Write a review of FAC to help us keep our Top Rated Nonprofit status!

Search Results

Showing 91 - 100 of 1078 results

Asked and Answered

CPRA Police Records

Can law enforcement seal a search warrant that gathered evidence on a civil case?

[…] agency use a search warrant to gather evidence in an anticipated civil case? 2) Can that same agency seal a search warrant used solely to acquire information for an expected civil case? 3) Where can I find the law on this, so that I may reference it in conversations with this agency? Thank you […]

August 19, 2011
Asked and Answered

CPRA Newsgathering Police Records

Does the CPRA allow access to mugshots?

[…] hit and run case was requested. As they always do, the police department denied our request for the mug shot and offered this standard reasoning for the exemption: "Based on your request for ‘the mug shot of the suspect arrested this morning for the fatal hit and run,’ the City must deny your request […]

December 23, 2012
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?

I'm a journalist who filed a request for police reports with the Police Department, seeking information about certain incidents and arrests involving stolen firearms. When the records officer called me to clarify what kind of information I was seeking, I told her I wished to receive basic information — such time, date, location, etc. […]

May 25, 2018
Asked and Answered

CPRA

Accessing public employee timesheets

[…] record and must be disclosed to the public upon request unless a provision of the PRA exempts it from disclosure. Gov't Code Section 6252-6253. There is an exemption for "personnel" records that public agencies routinely invoke when they believe a request seeks information pertaining to identifiable public officials or employees that is private or […]

August 4, 2011
Asked and Answered

CPRA

Can I access attorney’s retainer agreement and invoices via the Public Records Act?

[…] district is using taxpayer dollars to defend the chief's portion of the CalPERS claim, I did a PRA request on to view a number of invoices paid for "legal expenses," and received no response. In reviewing the board's packet, I noticed another payment for a "consultant," so I sent my former PRA request again […]

July 2, 2015
Asked and Answered

CPRA

Are cast ballots public records?

I could not find any exemption in the CPRA itself that specifically applies to election ballots. However, there may be other laws, such as those found in either California or federal election statutes, which are incorporated into the CPRA under Government Code § 6254(k), that might prevent disclosure. I quickly searched the California Election Code […]

September 3, 2016
Asked and Answered

CPRA

California Driver’s License Numbers and the CPRA

[…] medical, or similar files, the disclosure of which would constitute an unwarranted invasion of personal privacy." Govt. Code § 6254(c). It is not clear, however, whether this exemption would apply to driver's license information for licensed businesses, as such records would not necessarily be "personnel, medical, or similar files," and the disclosure of the […]

June 14, 2009
Asked and Answered

CPRA

Is a Salary/Wage Review Really A “Trade Secret”?

[…] and discussing this report as a "trade secret." I have requested a copy of this report under the CPRA and was refused based on the trade secret exemption. Their response was, "Said records are not subject to public disclosure as they constitute valuable trade secrets of the District which if disclosed to competitors could […]

July 2, 2010
Asked and Answered

CPRA School Records

District denies teacher access to defaming emails

Under the Public Records Act (CPRA), a record prepared or maintained by a public agency is presumptively subject to disclosure, unless some exemption applies. Gov't Code § 6253(b). The Act does contain an exemption for "ersonnel, medical, or similar files, the disclosure of which would constitute an unwarranted invasion of personal privacy." Gov't Code […]

November 12, 2013
Asked and Answered

CPRA Police Records

Denied records of homicide investigation

[…] ultimately got to a Sergeant. He said it was largely a factor of time to redact any personal information of witnesses, etc. He would "try" to arrange for me to come in so he could verbally reveal information as he saw fit and that would not take up too much of his time. This […]

December 23, 2011