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Can public access city’s internal investigation report?

The Public Records Act requires that for any request made in writing, the agency must indicate in writing the specific exemption it is claiming that justifies non-disclosure.Govt. Code 6253(b), 6255(a), (b). If the agency to which you made your request has not done so, it may be worth asking them to provide that very […]

October 27, 2011
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CPRA

What are my rights when the Legislature’s Rules Committees haven’t responded to my request for legislative records for more than 10 days?

[…] any legislative record from inspection, the committee must justify in writing within four working days of the request that the record in question falls under an express exemption or demonstrate that withholding the record serves the public interest and clearly outweighs the public interest served by disclosure. Govt. Code § 9074. If the Legislature […]

March 6, 2025
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CPRA

Can’t flush out City’s drainage report

[…] other law exempts them from disclosure. Of course, there are numerous exemptions that the City might invoke in responding to a records request, including the Act's "catch-all" exemption, contained in Government Code § 6255(a). This exemption states that in order to justify withholding a record, the agency must show that "on the facts of […]

May 4, 2011
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CPRA

Should I be allowed to access a report in draft form?

[…] records clearly outweighs the public interest in disclosure." Govt. Code Section 6454(a). Although some government personnel mistakenly believe that any "draft" document is automatically subject to this exemption, reading the text of the statute itself indicates that the exemption only applies if: (1) the document is a preliminary draft, note, or memorandum; (2) the […]

March 29, 2012
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CPRA School Records

Accessing a school district’s settlement agreements

[…] disclosure under the Public Records Act. Although it should generally be possible to draft a settlement agreement without including material so sensitive that it qualifies for an exemption from disclosure under the PRA, it is conceivable that a settlement agreement might contain material legitimately exempt from disclosure under state or federal law. Yet even […]

January 20, 2012
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CPRA

CPRA Exemptions for Drafts

[…] it would not be provided until it is completed. In actuality, this is supposedly ready to go to the Planning Commission in two weeks. This all seems like a delay tactic. Have read your answers about reports in draft form. This response does not seem to meet the exemption requirements. Thank you for any clarification.

April 2, 2018
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CPRA

City study taken off website after one day

[…] public interest in disclosure."Govt. Code section 6454(a). Note that there are several importantcriteria that a record has to meet before an agency may withhold it under this exemption. First, the record has to be a preliminary draft,note, or memorandum. Second, the record has to be one that the agency would not normally retain in […]

March 23, 2010
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CPRA

Are Emails Between Political Officials and Third Parties a Public Record in California?

[…] in these emails was designated confidential and proprietary by a third party, publishing the emails could result in copyright infringement, and the emails include pre-decisional documents like drafts. To what extent are email exchanges between political officials and third parties subject to California Public Records Act requests, considering they "relate to the conduct of […]

March 30, 2020
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CPRA

Trying To Access Autopsy Records Of Mass Shooting Victims

[…] having difficulty obtaining the autopsy records from the reported mass shooting in Thousand Oaks on November 7-8, 2018. My understanding is Autopsy Records are public records in the State of California. How do I force the Medical Examiner's hand? I've been asking about these since November. They don't even cite an exemption from the PRA.

April 1, 2020
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CPRA

Personal privacy exemption for public college dean

[…] has cited two separate reasons for withholding the records that you seek, each of which deserves some explanation. With respect to Gov't Code § 6254(c), this particular exemption is known as the "personnel exemption," and is routinely invoked when the public agency believes a request seeks information pertaining to identifiable public officials or employees […]

October 17, 2013