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CPRA

What is a Reasonable Fee

[…] Act, public agencies must provide copies of public records "upon payment of fees covering direct costs of duplication, or a statutory fee if applicable." Govt. Code section 6253(b). Counties may be allowed, by statute (Govt. Code section 54985), to charge fees that exceed the "direct costs of duplication" for copies of certain documents, so long […]

June 14, 2009
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CPRA

Unreasonable Fees for Access

June 14, 2009
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CPRA

Time Frame to Respond to Record Requests

[…] records in the possession of the agency and shall promptly notify the person making the request of the determination and the reasons therefore." Cal. Govt. Code Section 6253(b) (emphasis added). Even if the agency did not receive your request until the 11th, it should have responded to you before now. If you want to be […]

June 14, 2009
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Brown Act CPRA School Records

Are School Board Committee Meetings Subject to the Brown Act?

[…] a PRA for all minutes and communications from Election Committee meetings, and was told there were not records responsive to my request. I also requested a printed copy of the governing board chair's prepared speech she read at the board meeting, prior to the change to board member qualifications was made. Again, told there […]

February 6, 2018
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CPRA

Can’t flush out City’s drainage report

[…] is a denial of your request, then the response should set forth the basis for the denial. 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 or in part, seeks copies of disclosable public records […]

May 4, 2011
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CPRA

Records retention and PRA

[…] member of the public, the agency could be potentially violating both the spirit and the letter of the PRA. Additionally, "hen a member of the public requests…a copy of a public record, the public agency…shall… (1) Assist the member of the public to identify records and information that are responsive to the request or […]

April 26, 2016
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CPRA

Agency claims my CPRA requests via email are “not public records act request”

[…] or records," then it seems that the agency is obligated to respond to those requests under the provisions outlined in the Public Records Act. Gov't Code § 6253(b). As to your second inquiry re a request for information vs. a request for records, I agree that the Attorney General's Summary of the California Public Records […]

March 30, 2012
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CPRA

Did Prop. 42 eliminate fees for public records?

[…] Prop. 42 as prohibiting public agencies from charging a reasonable fee to cover the direct cost of duplication of a public records, as permitted under Gov’t Code § 6253(b). Please note that the Public Records Act has never permitted an agency to charge a member of the public to simply inspect public records, nor does it […]

October 12, 2014
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CPRA School Records

CPRA and “Prompt” Production of Records

[…] 1340, 1349–51 (1997). However, Government Code section 6253(d) requires, "Nothing in this chapter shall be construed to permit an agency to delay or obstruct the inspection or copying of public records." I suggest writing a follow-up letter, reminding the agency of its obligations under the PRA to provide you the estimated date and time […]

May 23, 2018
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Brown Act CPRA

Park & Rec “advisory committee” keeping its advice secret

[…] is a denial of your request, then the response should set forth the basis for the denial. 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 or in part, seeks copies of disclosable public records […]

August 8, 2011