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Brown Act CPRA

Internal audit reports and the CPRA

[…] interest in withholding the reports clearly outweighs the public interest in disclosure. You might also point out that if you are forced to sue the agency to obtain a copy of the records and the court decides that they should have been disclosed, you would be entitled to your attorneys' fees. Govt. Code Section 6259(d).

June 14, 2009
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CPRA

CPRA not denied, but never produced by agency

[…] provided," and that "except with respect to public records exempt from disclosure by express provisions of law, each state or local agency, upon a request for a copy of records that reasonably describes an identifiable record or records, shall make the records promptly available to any person upon payment of fees covering direct costs […]

February 2, 2011
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CPRA

City wants me to pay to see report on fire at my house

[…] to charge me $16 just to view the record, and said that they had been authorized to do so by the City Council. Is this legal? GovC 6253(b) authorizes charges "... of fees covering direct costs of duplication, or a statutory fee if applicable." Does a city council resolution and ordinance authorizing the $16 fee […]

November 24, 2009
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CPRA

UC keeps extending my records request without providing a reason

[…] me extend the Coalition's sympathies for your recent loss. The Public Records Act, at Government Code section 6253(c), provides that "each agency, upon a request for a copy of records, shall, within 10 days from receipt of the request, determine whether the request, in whole or in part, seeks copies of disclosable public records […]

September 8, 2011
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CPRA

Agency missed CPRA request deadline

[…] available for inspection during an agency's office hours and that copies of public records must be made available "promptly" upon payment of any duplication fees.Govt. Code Section 6253(b). The PRA directs agencies to determine whether a request calls for the production of public records "within 10 days from receipt of the request," but does permit […]

October 12, 2010
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CPRA

Is CPRA 10-day deadline measured in calendar days or weekdays?

The PRA provides that "ach agency, upon a request for a copy of records, shall, within 10 days from receipt of the request, determine whether the request, in whole or in part, seeks copies of disclosable public records…" Govt Code § 6253(c) Is that 10 business days or 10 calendar days? How long do […]

August 23, 2010
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CPRA

CPRA request response time

[…] Public Records Act to a State University. I issued the request in hard format to the University and had the secretary date, stamp it and make a copy for me. I have not heard back from the University. According to the law they are required to notify me within ten business days. I called […]

June 14, 2009
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CPRA

Required to pay research fee for building permit search

[…] I had to pay $55 for building research fee to cover "staff time." Copies, if asked for, are an additional 25 cents per page, but I guess copying fee of that amount is borderline legitimate. They have been charging this since at least 1995. I personally know at least 25 people who paid that […]

March 5, 2012
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CPRA

Accessing Polling Done with Public Funds

[…] taken by a district here in the Bay Area. Assuming that the District does not have physical possession of the complete poll in any form (which I doubt to be true), can the PRA be used to compel disclosure from the pollster? Can the District be forced to get a complete copy of the poll?

June 14, 2009
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CPRA

A Can the city legally refuse to fulfill my request unless I use their form?

[…] the agency personnel processing the requests. Unfortunately, I haven’t found any law pertaining to the use of specific forms. The PRA states, "upon a request for a copy of records, shall, within 10 days from receipt of the request, determine whether the request, in whole or in part, seeks copies of disclosable public records […]

August 13, 2015