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    CPRA

    Police Background Investigation

    I was told I failed a background investigation for a volunteer job at my local police department. Later I was given inside information that, only days before, the PD had decided they didn't want people with disabilities volunteering, because they felt it would involve too much liability. I believe I "failed the background investigation" […]

    June 14, 2009

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    CPRA Police Records

    How Do I Request 911 Call Transcripts?

    […] it will make the records available. If not, it must cite a particular exemption and explain to you, in writing, how the exemption applies. Gov’t Code § 6253(c). One common exemption cited for 911 calls is known as the "investigatory exemption."See Gov't Code § 6254(f). When applicable, this exemption permits police and other agencies to […]

    March 25, 2020

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    CPRA Newsgathering School Records

    School denies access to all info about coach fired amid rumors players’ were abused.

    […] A sample PRA request letter can be found on the FAC website at: http://ift.tt/1cVQBU0. The school district will then be required to respond to your request within 10 days (which may be extended, under certain circumstances), and in its response, should specify any exemptions that it is claiming, and how those exemptions apply to your […]

    March 9, 2014

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    CPRA

    Outside City Lawsuit 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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    Brown Act FOIA

    Are the Board of Directors of our Apartment Complex subject to the Brown Act?

    […] 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 the district that if the written request is denied, it is obligated to back its denial […]

    June 14, 2009

  • Asked and Answered

    CPRA

    City Hall withholding excessive water users’ ID info

    […] release the records or not, and if not, exactly why (citing the specific exemption and describing how it applies to the records that you seek).  Gov’t Code 6253(c). After you hear back from the city, you can then make your case with respect to the public interest in releasing this information, if necessary.  Perhaps the […]

    July 14, 2014

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    CPRA Police Records

    Obtaining Copies of Video

    […] law exempts them from disclosure.  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 Police Records

    I Called Police About My Loud Neighbors Gathering During COVID. Were These Redactions Lawful?

    […] the neighbors was having a very loud late-night party and illegal gathering (vis-à-vis the COVID-19 shelter-in-place order). I called the police and reported the incident. Then, some days later, as the victim of the incident (I live in the neighborhood and was being disturbed by the illegal noise), I emailed a CPRA request asking […]

    January 20, 2021

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    CPRA Police Records

    Obtaining Copies of Police Reports Relating to a Minor

    […] website at: https://firstamendmentcoalition.org/cpra-primer/sample-cpra-request-letter/.  Note that the PRA requires agencies to provide you with the documents requested, or notify you that your request has been denied, within 10 days.  Cal. 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 […]

    June 14, 2009