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    CPRA Police Records

    Police Call Logs and Public Records

    […] and submit a written CPRA request for the records you seek.  The CPRA 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).  A sample CPRA request letter can be found on the CFAC website at the following link: https://firstamendmentcoalition.org/cpra-primer/sample-cpra-request-letter/.

    June 14, 2009

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    CPRA

    Access to RFO Bids

    […] and the contract you reference.  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

    Police Call and Arrest Logs

    […] Can the name of the arrestee or callee be given to the public? If a City website keeps the call logs on the City website for 7 days, and they fall off, does that mean they are no longer accessible? How long must these records be provided for? One of the contentions was that […]

    June 14, 2009

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    CPRA

    How Do I Access Decades-Old 911 Audios?

    […] 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 withhold investigatory […]

    September 24, 2021

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    CPRA

    Access to rezoning information

    […] that denial in writing.  Gov't Code Section 6255.  Your request does not need to be sent in any particular matter.  Additionally, the PRA gives an agency 10 days to respond to a request.  Gov't Code Section 6253( c). A sample PRA request letter can be found on CFAC's website at the following link: https://firstamendmentcoalition.org/cpra-primer/sample-cpra-request-letter/. […]

    June 14, 2009

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    Brown Act

    How Do We Make a Community Service District Board Comply with the Brown Act?

    […] request seeks copies of disclosable records, and to either disclose them or cite an applicable exemption and its reasoning why that exemption applies. Cal. Gov. Code § 6253(c). If the agency fails to respond, or otherwise improperly withholds the records, you can sue to gain access to the records. Cal. Gov. Code § 6258. Note […]

    January 20, 2021

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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