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Same fees assessed for electronic data as photocopies
March 23, 2012
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Can I appeal a records request denial from State Medical Board?
[…] you seek. Under the Act, the agency must must cite the specific exemptions justifying nondisclosure, and how those exemptions apply to the specific situation.See Gov't Code § 6253(c): ...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 […]August 22, 2011
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The public should know if school employee embezzled $2m
[…] for the records you seek. 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 […]October 6, 2009
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Can I use information revealed in closed session, or is it privileged?
September 1, 2016
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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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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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Are the officer’s emails exempt from access under the CA Public Records Act?
[…] are responsive to your request, and whether it is claiming any exemption. The agency must then provide you with copies of disclosable records "promptly." Gov’t Code § 6253(c). If the police department asserts the records you seek are not subject to disclosure, then it is required to identify the exemption claimed and how it applies. […]September 22, 2015
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Should complaints against belligerent councilman be public?
[…] legally sound, and would like further explanation as to the specific reasons why these particular exemptions apply. (Such an explanation is statutorily required under Gov’t Code § 6253(c), which states 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 […]August 19, 2011
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Is footage taken by an officer wearing a body-camera a public document?
[…] release the footage 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). The California Public Records Act applies to "any writing containing information relating to the conduct of the public's business prepared, owned, used, or retained by any state […]June 12, 2014
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Are cast ballots public records?
[…] the agency claims the records are exempt from disclosure, then it must specifically state which exemption it is claiming and how the exemption applies. Gov’t Code § 6253(c). At that point you should be able to analyze the exemption it is claiming to see if it is valid. In general, the CPRA is to be interpreted […]September 3, 2016