August 23, 2010
Is CPRA 10-day deadline measured in calendar days or weekdays?
The PRA provides that “[e]ach agency, upon a request for a copy of records, shall, within 10 days from receipt…
Asked & Answered
Asked & Answered
A searchable database of responses from FAC’s lawyers to previous Legal Hotline questions posed by users like you about their rights under open government laws and the First Amendment. The information you are looking for may be here, but if it is not, please feel free to submit a request to our Legal Hotline.
Showing 701 - 710 of 1284 results
-
-
August 21, 2010
How does the CPRA deal with emails between elected officials
Can email sent by a California Special District elected official to other directors or the district office concerning district business…
-
August 20, 2010
The DA gives information to other media, but refuses to make it available to our newspaper
I uncovered an election-time irregularity in the office of the District Attorney. This news led to his assistant’s departure. Now,…
-
August 20, 2010
Is a weekly Rotary Club meeting a “Social or Ceremonial” event governed by the Brown Act?
Is a weekly Rotary Club meeting considered a “Social or Ceremonial” event that would be governed by the Brown Act?
-
August 19, 2010
DMV denied request for records previously accessed. What should I do next?
I am attempting to identify information from the Department of Motor Vehicles (DMV). The specific information is an identifying number…
-
August 19, 2010
Requesting tax information from a non-profit organization
I am a reporter currently working on a series of articles on a local nonprofit. I know that as a…
-
August 18, 2010
“Briefings” on controversial project really serial meetings?
The planning commission was given six days to review a 117 page packet for a very controversial project for the…
-
August 18, 2010
Agency won’t provide records in electronic format
In response to our public records request for electronic data, public agencies have refused to release data in Excel format.…
-
July 27, 2010
How are attorney’s fees calculated in CPRA cases?
First off thank you so much for providing such a boon to transparency in government.
I’ve found an attorney willing…
-
July 20, 2010
What’s the law regarding destruction of public records?
What section of California law deals with retention and destruction of public records?