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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 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

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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Trying to access the transcript of a 911 call

[…] not the 9-1-1 transcript (or tape) should be released will depend on whether it is considered "investigatory." The investigatory records exemption of the PRA, Gov’t Code § 6254(f)(2), allows police and other investigatory agencies to withhold investigatory files from the public, even after the investigation is over. See, e.g., Rivero v. Superior Court, 54 […]

June 16, 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

Releasing settlement information on a public employee’s termination

[…] employee, and it was recommended that she be fired immediately. Apparently, the DA declined to prosecute, but I am told by an excellent source that an exhaustive investigative report was prepared by the investigator. I need help in getting information describing the "incidents," and getting a copy of the investigative report that lead to […]

June 14, 2009
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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

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
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CPRA Police Records

Criminal Records and the CPRA

[…] Act ("PRA"), 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 police agencies to withhold investigatory records, even if the investigation has been concluded. Notwithstanding this exemption, a law […]

June 14, 2009