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Do local police departments have the right to destroy police logs a month (or any time) after their original publication?

Under what circumstances can government agencies (i.e., a city government) destroy records? I see requests to destroy records from time…

I would like to gather the records from CPS (Child Protection Services). They said they can only get them from…

Responding to a request for copies of all messages, emails from council members laptops to each other, especially during the…

Do student records qualify as records whose disclosure is exempted pursuant to Federal law (FERPA) under the Ca. Public Records…

What should be the typical response time on the day a request is received for a criminal complaint? The California…

Is there any law about City Clerk’s responsibility to Public Records Information requests? Could you point me to the correct…

A government official recently retired and received monetary reimbursement for unused vacation and sick leave. Can the reimbursement be made…

Are Public Records Act requests themselves exempt from the Public Records Act? Specifically, are PRA logs or other materials used…

I am trying to obtain cps records of my juvenile son, I was told by CPS that I would need…