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    CPRA

    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

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    CPRA Police Records

    Accessing Police Reports

    […] maintained by government agencies, and may inspect or copy those records unless one of the Act's exemptions applies.  One of those exemptions, found at Government Code section 6254(f), relates to police reports.  In a case called Williams v. Superior Court, 5 Cal. 4th 337 (1993), the California Supreme Court concluded that under 6254(f), a law […]

    June 14, 2009

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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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    CPRA Police Records

    Obtaining investigative files

    […] Government Code section 6254 of the California Public Records Act exempts certain categories of public records from disclosure, including certain law enforcement information. Specifically, California Government Code 6254(f) exempts from disclosure: "records of complaints to, or investigations conducted by, or records of intelligence information or security procedures of, the office of the Attorney General and […]

    June 14, 2009

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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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    CPRA Newsgathering Police Records

    Can I access driver ID’s from traffic-stop police reports?

    Unfortunately, under California’s Public Records Act, police "investigatory reports" are exempt from disclosure.  Gov’t Code § 6254(f) (exempting "any investigatory or security files compiled by any other state or local police agency").  Thus, it may be that reports compiled by the police pertaining to drivers driving on a suspended license could be exempt from disclosure, and […]

    April 16, 2015

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    CPRA Police Records

    How can I gain access to my UC police records?

    […] me to seek out someone who specializes in the CPRA and the IPA. The denial from the UC records management office reads as follows: As for any investigative records, supplementals or other records regarding the two police reports, it has been determined that there are no other documents that can be provided. Non-disclosure is […]

    September 19, 2013

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    CPRA Police Records

    Jail Files of Prisoner Suicide

    […] are presumptively available for public inspection and copying unless one of the Act's exemptions applies.  In this case, that exemption that likely applies is found in section 6254(f), which exempts "records of investigations" as well as "investigatory files" held by law enforcement agencies.  Unfortunately, the California Supreme Court has held that this exemption operates to […]

    June 14, 2009