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CPRA

Local School District Records

[…] the school district believes that the records are exempt from disclosure and denies your written request for records, they 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

A Can the city legally refuse to fulfill my request unless I use their form?

[…] 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). "When the dispatches the determination, and if the determines that the request seeks disclosable public records, the agency shall state the estimated date and time when the […]

August 13, 2015
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CPRA School Records

CPRA and “Prompt” Production of Records

[…] writing, if it will make the records available, or specifically state the exemption it is claiming and how it applies to the requested records. Gov't Code § 6253(c). Unfortunately, after the agency informs the requester that it will make the records available, the PRA does not provide a specific timeline by which an agency must […]

May 23, 2018
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Brown Act CPRA

Copies of Tapes for Public Record Requests

[…] a request for copies of tapes made of 3 open Hospital Board meetings, held within 3 weeks of each other. I submitted the request well before 30 days had passed from the first meeting, and before the minutes had been transcribed or approved by the Board (in fact, the minutes have not yet been […]

June 14, 2009
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CPRA

Tax Document Exemptions from Public Records Requests

[…] "clearly outweighs" the interest in disclosure. Finally, with respect to timing, the agency must respond to a request for a copy of a public record within 10 days, and the time for responding may be extended for an additional 14 days in "unusual circumstances." Gov't Code section 6253(b)-(c). You can find additional information regarding […]

June 24, 2010
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Brown Act CPRA

Community College Senate, Listservs, and Public Record

[…] if you submit a PRA written request for the emails you seek, the PRA requires the community college to provide you with the documents requested within 10 days. Gov't Code § 6253. If the written request is denied, the college is obligated to back its denial by citing an exemption in the PRA or […]

June 14, 2009
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CPRA

Access to government officials’ email on personal account

[…] agency where the public official works.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 other […]

June 8, 2009
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CPRA

Coastal Permit access under PRA

[…] writing, if it will make the records available, or specifically state the exemption it is claiming and how it applies to the requested records. Gov't Code § 6253(c). The agency must also state the estimated date and time when disclosable records will be made available. Gov't Code § 6253(c). You can find more information about […]

April 29, 2016
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CPRA School Records

Accessing School Title IX Report

[…] writing. If it is in writing and the agency decides that it is going to decline your request, they are required to respond in writing (within 10 days) and specify the exemptions to disclosure on which they are relying. In unusual circumstances, the time limit prescribed in this section may be extended by written […]

June 14, 2009
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CPRA

PRA request from the California Engineer Board

[…] are subject to the PRA within 10 days of your request, and "promptly notify" you, in writing, if it will make the records available. Gov’t Code § 6253(c). If not, the Board must specify why it believes the records are exempt from disclosure. Based on your email, it sounds like the submission is presumptively a […]

April 14, 2016