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    CPRA

    What rules apply to searching DMV database?

    […] information you are requesting seems to required to be disclosed under the Act.Although the Act exempts certain law enforcement records, such as investigative records, Gov't Code section 6254(f), information such as the time, substance, and location of all complaints or requests for assistance received by the agency and the time and nature of the response […]

    December 7, 2010

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    CPRA Police Records

    Is law enforcement body camera footage a public record?

    […] presumptively, body camera footage would be subject to disclosure unless some other exemption applies. In California, however, police investigatory records are exempt from disclosure under Government Code §  6254(f).  Thus, to the extent that the requested footage has become part of a police investigation, then it likely would be exempt from disclosure under the Public Records […]

    January 19, 2015

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    CPRA Police Records

    Under CPRA, do I have a right to know who issued a citation?

     I recently received a copy of vehicular citations from a local police department. The names of the officers issuing the citations are not listed. Do I have a right under the CPRA to find out the name of the officer?

    September 10, 2014

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    CPRA Police Records

    Missing persons report and the CPRA

    I plan on submitting a public records request for a missing persons report that was filed with a police department. The individual filed as a missing person was found dead a day later. Is such a record public, when it could possibly be evidence in a murder investigation? Such a report is filed with […]

    June 14, 2009

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    CPRA Police Records

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

    This concerns a California Public Records Act request I recently made to a Police Department, and the response I got back improperly withholding some information from one of the responsive and disclosable Computer Aided Dispatch (CAD) Call Reports. Recently, one of the neighbors was having a very loud late-night party and illegal gathering (vis-à-vis […]

    January 20, 2021

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    FAC Sues City of El Monte for Withholding Police Records

    […] Coalition sued the City of El Monte for violating the California Public Records Act by refusing to release records related to the outside employment of El Monte police officers. FAC represents the Los Angeles Center for Investigative Journalism (LACIJ), the nonprofit news organization that publishes Investigate LA, a news site focusing on underreported, data-driven […]

    January 29, 2026