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    CPRA

    Are oral CPRA requests permitted?

    I'm new to public records laws in California, and curious if you can help. What is the requirement in California for initiating that inquiry? Do I need to send a written request, or is a verbal request deemed to have the same weight?

    June 14, 2009

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    CPRA

    Administrative hearing transcripts

    I attended a hearing in my city regarding a canine noise level complaint.  The hearing officer/judge found for the plaintiffs. Because of various oddities related to the hearing and the ruling, I determined that I needed to file an appeal.  The administrative hearing is not appeal-able so that means I need to file a […]

    June 14, 2009

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    CPRA

    Accessing the California Commission on Judicial Performance

    […] a California Superior Court judge with the California Commission on Judicial performance. That agency stated that we filed a complaint that was well presented. Initially they asked for more background information and said they would review the complaint if we provided that information. After providing further proof that numerous violations of the judicial code […]

    June 14, 2009

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    CPRA Police Records

    Accessing Police Reports on Investigations

    […] public entities are presumed to be public unless one of the Act's enumerated exceptions to disclosure applies. Government Code section 6254(f) sets forth the so-called "law enforcement" exemption, which allows law enforcement agencies (such as a city police department) to withhold, among other things, records of complaints and investigatory records.  This exemption does not, […]

    June 14, 2009

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    CPRA Police Records

    Accessing Police Reports

    […] Act, the public has a presumptive right of access to records maintained by government agencies, and may inspect or copy those records unless one of the Act's exemptions applies.  One of those exemptions, found at Government Code section 6254(f), relates to police reports.  In a case called Williams v. Superior Court, 5 Cal. 4th […]

    June 14, 2009

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    CPRA

    Accessing Field Interrogation Cards

    I work for a law enforcement agency. I have been requested by a property management security company to search our database for all events and contacts pertaining to an individual who is a transient and a nuisance to their complex. The security company is in the process of obtaining a "Stay Away Order" and […]

    June 14, 2009

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    CPRA

    Accessing bids for public contracts

    I have submitted a request for public records to an irrigation district, consisting of several documents but most importantly a copy of a publicly read proposal turned in my another contractor.  The irrigation district’s general counsel refused the request and quoted Times Mirror v. Superior Court. Public bids are read aloud at the time of […]

    June 14, 2009

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    Court Records

    Accessing adoption records

    […] report to the court from any investigating agency, or power of attorney or deposition or any portion of any of these documents, except in exceptional circumstances and for good cause approaching the necessitous. The petitioner may be required to pay the expenses for preparing the copies of the documents to be inspected. (b) Upon […]

    June 14, 2009

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    Brown Act

    Access to agenda attachments

    […] the meeting under Government section 54954.2(a)), or when it is distributed to a majority of the legislative body, whichever is first.  The agency may charge a fee for mailing the materials, not to exceed the cost of providing the mailing service.Government Code Section 54954.1 provides as follows:Any person may request that a copy of […]

    June 14, 2009