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CPRA

Can I insist on the original record?

[…] direct costs of duplication, or a statutory fee if applicable. "Upon request, an exact copy shall be provided unless impracticable to do so." Cal. Gov't. Code Section 6253(b) (emphasis added). If there is information in the original document that is not in the copy, then it can certainly be argued that the copy is not […]

June 14, 2009
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CPRA

Fees for “compiling” digital documents at UC?

[…] person." Gov't Code § 6253.9. The default rule for electronic records is that "he cost of duplication shall be limited to the direct cost of producing a copy of a record in an electronic format." Id. In other words, the agency is permitted to charge for staff time spent in performing the copying, but […]

May 15, 2012
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CPRA

City misses CPRA request deadlines “due to staff vacancies”?

[…] simply disregard them. 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 whole […]

October 12, 2015
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CPRA

Police and Fire Department Records

[…] has the records. If the department has a copy in its office, it is required to make a copy "promptly available" to you upon request under § 6253(b). If the fire department does not have physical custody of the ISO, then the department should either obtain a copy for you (and tell you when it […]

June 14, 2009
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Brown Act CPRA

Copies of Tapes for Public Record Requests

[…] have not yet been published or approved, as the next meeting is 4 days from today). I have been told that the secretary has no means to copy the tapes and that she plans to tape over the tapes I have requested if I have not figured out a way to copy the tapes […]

June 14, 2009
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CPRA

Can I be charged fees for downloading court records posted online?

[…] Act provides that an agency producing copies of records can only charge for the "direct costs of duplication, or a statutory fee if applicable." Gov't Code § 6253(b). Beyond the "direct costs" and "statutory fee" for copies, which is still under debate, as what a "statutory fee" is has not been resolved by a court: […]

February 4, 2014
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CPRA

How can copy fees vary from agency to agency?

[…] for the bid results, evaluation results and winning bidders proposal. I received a letter back stating that I had to pay $0.50 per page when I normally pay $0.10 per copy from government agencies. Is this correct? Also, why do most agencies just email it to us at no cost and some say they can’t?

September 5, 2011
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CPRA

State Public Health Department Withholding Public Inspection Records

[…] correct answer for when the documents should be produced. The Public Records Act, at Government Code section 6253(c), provides that "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 […]

February 7, 2018
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CPRA

Is a school caretakers’s security camera subject to CPRA?

[…] this 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). The PRA requires the agency assist you in making a focused and effective request that reasonably describes identifiable records. Gov’t Code § 6253.1. Additionally, if the agency […]

September 10, 2016
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CPRA Police Records

Under CPRA, do I have a right to know who issued a citation?

I recently received a copy of vehicular citations from a local police department. The names of the officers issuing the citations are not listed. Do I have a right under the CPRA to find out the name of the officer?

September 10, 2014