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CPRA

Double standard on publishing names of document requesters

[…] by law. (b) 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 […]

January 4, 2011
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CPRA

How can copy fees vary from agency to agency?

[…] for the bid results, evaluation results and winning bidders proposal. I received a letter back stating that I had to pay $0.50 per page when I normally pay $0.10 per copy from government agencies. Is this correct? Also, why do most agencies just email it to us at no cost and some say they can’t?

September 5, 2011
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CPRA

Using the CPRA to access list of alcoholic beverage licensees

[…] for the search and retrieval of records. Agencies that produce copies of records are permitted to charge "direct costs of duplication, or a statutory fee if applicable." Gov’t Code § 6253(b). A "direct cost of duplication" generally does not include search and retrieval time, but does include maintenance costs and the salary of the clerk for time spent copying. See North County […]

June 13, 2016
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CPRA

Waived copy fees

May the state agency waive copying fees for documents sent to me; I can't find this in the CPRA. Doing this there is no record of the number of documents I received other than what I have in my possession. Additionally, I asked to inspect and review manuals - it's not possible for a […]

June 14, 2009
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CPRA

City misses CPRA request deadlines “due to staff vacancies”?

[…] simply disregard them. When a record is subject to disclosure, the PRA requires agencies to make it "promptly available" on payment of copying fees. Gov't Code § 6253(b). The PRA also says that "upon a request for a copy of records, shall, within 10 days from receipt of the request, determine whether the request, in whole […]

October 12, 2015
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CPRA

Police and Fire Department Records

[…] has the records. If the department has a copy in its office, it is required to make a copy "promptly available" to you upon request under § 6253(b). If the fire department does not have physical custody of the ISO, then the department should either obtain a copy for you (and tell you when it […]

June 14, 2009
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CPRA

Fees for “compiling” digital documents at UC?

[…] person." Gov't Code § 6253.9. The default rule for electronic records is that "he cost of duplication shall be limited to the direct cost of producing a copy of a record in an electronic format." Id. In other words, the agency is permitted to charge for staff time spent in performing the copying, but […]

May 15, 2012
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CPRA

County Ignores My Requests For Public Records

[…] they never received the request. It was submitted in March. Counsel for the county advised I should resend it to him. I had attempted to deliver a copy of the CPRA request on in March, but it was rejected by being told I had to go through the Board of Supervisors first. That is […]

August 7, 2020
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CPRA

Is a school caretakers’s security camera subject to CPRA?

[…] this provision is invoked, the agency is given time – typically 10 days – to respond for the request and provide the requester with copies. Gov't Code § 6253(b). The PRA requires the agency assist you in making a focused and effective request that reasonably describes identifiable records. Gov’t Code § 6253.1. Additionally, if the agency […]

September 10, 2016
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CPRA Police Records

Under CPRA, do I have a right to know who issued a citation?

I recently received a copy of vehicular citations from a local police department. The names of the officers issuing the citations are not listed. Do I have a right under the CPRA to find out the name of the officer?

September 10, 2014