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CPRA

Time Frame to Respond to Record Requests

[…] the agency and point out the provision of the Public Records Act that specifies that agencies "upon a request for a copy of records, shall, within 10 days from receipt of the request, determine whether the request, in hole or in part, seeks copies of disclosable public records in the possession of the agency […]

June 14, 2009
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CPRA

Third-Party Settlements

[…] settlement agreement does not provide sufficient basis for denial under the PRA. Upon submitting your written request, the City must provide you with written notification within 10 days that specifies the exemptions in the Act upon which they rely. Gov't Code Section 6253( c). A sample PRA request letter can be found on CFAC's […]

June 14, 2009
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CPRA

The CPRA…

[…] by state or local agencies. 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

The California Department of Health Services, Ongoing Investigations, and Public Records

[…] submitting a written PRA request. 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. You might also want to remind them that if the written request is denied, the agency is obligated to back its denial […]

June 14, 2009
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CPRA

State Agency Test Results

[…] by state of local agencies. 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

Right to “inspect” public records?

June 14, 2009
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CPRA

Releasing settlement information on a public employee’s termination

[…] by state or local agencies. 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 School Records

Records Request, Community College, and Time Limits

[…] extension and the date on which a determination is expected to be dispatched," it sounds like you have received no such written notice. Cal. Govt. Code Section 6253(c). Furthermore, "o notice shall specify a date that would result in an extension for more than 14 days." Id. Although litigation is available to force compliance with the […]

June 14, 2009
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CPRA Police Records

Records of Traffic Citations

[…] by state or local agencies. 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

CPR request denied because it wasn’t submitted on letterhead

[…] to the request. If claiming an exemption to the PRA, the agency must not only specify the exemption but also explain how it applies. Gov’t Code § 6253(c). Notably, there is no requirement that a PRA request be on letterhead, or in any particular form, for that matter. I recommend that you write back to […]

February 12, 2017