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    CPRA

    What is a Reasonable Fee

    The County of Riverside Environmental Health Dept. is charging $213 each for providing lists of generators, underground storage tanks, and other public records regarding the storage and use of hazardous materials.  The total charge for the six lists is $1,278.00.  The County Attorney will not waive the fees, stating they were established by the […]

    June 14, 2009

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    CPRA

    Water Usage Records

    […] public is entitled to that information under the California Public Records Act (PRA).  If you have not already done so, I suggest you submit a PRA request for the records you seek.  A sample PRA request is available on CFAC's website at: http://firstamendmentcoalition.org/cpra-primer/sample-cpra-request-letter/. With respect to whether the agency is obligated to search for […]

    June 14, 2009

  • Asked and Answered

    CPRA

    Traffic Accident and DMV Records

    […] $750 in damages to property, injury, or fatality is required to have a SR-1 form filled out and filed. The document states its a public document available for review and the Vehicle Code lists five portions available for review "upon request", but the DMV is saying its only for review by the parties involved […]

    June 14, 2009

  • Asked and Answered

    CPRA

    State Agency Test Results

    I am requesting the results of a test from a state agency.  It appears the agency is declining my request not only for my results, but also to view the results of other candidates and also the decision process of the hiring manager.

    June 14, 2009

  • Asked and Answered

    First Amendment

    Threatened with expulsion for posting on public college online forum

    I posted some helpful information on a public college's online-class forum and was threatened with expulsion. The forum is in an asynchronous online class where any student is allowed to share; not in a class-assignment area. I need advice on how to protect myself.

    May 18, 2015

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    CPRA Police Records

    Disclosure of applicant information under PRA

    We're trying to request the applications of taxicab applicants to see if the regulatory body is discriminating. The public agency has redacted most of the applications for fear of a misdemeanor in releasing "convictions," (e.g. the agency maintains its own allegations of infractions and the applicants voluntarily submitted their place of doing business and […]

    March 22, 2016

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    First Amendment

    Can my High School Principal ban “furry culture” tails on campus?

    […] school has recently banned the use of "tails" on campus. "Tails" are a clothing accessory worn by those who identify with "furry" culture. Our tails are a form of expression, a way of saying "Hey, we're furries and we're proud. This tail represents my personality shape-wise and color-wise. There are many like it, but […]

    March 25, 2016

  • Asked and Answered

    CPRA

    Does the CPRA allow use of iPhone to photograph public records?

    The California Public Records Act (CPRA), in pertinent part, only requires that an agency's records be "open for inspection", Govt. Code section 6253(a), and that "upon request for a copy of records . . . [the agency] shall make the records promptly available upon payment of fees covering the direct costs of duplication, or […]

    January 9, 2013

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    CPRA Newsgathering Police Records

    Does the CPRA allow access to mugshots?

    Reporters in our news organization deal with several police departments who routinely deny requests for suspect mugshots. Most recently, a mug shot of a driver in a fatal 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 […]

    December 23, 2012