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    CPRA Police Records

    Who is allowed to access arrest records?

    I submitted a request for  arrest and incident reports from a police department for a case involving my client but I got a call from someone in the Records Department who said that I needed to submit signed authorization from my client. Is that the case in your practice?

    October 25, 2011

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    CPRA Police Records

    Should I need authorization to access arrest records?

    I submitted a request arrest and incident reports from a police department for a case involving my client but I got a call from someone in the Records Department who said that I needed to submit signed authorization from my client. Is that the case in your practice?

    November 22, 2011

  • Asked and Answered

    CPRA

    How long does the agency have to reply to my records request?

    […] respond within ten days. Please keep in mind that if the agency responds that the records are not disclosable under the Act, it must state the specific exemption it is invoking, and how that exemption applies. Gov't Code § 6253(c). If an agency refuses to provide records under the Act, the ultimate recourse is […]

    January 19, 2012

  • Asked and Answered

    CPRA

    How to access Health & Safety building layout plans

    I need copies of site plans and store layout plans for evidence in a Planning Commission Appeal. I am aware of Health & Safety Code Section 19851 requiring permission from an architect. However, how does the Records Act affect 19851. Is my assumption that the City needs to disclose emails on specific subjects correct?

    August 17, 2011

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    FOIA

    Does Excessive Redaction of FOIA Requested Documents Constitute Censorship?

    […] the requestor.  5 U.S.C. § 552(a)(6).  If an agency denies an individual’s FOIA request, it must state the reason for the denial, including identifying and stating how claimed exemptions apply to the records requested, and give the individual an opportunity to appeal the decision.  5 U.S.C. § 552(a)(6). Before appealing, the requesting individual may request […]

    February 27, 2018

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    CPRA Police Records

    Trying to gain access to police records on musician’s unresolved cause of death

    I have been trying to get information regarding the death of a musician-songwriter for a few years now. He died in 2003 from stab wounds and his case was declared inconclusive by the police, and has remained open since. The police has never been able to determine if it was a suicide or a […]

    April 13, 2012

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    CPRA First Amendment Police Records

    Police say daily crime logs can’t be released to the public

    I have been seeking release of daily crime logs through the Police Department, preferably the day they are issued. The log is maintained by a patrol officer for 24-hour periods between 4 a.m. and 4 a.m. and through CPRA request have successfully obtained past logs electronically in .doc or .pdf format. However, the department […]

    June 17, 2016

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    CPRA

    Denied access to county’s seismic studies

    […] 1386 (2001) (newspaper successfully sued transportation agency for disclosure of public records). In order to justify withholding the documents you request, the agency must cite a specific exemption, and explain why it applies to the records you seek.Gov't Code § 6253(c). In addition to some of the specific exemptions that agencies invoke in justifying […]

    September 29, 2011

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    CPRA

    City Hall withholding excessive water users’ ID info

     I cover city council meetings for a weekly newspaper in Northern California. City Hall will not release names or addresses for those exceeding city water rationing requirements. The city is in a declared water emergency. I can get a list of high users identified as residential or business water users like motels or restaurants, […]

    July 14, 2014