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  • Asked and Answered

    CPRA

    University fails to make good faith effort to respond to records request

    […] providing the records. 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 […]

    February 3, 2011

  • Asked and Answered

    CPRA

    Can City withhold information until it tells City Council members?

    […] 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).  It’s also important to note that the PRA applies only to records, and not requests for information. In the situation you describe, it sounds like the city clerk […]

    August 29, 2016

  • Asked and Answered

    CPRA FOIA

    Third time no charm: University denies documents, offers no explanation

    […] like you know, when a copy of public records is requested, the Act requires agencies to make them "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 […]

    February 4, 2011

  • Asked and Answered

    CPRA

    DMV License Plate Records

    […] should be aware of Government Code section 6253.1, which provides: 6253.1. (a) When 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

  • Asked and Answered

    CPRA

    Denied access to letters of complaint regarding Airbnb rentals

    […] that warrant any redactions made. Once the agency determines whether the requested records are subject to disclosure, such copies are to be provided "promptly," Gov't Code § 6253(b) (emph. added), and "othing in this chapter shall be construed to permit an agency to delay or obstruct the inspection or copying of public records."  Thus, the […]

    March 13, 2014

  • Asked and Answered

    CPRA

    Request Denials, No Documentation

    […] to remind the agency of its obligations in this respect. 6253.1. (a) When 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

  • Asked and Answered

    CPRA

    Can An Agency Extend Response to a CPRA Request Up to Eight Weeks Due to Covid?

    […] Records Act ("CPRA") request, we do not think the estimated eight-week deadline complies with the CPRA.SeeCal. Gov’t Code § 6253(c) ("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 […]

    April 21, 2022

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    CPRA

    Is There A ‘Duty of Good Faith’ For Agencies Timely Response to CPRA Requests?

    […] it of its statutory obligation to, among other things, respond to requests within the time limits set forth in Government Code§6253(c); refrain from "obstructing] the inspection or copying of public records" (Gov’t Code§6253(d)); and "assist the member of the public make a focused and effective request that reasonably describes an identifiable record or records" […]

    December 5, 2018