possession of public entities are presumed to be public unless one of the Act's enumerated exceptions to disclosure applies. Government Code section 6254(f) sets forth the so-called "law […]

    June 14, 2009