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  • Asked and Answered

    CPRA

    Access to government officials’ email on personal account

    […] agency where the public official works.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 […]

    June 8, 2009

  • Asked and Answered

    CPRA

    Coastal Permit access under PRA

    […] 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).  The agency must also state the estimated date and time when disclosable records will be made available. Gov't Code § 6253(c). You can find more information about […]

    April 29, 2016

  • Asked and Answered

    CPRA School Records

    Accessing School Title IX 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

  • Asked and Answered

    CPRA

    PRA request from the California Engineer Board

    […] are subject to the PRA within 10 days of your request, and "promptly notify" you, in writing, if it will make the records available.  Gov’t Code § 6253(c).  If not, the Board must specify why it believes the records are exempt from disclosure. Based on your email, it sounds like the submission is presumptively a […]

    April 14, 2016

  • Asked and Answered

    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

  • Asked and Answered

    CPRA

    How can I access records regarding college sports’ recruitment?

    […] in 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).  The agency must also state the estimated date and time when disclosable records will be made available.  Gov't Code § 6253(c). My guess is that in most […]

    July 21, 2016

  • Asked and Answered

    Brown Act CPRA School Records

    Are School Board Committee Meetings Subject to the Brown Act?

    […] 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). The agency has a duty to assist you in making a focused and effective request that reasonably describes identifiable records, and provide suggestions for overcoming any practical […]

    February 6, 2018

  • Asked and Answered

    CPRA

    Trying To Access Autopsy Records Of Mass Shooting Victims

    […] seeks copies of disclosable records, and to either disclose them or to cite an applicable exemption and its reasoning why that exemption applies. Cal. Gov. Code § 6253(c). Sample text for drafting your request can be found on the First Amendment Coalition’s website here. Because a coroner’s report is a writing containing information relating to the […]

    April 1, 2020

  • Asked and Answered

    CPRA

    Does the PRA apply to community college records

    […] are subject to the PRA within 10 days of your request, and "promptly notify" you, in writing, if it will make the records available.  Gov’t Code § 6253(c).  If not, it must specify why it believes the records are exempt from disclosure.  Based on your email, it sounds like the survey is presumptively a record […]

    April 12, 2016

  • Asked and Answered

    Brown Act CPRA

    Planning Commissions, Confidential Complaints, and the CPRA

    […] she has been on the Commission.  A sample letter requesting records can be found on CFAC's website, https://firstamendmentcoalition.org/cpra-primer/sample-cpra-request-letter/.  Within 10 days of receipt of your request, sec. 6253(c) requires the agency to "determine whether the request ... seeks copies of disclosable public records," and to "promptly notify the person making the request of the determination […]

    June 14, 2009