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CPRA

City Council Is Proposing to Order Police to “Resist” PRA Requests

We have a City Council unfamiliar it seems with the First Amendment. The most recent proposal is to order the police to "resist" public records act requests for certain booking photos. The local journalist here is standing pretty much alone. My interest is only concerned citizen. I just looking for the ammunition to be […]

May 17, 2019
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CPRA

Access to Incident Records

[…] to a Tow Hearing which I requested to prove that they acted incorrectly and retrieve my monies. I fear if I don't have access to the proper records showing their involvement, I'll be unsuccessful. Am I legally allowed to access this information? Do I have a right to know who falsely reported my cars […]

June 14, 2009
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CPRA

CPRA Request Denied Citing “Investigatory Files” Exemption

Indeed, the exemption under the Public Records Act for investigatory records only exempts from disclosure "records of complaints to, or investigations conducted by, or records of intelligence information or security procedures…or security files compiled by any other state or local police agency, or any investigatory or security files compiled by any other state or […]

November 19, 2018
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CPRA

Are jail visitor sign-in logs public documents?

The right to inspect jail visitor sign-in logs would come from California's Public Records Act, which provides, generally speaking, that writings created or used by government agencies in California are presumptively open to public inspection and copying unless a specific exemption of the PRA applies. If the "no" you refer to was in response […]

November 17, 2009
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CPRA

Are Construction Permits Accessible Under the CPRA?

It is not clear from your inquiry what entity you sought the records from, but if it is a state or local agency, you should be able to access its records by making a California Public Records Act request. Under the CPRA, any record "containing information relating to the conduct of the public's business […]

April 26, 2022
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CPRA

Response times to CPRA requests

[…] is under these various circs, when is the 10th day? Also, I am requesting all procedures implementing Civil Code Section 56.20(a). Does that mean that these " records" are or must be available for inspection during the time that the office is open for public business, notwithstanding the 10 days compliance under the PRA […]

June 14, 2009
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CPRA

Acceptable fees for public records

Under the Public Records Act ("PRA"), the district may only charge a fee "covering direct costs of duplication" (or a statutory fee). Government Code § 6253(b). But the courts have held that the "direct cost" generally does not include search and retrieval time. North County Parents Organization v. Department of Education, 23 Cal. App. […]

June 14, 2009
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Brown Act CPRA

Emails and the Public Record and Brown Act

Public Records Act A public record is defined by Section 6252(e) of the California Government Code to include "any writing containing information relating to the conduct of the public's business prepared, owned, used, or retained by any state or local agency regardless of physical form or characteristics." This is a broad definition, so if […]

June 14, 2009
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FOIA

Need Assistance Using FOIA To Request My FISA File

[…] can provide some general background information on the Freedom of Information Act ("FOIA") that you might find helpful. FOIA, 5 U.S.C. § 552, is a federal open records act that provides a mechanism to gain access to public records. FOIA requires that a government agency produce existing records that are not otherwise exempt. 5 […]

April 6, 2020
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CPRA School Records

School personnel campaigning on public dime

Members of the public can request public records directly without any legal assistance.California's Public Records Act is designed to allow members of the public inspect documents related to the government's handling of the public business and does not require much at all in the way of formalities.There is not even a requirement that requests […]

October 27, 2010