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DA Office Complaint Records

[…] the CPRA, records in the possession of public entities are presumed to be public unless one of the Act's enumerated exceptions to disclosure applies. Government Code section 6254(f) sets forth the so-called "law enforcement" exemption, which allows law enforcement agencies to withhold, among other things, records of complaints and investigatory records. This exemption does not, […]

June 14, 2009
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CPRA Police Records

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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CPRA

Can I access documents from State License Board investigation?

[…] local investigatory files for licensing purposes are generally exempt from disclosure under California’s Public Records Act, and remain exempt even after the investigation is over. Gov’t Code 6254(f). The First Amendment Coalition has a primer on Accessing Public Records: The California Public Records Act, which may be helpful to you: . Bryan Cave LLP is […]

February 23, 2015
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CPRA Police Records

Investigative and disciplinary records pertaining to police officers

[…] contains an exemption for records of investigations conducted by state or local police agencies, as well as documents in a policy agency's investigatory files.(Cal. Government Code section 6254(f)).In addition, as you may already know, obtaining disciplinary records concerning a police officer is not a simple matter. The Public Records Act provides that "records the […]

June 14, 2009
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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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CPRA

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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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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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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How Do I Access Decades-Old 911 Audios?

[…] to 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 […]

September 24, 2021