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    CPRA Police Records

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

    […] local police agency, or any investigatory or security files compiled by any other state or local agency for correctional, law enforcement, or licensing purposes." Gov't Code § 6254(f). It is not clear why citations for violations of the vehicle code would fall under this exemption, however. As a final note, to the extent relevant records […]

    September 10, 2014

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    CPRA Police Records

    Can I Use the CPRA to access investigative files?

    I am trying to get investigative records from California's Department of Consumer Affairs and the California Department of Justice for a complaint I am lodging against a former employer. How do I go about submitting such a request?

    March 26, 2015

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    CPRA Police Records

    City Surveillance Cameras and Public Records Law

    […] local police agency, or any investigatory or security files compiled by any other state or local agency for correctional, law enforcement, or licensing purposes. Gov't Code section 6254(f)." It is unclear from your email whether these surveillance cameras are maintained by the city's police department or the city itself.  If they are not "records of […]

    November 20, 2009

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    CPRA Police Records

    Public Record, and 911 Call Logs

    […] said that, in enacting the California Public Records Act (CPRA), "the state Legislature ... limited the CPRA's exemption for law enforcement investigatory files," in Government Code §  6254(f), "by requiring agencies to disclose specific information derived from the materials in investigatory files rather than the materials, themselves."  Thus, the Court said, the "required disclosures of […]

    June 14, 2009

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    CPRA Police Records

    Police Reports, Public Record

    […] a witness or other person involved in the investigation, or unless disclosure would endanger the successful completion of the investigation or a related investigation."  Govt. Code Section 6254(f). In other words, although you cannot force the police to provide you with a copy of the actual police report, they should provide you the information listed […]

    June 14, 2009

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    CPRA Newsgathering Police Records

    Police blotters and the CPRA

    […] said that, in enacting the California Public Records Act (CPRA), "the  state Legislature ... limited the CPRA's exemption for law enforcement investigatory files," in Government Code §  6254(f), "by requiring agencies to disclose specific information derived from the materials in investigatory files rather than the materials, themselves."  Thus, the Court said, the "required disclosures of […]

    June 14, 2009

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    CPRA

    Dairy Plant Inspection Records

    […] if the daily inspection records are maintained for enforcement or license purposes by the Department of Food and Agriculture, they are probably exempt from disclosure under Government Code section 6254(f) of the California Public Records Act.  But if these inspections are routinely done and the reports are not created for an specific enforcement or licensing purpose (ie, […]

    June 14, 2009

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    CPRA Police Records

    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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    CPRA Police Records

    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