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    CPRA

    Can An Agency Charge CPRA Fees for Staff Time Spent on Request?

    […] Records Act, an agency can only chargefor the "direct costs of duplication, or a statutory fee if applicable" when responding to a PRA request. Govt. Code section 6253(b). "Direct costs of duplication" has been interpreted narrowly, and one case specifically found an agency cannot charge for costs associated with searching for, reviewing or redacting information.See […]

    November 21, 2018

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    CPRA

    Can I be charged for postage for CPRA requested documents?

    […] Records Act ("PRA"). When responding to a PRA request, an agency can charge for the "direct costs of duplication, or a statutory fee if applicable." Govt. Code section 6253(b). "Direct costs of duplication" has been interpreted narrowly. See N. Cnty. Parents v. Dep’t of Ed., 23 Cal. App. 4th 144 (1994) (holding that agency cannot charge for […]

    September 13, 2016

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    CPRA

    How May I Obtain A Transcript Of Disciplinary Actions Concerning My Son In Prison?

    I would like to obtain a copy of my son's disciplinary action while incarcerated in a California state prison. I have not been able to find anyone in the California Department of Corrections who is responsive to my need. Perhaps there exists some legal requirement for the Dept of Corrections to provide the documentation […]

    February 19, 2021

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    Brown Act

    Obligation to stated agenda

    […] union contract proposal but did not have the proposal available at the meeting or place the proposal on its website.  It only showed on its website a copy of a letter requesting a meeting between Teamster and the District.I protested at the meeting that the proposal was not made available and have been in […]

    June 14, 2009

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    CPRA

    My CPRA request was denied due to “attorney-client privilege”

    […] or not applicable. This document states that your fire department is not in violation of any of the allegations." When I made a CPRA request for a copy of the report I was informed "the report has been withheld as it is considered attorney-client privilege". I question this logic. If a portion of the […]

    September 14, 2015

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    CPRA

    Information on Running for City Clerk

    […] information, you are also correct in observing that the PRA mandates that "hen a member of the public requests to inspect a public record or obtain a copy of a public record, the public agency, in order to assist the member of the public make a focused and effective request that reasonably describes an […]

    June 14, 2009