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    Explainers

    […] any investigatory or security files compiled by any other state or local police agency for correctional, law enforcement, or licensing purposes." Govt. Code § 7923.600(a), formerly § 6254(f). A law enforcement agency's own investigatory records, such as its reports, notes & findings about alleged crimes, are generally exempt under § 7923.600. Haynie v. Superior Court, […]

    July 3, 2024

  • Handbooks

    Reporter’s Field Guide: Police Shootings

    […] note the CPRA has been renumbered since AB 748 passed. The content of the statute remains the same, but it is now Government Code Section 7923.625, not 6254(f)(4).) Up to a year from the date of a shooting, an agency can only delay release of critical incident recordings if it demonstrates release "would substantially […]

    September 8, 2025

  • Asked and Answered

    CPRA Police Records

    Accessing police Internal Affairs reports

    […] 6254.7, part of California's Public Records Act, relates to air pollution, housing code violations, and trade secrets, and is probably not the provision you have in mind.Section 6254(f), also part of the PRA, exempts from disclosure most records of investigations conducted by police agencies (see below for text of Section 6254(f)) That section does provide […]

    September 20, 2010

  • Asked and Answered

    First Amendment Newsgathering Police Records

    How much detail about the incident, offense, or arrest is the public entitled to under the law?

    […] was hoping to confirm the firearms' recovery through the police reports.) In response, the department said most of the information I was seeking was exempt pursuant to 6254(f). The department did provide two "Call summary" documents listing the incident number, time and location of the incident; as well as an arrest log showing the defendants' […]

    May 25, 2018

  • Asked and Answered

    CPRA

    Political Reform Act case records

    Under the California Public Records Act, certain law enforcement information can be properly withheld. Specifically, under California Government Code section 6254(f), records of complaints and investigations of law enforcement agencies may be withheld from the public. However, certain information is subject to disclosure under the California Public Records Act unless disclosure would endanger the safety […]

    June 14, 2009

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    Explainer

    […] any investigatory or security files compiled by any other state or local police agency for correctional, law enforcement, or licensing purposes." Govt. Code § 7923.600(a), formerly § 6254(f). A law enforcement agency’s own investigatory records, such as its reports, notes & findings about alleged crimes, are generally exempt under § 7923.600. Haynie v. Superior Court, […]

    September 5, 2025

  • Asked and Answered

    CPRA Newsgathering

    Accessing 911 Calls and Police Reports

    […] sample written request can be found at the following link: https://firstamendmentcoalition.org/cpra-primer/sample-cpra-request-letter/ The PRA exemption at issue for the records you seek is found at Government Code section 6254(f), which exempts from disclosure records of law enforcement complaints and investigations.   Although this section exempts the records themselves from disclosure, a police agency is nevertheless required to […]

    June 14, 2009