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CPRA

Does an email search qualify as “data compilation” under CPRA?

[…] permitted only in two specific situations, i.e.: (1) In order to comply with the provisions of subdivision (a), the public agency would be required to produce a copy of an electronic record and the record is one that is produced only at otherwise regularly scheduled intervals. (2) The request would require data compilation, extraction, […]

April 25, 2016
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CPRA

Fee for email copies same as paper copies?

I filed a complaint with the Department of Fair Employment and Housing (DFEH). The investigation is now complete, and I have requested a copy of the complete file. The DFEH district administrator responded stating cost of 10 cents per page plus postage needs to be paid before I can receive file copy. I requested […]

March 18, 2010
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CPRA

Third Party Notification

[…] the party that someone is requesting their public record? I.e., there was a bid for a public entity that is now closed. I want to obtain a copy of the winning bid, but the custodian is saying that they have to notice all requests to the party that placed the bid. This doesn't seem […]

June 14, 2009
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CPRA

Can’t access documents because the staff member in possession is on extended vacation

[…] "unusual circumstances," an agency may extend its response time by an additional 14 days.Additionally, access to copies of records is 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. The notification […]

October 5, 2011
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CPRA

How to access Health & Safety building layout plans

[…] be disclosed unless they are exempted under the PRA). A request for copies of public records must "reasonably describe an identifiable record or records," Gov't Code § 6253(b), so it may be necessary to describe the particular subjects with some specificity or to otherwise define the scope of the request so that the responsive records […]

August 17, 2011
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Brown Act CPRA

Can I be charged for agenda-item documents?

[…] the table. They claimed that providing the budget in that way met the requirement to have the document "available" to the public. If I wanted my own copy I had to pay 20 cents a page. I told them that they were wrong and that hard copies needed to be provided to the public […]

October 20, 2011
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CPRA

Public Availability and Destruction of Temporary or Handwritten Notes

[…] should be aware is 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
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CPRA

Inspect vs. Request, and Proposals as Public Records

[…] person has a right to inspect any public record." Govt Code § 6253(a). Upon a request, the agency "shall make the records promptly available." Govt Code § 6253(b). Typically, the 10-day period for agencies to respond has applied to requests for copies of public records. The PRA provides that "ach agency, upon a request for […]

June 14, 2009
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CPRA

What rules must agencies follow when redacting public documents?

[…] records and use their own equipment to reproduce or image (e.g. camera, scanner) the records? May an agency charge a fee for access to records if no copy/reproduction is requested yet the agency must or chooses to redact some information from the responsive record(s)? If the public must pay a fee for simply accessing […]

March 21, 2012
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CPRA Police Records

Denied records of homicide investigation

[…] extreme case. That is, there is no evident justification for the agency to avoid its obligation to "make the records promptly available" to you. Gov't Code § 6253(b). The Public Records Act provides that: "ublic records are open to inspection at all times during the office hours of the state or local agency and every […]

December 23, 2011