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CPRA

Accessing complaints to public agencies

[…] the agency to withhold the record. The PRA requires agencies to provide the documents requested or notify the requester that the request has been denied within 10 days. Gov't Code § 6253.. If the written request is denied, the agency is obligated to back its denial by citing an exemption in the PRA or […]

June 14, 2009
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CPRA

Accessing City Annuities and Investments

[…] suit under the PRA: http://www.cfac.org/Attachments/sacbee_settlement.htm. The PRA requires agencies to provide you with the documents requested, or notify you that your request has been denied, within 10 days.Gov’t Code § 6253.If the written request is denied, the agency is obligated to back its denial by citing an exemption in the PRA or other state […]

June 14, 2009
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CPRA School Records

Accessing a public employee’s resume

[…] by state or local agencies. The PRA requires agencies to provide you with the documents requested, or notify you that your request has been denied, within 10 days. (Gov't Code § 6253). If the written request is denied, the agency is obligated to back its denial by citing an exemption in the PRA or […]

June 14, 2009
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CPRA

Access to RFO Bids

[…] and the contract you reference. The PRA requires agencies to provide you with the documents requested, or notify you that your request has been denied, within 10 days. (Gov't Code § 6253). If the written request is denied, the agency is obligated to back its denial by citing an exemption in the PRA or […]

June 14, 2009
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CPRA

Access to rezoning information

[…] that denial in writing. Gov't Code Section 6255. Your request does not need to be sent in any particular matter. Additionally, the PRA gives an agency 10 days to respond to a request. Gov't Code Section 6253( c). A sample PRA request letter can be found on CFAC's website at the following link: https://firstamendmentcoalition.org/cpra-primer/sample-cpra-request-letter/. […]

June 14, 2009
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CPRA

State college employees using work email for political campaigning

[…] subject to disclosure, then he or she must cite the specific exemptions justifying nondisclosure, and how those exemptions apply to the specific situation. See 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 […]

August 12, 2011
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Brown Act

Obligation to stated agenda

[…] still want to have a court determine that the action taken by the School District is null and void, then you must file a lawsuit within 15 days of receipt of the written refusal to cure and correct. If you do not do so, you will be barred from bringing a lawsuit to nullify […]

June 14, 2009
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Brown Act

Filing a Vacancy by Closed Session Appointment

[…] set forth in the PRA. The PRA requires agencies to provide you with the documents requested, or notify you that your request has been denied, within 10 days. Gov't Code § 6253. If the written request is denied, the agency is obligated to back its denial by citing an exemption in the PRA or […]

June 14, 2009
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CPRA

County’s Technical Review

[…] law exempts them from disclosure. The PRA requires agencies to provide you with the documents requested, or notify you that your request has been denied, within 10 days. (Gov't Code § 6253). If the written request is denied, the agency is obligated to back its denial by citing an exemption in the PRA or […]

June 14, 2009
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CPRA

How Do I Access Decades-Old 911 Audios?

[…] it will make the records available. If not, it must cite a particular exemption and explain to you, in writing, how the exemption applies. Gov’t Code § 6253(c). One common exemption cited for 911 calls is known as the "investigatory exemption."See Gov't Code§6254(f). When applicable, this exemption permits police and other agencies to withhold investigatory […]

September 24, 2021