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    CPRA Police Records

    Sheriff’s office denies access to 2004 arrest documents saying too much time has elapsed

    The availability of police records is governed by Govt. Code section 6254(f). That section defines both the records that law enforcement agencies may withhold from the public and what information it must extract from its records and provide to the public. Among the records exempt from disclosure are "records of . . . investigations conducted […]

    October 4, 2011

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    CPRA Police Records

    Are CPRA exemptions discretionary?

    […] such production would not be required. Given this, there may not be anything about the blanket policy denying access to police reports (which are explicitly exempted under 6254(f)) that is contrary to the Public Records Act. The fact that the City of Redondo Beach has chosen to adopt a more liberal access policy is great, […]

    August 21, 2012

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    CPRA Police Records

    Who is allowed to access arrest records?

    […] 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."Gov't Code Section 6254(f). While some information must be disclosed under the PRA, it may not be everything your client is looking for: Notwithstanding any other provision of this subdivision, state […]

    October 25, 2011

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    CPRA Police Records

    Should I need authorization to access arrest records?

    […] 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). While some information must be disclosed under the PRA, it may not be everything your client is looking for. Notwithstanding any other provision of this subdivision, state […]

    November 22, 2011

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    CPRA Police Records

    Police Call Logs and Public Records

    […] 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 Call and Arrest 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

    Obtaining Copies of Video

    […] copy of it through a PRA request.  Please note, the law enforcement agency may attempt to withhold the video pursuant to the law enforcement exemption under section 6254(f), which exempts "records of investigations" as well as "investigatory files" held by law enforcement agencies.  However, where, as here, the record was created for routine purposes, and […]

    June 14, 2009