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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

Can I Obtain A Copy of A Zoning Complaint Filed Against Me?

[…] know 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 you want to make a CPRA request, I would recommend directing your request to the county department that is likely to possess the records you seek. […]

August 11, 2020
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CPRA

Email Correspondence Records

The city currently deletes all email from the servers after 90 days. Only records saved by the employee are kept in a privately maintained ".pst" file on the employees hard drive. How long must the city maintain email records, especially elected officials who discuss employee or departmental actions, concerns or opinions? I know the […]

June 14, 2009
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Brown Act CPRA

Park & Rec “advisory committee” keeping its advice secret

[…] 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). In practice, agencies oftentimes latch onto the second provision, taking at least 10 days to respond to any request for copies. As for whether a member of […]

August 8, 2011
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CPRA

Does CA have a public records ombudsman?

I sent a public records request to the CA DMV and they were required to respond with 10 days. It's been a month and have not yet had a response. Is there a public records ombudsman I can notify?

February 21, 2015
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CPRA

Request for councilmembers salaries not granted

[…] request that they provide you with the specific exemption that they are citing as justification for withholding the records. The Public Records Act gives local agencies 10 days to respond to a request for a copy of a public record; the time for responding can be extended by the agency for an additional 14 […]

October 13, 2010
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CPRA

Can the School District Refuse to Disclose Legal Fees Because of Attorney-Client Privilege?

[…] know 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 you want to make a CPRA request, I would recommend directing your request to the city department that is likely to possess the records you seek. […]

August 7, 2020
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CPRA

Recourse for ignored CPRA requests

The Public Records Act requires the public agency to respond in writing to your written request within 10 days. (Cal. Government Code Secs. 6253 and 6255.) It would appear that the agency did not comply with this requirement in this case. We would suggest that your next step be to write a letter to […]

June 14, 2009
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CPRA Police Records

Disclosure of applicant information under PRA

[…] and "promptly notify" you, in writing, if it will make the records available, or specifically state the reasons the records are exempt from disclosure. Gov't Code § 6253(c). You may want to cross-reference any suggested reasons against both CBS, Inc. v. Block and CBS Broad Inc. v. Superior Court. You may also want to remind […]

March 22, 2016