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    CPRA Police Records

    Traffic Citations and the CPRA

    […] an "arrest" per se since the violator has, in essence, been detained and released on the spot or if they would be considered part of an " investigative" file. If you believe that they can and or have been released in the past I’m assuming one would word the request such that any confidential […]

    June 14, 2009

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    CA Police Deny CPRA Request on Six-Month Old Case

    Unfortunately, law enforcement would likely be given a fair bit of discretion in taking the position that releasing records under 6254(f) "would endanger the safety of a person involved in an investigation or…the successful completion of the investigation or a related investigation." Gov. Code § 6254(f). If it is factually implausible that the investigation has […]

    April 11, 2018

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    Denied access to file detailing code violations

    […] a public record and must be disclosed to the public upon request unless a provision of the PRA exempts it from disclosure. Govt. Code § 6252-6253. Section 6254(f) of the PRA exempts from disclosure: "ecords of complaints to, or investigations conducted by, or records of intelligence information or security procedures of, the office of the […]

    December 26, 2011

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    Boating Accidents and the CPRA

    […] agencies are presumptively available for public inspection and copying unless one of the Act's exemptions applies.  In this case, the Sheriff's department is probably relying on section 6254(f), which exempts "records of investigations" as well as "investigatory files."  Unfortunately, the exemption continues to apply even after an investigation has been completed. That said, the sheriff's […]

    June 14, 2009

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    CPRA Police Records

    Police refuse to release report on shooting

    […] or local police agency, or any investigatory or security files compiled by any other state or local agency for correctional, law enforcement, or licensing purposes."Govt. Code § 6254(f) (see below in green for entire text of provision). This exemption is fairly broad and generally makes it difficult to obtain police investigation records.While it is not […]

    October 31, 2011

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    CPRA Newsgathering

    Dental Board of California & the CPRA

    […] CPRA request for reports of dental complications pursuant to the Business and Professions Code 1680(z)(1-3). The Board maintains that these records are exempt under Government Code Section 6254(f). The Board contends that these reports are exempt because they are complaints or investigations compiled for licensing purposes. I believe the Board is wrong for two reasons: i) […]

    April 19, 2016

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    CA Medical Board non-responsive to PRA request

    […] and the document they sent had whole sections missing and a number of individual pages (there were a few pages marked with redactions). Their legal council just keeps quoting 6254(f) as the reason they're not providing some of them. I don't feel like that fulfills what the law says they have to provide. 6254(f) is not a reason, it's just […]

    September 11, 2016

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    CPRA Police Records

    How can I get the police dept. to release a shooting report?

    […] or local police agency, or any investigatory or security files compiled by any other state or local agency for correctional, law enforcement, or licensing purposes."Govt. Code § 6254(f) (see below in green for entire text of provision). This exemption is fairly broad and generally makes it difficult to obtain police investigation records.While it is not […]

    September 30, 2011

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    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