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  • Asked and Answered

    CPRA

    DNA records

    I am the webmaster of a site tracking the case of a serial rapist/killer. I would like to gain access to the crime files of a local Sheriff's department regarding the killer. The statute of limitations on the rapes committed by this person expired over a decade ago. There is DNA information in the […]

    June 14, 2009

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    CPRA

    Duplication costs and “search fees”

    I recently filed a request with a number of local health departments in California for copies of the last two routine health inspection reports for certain restaurants in their respective jurisdictions.Several of these jurisdictions have sent me invoices which include "search" fees.For example, I filed a request with a Health Dept, and they sent […]

    June 14, 2009

  • Asked and Answered

    CPRA Police Records

    Missing persons report and the CPRA

    I plan on submitting a public records request for a missing persons report that was filed with a police department. The individual filed as a missing person was found dead a day later. Is such a record public, when it could possibly be evidence in a murder investigation? Such a report is filed with […]

    June 14, 2009

  • Asked and Answered

    CPRA

    Are emails sent to elected officials private or public?

    […] the GE itself asked residents to send the emails and is making policy decisions based on the emails. I guess it would seem there could be potential for abuse of the "system" if there were a "faction" of people who could anonymously send biased emails attempting to sway the council one way or the […]

    September 17, 2010

  • Asked and Answered

    Police Records

    How Can I Access Florida Police Body-Camera Videos?

    […] camera videos from a Florida law enforcement agency that have not been provided in response to a freedom of information act. Nor were they included in discovery for a criminal case. I believe there is damning evidence on the video of police misconduct, obstruction of justice, malicious prosecution et cetera. What are my options […]

    June 7, 2021

  • 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

  • Latest News

    Blog

    The Bryan Carmody Story In-Depth

    […] journalist Bryan Carmody, equipped with a sledgehammer and pickax that they used to try to batter down his front gate. Guns drawn, officers placed Carmody in handcuffs for hours while they raided his home and office, seizing a trove of electronic devices and other materials. The raid, part of an investigation into the leak […]

    September 3, 2019

  • Latest News

    Cases Press Release

    FAC sues Sonoma County to unlock secret Super Bowl promo deal

    […] persuading the tourism bureau to change its mind. But the bureau denied FAC’s request, which led to the filing of the lawsuit. Although the CPRA  provides an exemption for bona fide, legally enforceable "trade secrets," the information in Sonoma County’s Super Bowl contract can’t  meet the legal standard, according to FAC. "What could possibly […]

    February 4, 2016

  • Asked and Answered

    CPRA

    Does the PRA apply to community college records

    A recent student survey was conducted by my community college's general emailing service. Can I send a CPRA request form to the community college to receive the results of the survey?

    April 12, 2016

  • Latest News

    Cases Press Release

    FAC Sues San Francisco Police, Mayor Breed for Records Related to Raid on Journalist

    The First Amendment Coalition today continued its fight for transparency in the police raid on a San Francisco journalist, filing a lawsuit over city officials’ refusal to release public records. FAC sued the San Francisco Police Department and Mayor London Breed under the California Public Records Act and San Francisco Sunshine Ordinance, an effort […]

    August 21, 2019