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CPRA

My Request for City Contract with Towing Company Was Never Answered

[…] they’re taking the additional time). The agency must disclose the records "promptly" after identifying whether it does indeed have records responsive to the request. Gov’t Code § 6253(c). If the the city is not meeting these statutory deadlines, you may want to follow up and remind it of its obligations under the Public Records Act […]

May 16, 2019
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CPRA

Records retention and PRA

[…] days, and "promptly notify" the requester if it will make the records available, or specifically state the reasons the records are exempt from disclosure. Gov't Code § 6253(c). It would seem that by deleting any records that were specifically requested by a member of the public, the agency could be potentially violating both the spirit and […]

April 26, 2016
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CPRA

Court response time to CPRA

[…] received for a criminal complaint? The California Public Records Act says 10 days but upon written notice an additional 14 days if the request is voluminous ? 6253(c) Does this time limit apply for requests sent by mail?I have typically received responses within 3 weeks of sending my requests using FedEx Air or USPS Express […]

June 14, 2009
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CPRA

Title IX Compliance Report

[…] writing. If it is in writing and the agency decides that it is going to decline your request, they are required to respond in writing (within 10 days) and specify the exemptions to disclosure on which they are relying. In unusual circumstances, the time limit prescribed in this section may be extended by written […]

June 14, 2009
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CPRA

Enforcement of the Public Records Act

[…] law." Govt. Code § 6253(a). 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

Enforcement of the CPRA

[…] law." Govt. Code § 6253(a). 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

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

[…] public records in the possession of the agency and shall promptly notify the person making the request of the determination and the reasons therefor." Gov't Code § 6253(c). "When the dispatches the determination, and if the determines that the request seeks disclosable public records, the agency shall state the estimated date and time when the […]

August 13, 2015
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CPRA School Records

CPRA and “Prompt” Production of Records

[…] writing, if it will make the records available, or specifically state the exemption it is claiming and how it applies to the requested records. Gov't Code § 6253(c). Unfortunately, after the agency informs the requester that it will make the records available, the PRA does not provide a specific timeline by which an agency must […]

May 23, 2018
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Brown Act CPRA

Copies of Tapes for Public Record Requests

[…] a request for copies of tapes made of 3 open Hospital Board meetings, held within 3 weeks of each other. I submitted the request well before 30 days had passed from the first meeting, and before the minutes had been transcribed or approved by the Board (in fact, the minutes have not yet been […]

June 14, 2009
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CPRA

Tax Document Exemptions from Public Records Requests

[…] "clearly outweighs" the interest in disclosure. Finally, with respect to timing, the agency must respond to a request for a copy of a public record within 10 days, and the time for responding may be extended for an additional 14 days in "unusual circumstances." Gov't Code section 6253(b)-(c). You can find additional information regarding […]

June 24, 2010