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    Newsgathering

    Media Access to Crime/Disaster Scenes

    I am looking for the penal code in California for my right to cross a police line for news photography. Looking for something on a card or small for a print out to carry with my press pass.

    June 14, 2009

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    CPRA Police Records

    Criminal Investigation Files and the Department of Toxic Substances Control

    […] local police agency, or any investigatory ... files complied by any other state or local agency for correctional, law enforcement, or licensing purposes ...."  Gov't Code sec. 6254(f).  This would probably include a criminal investigation by a state agency like the DTSC. Unfortunately, the fact the investigation is concluded does not mean the department has to […]

    June 14, 2009

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    Brown Act CPRA

    City Council editing public meeting videos

    I went to a  Police Commission hearing to file a complaint with the police department.  I spoke from a prepared speech. No one did a thing. At the end of the meeting no one addressed my request for a proper complaint. I then asked the chief of police three times for a complaint. He had an officer […]

    July 30, 2015

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    CPRA

    Trying To Access Autopsy Records Of Mass Shooting Victims

    […] and the provisions of California Government Code section 27491.8. Note that the CPRA contains a very broad exemption for police investigatory records. Specifically, Cal. Gov. Code § 6254(f) exempts "[r]records of complaints to, or investigations conducted by, or records of intelligence information or security procedures of…any state or local police agency, or any investigatory or […]

    April 1, 2020

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    First Amendment

    What Are My Rights as a Journalist Arrested And Detained Without Cause?

    I am a journalist whose First and Fourth Amendment Rights were violated by police. The incident occurred while I was documenting but not speaking or interacting with anyone on the public sidewalk. The police department report has my location and description, and stated no crime suspected, just my presence and that I am photographing […]

    April 21, 2022

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    CPRA

    Can Employment Records & Dismissal Be Presented in City Council Open Session?

    […] forth facts showing that the public’s interest in not releasing the documents clearly outweighs the interest in disclosure—the agency’s own interest in nondisclosure is not considered. Coronado Police Officers Assn. v. Carroll, 106 Cal. App. 4th 1001, 1015-1016 (2003). To obtain this record, a good first step would be to submit a written request […]

    November 16, 2018

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    CPRA

    CPRA Request Denied Citing “Investigatory Files” Exemption

    […] the allegations are false and she has been completely cleared. The PRA Attorney for Dept of Social services has denied my request because of Gov Code Section 6254(F) and (C), he keeps citing "investigatory or security file." I have stated that the allegations have been deemed unfounded and this information per my CPRA request should […]

    November 19, 2018

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    CPRA

    How Can I Access Records From The California Department of Corrections Regarding High-Profile Offenders?

    […] You should know, however, that the CPRA contains a broad exemption for police investigatory records, which do not have to be disclosed. Specifically, Cal. Gov. Code § 6254(f) exempts "[r]records of complaints to, or investigations conducted by, or records of intelligence information or security procedures of…any state or local police agency, or any investigatory or […]

    September 21, 2021