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    CPRA Police Records

    Are police informant contracts subject to the PRA?

    […] provision of the Act or other law exempts them from disclosure. The exemption that seems most immediately relevant is the police investigatory records exemption, Gov’t Code § 6254(f), which exempts "any investigatory or security files compiled by any other state or local police agency."  However, the record at issue must actually be part of the […]

    April 27, 2016

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    Criminal case files and the Public Records Act

    […] to defense his case. http://www.centralcallegal.org/ccls/index.php The Public Records Act, which governs the public's access to records in California, generally exempts investigatory records from disclosure. Gov't Code § 6254(f). However, basic information about an incident must be disclosed, such as "the time, substance, and location of all complaints or requests for assistance received by the agency […]

    July 19, 2012

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    How Do I Request 911 Call Transcripts?

    […] 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 files from the public, even after the investigation is over. Rivero v. Superior Court, 54 […]

    March 25, 2020

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    Police deny request for 911 tape

    […] crime and the department's response thereto." Haynie v. Superior Court, 26 Cal. 4th 1061, 1064 (2001). The Supreme Court held that the exemption in Government Code section 6254(f) for "records of investigations," like the exemption in the same section for "records of complaints" to law enforcement, allows law enforcement to withhold the records completely. Law […]

    December 30, 2011

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

    We can provide you with general information about the CPRA and its enforcement. As you are aware, Cal. Gov. Code § 6254(f) allows law enforcement agencies to disclose certain details contained in records of complaints to "the victims of an incident, or an authorized representative thereof, an insurance carrier against which a claim has been […]

    January 20, 2021