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    CPRA

    Request for advisory committee’s documents denied

    […] to permit an agency to delay or obstruct the inspection or copying of public records. The notification of denial of any request for records required by Section 6255 shall set forth the names and titles or positions of each person responsible for the denial."Gov't Code § 6253(d). Thus, the 10-day deadline is not a […]

    August 3, 2011

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    CPRA

    Documents relating to employment

    […] Code section 6254(c) exempts from disclosure "personnel, medical, or similar files, the disclosure of which would constitute an unwarranted invasion of privacy." In addition, Government Code section 6255 allows an agency to withhold other records upon showing that "on the facts of the particular case the public interest served by not disclosing the record […]

    June 14, 2009

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    CPRA

    Public Comment on Public Contracts

    […] 1065 (Cal. 2006), does not give guidance on this issue.  That case stands for the proposition that bids for public contracts are exempt from disclosure under § 6255 of the Public Records Act during the negotiation process.  While the court also stated that the agency must allow a reasonable time period between disclosure of […]

    June 14, 2009

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    CPRA

    Accessing DMV Files

    […] back its denial by citing an exemption in the PRA or other state or federal law allowing it to withhold the records you seek.  (Gov't code § 6255).  It is not clear whether the DMV has cited any applicable PRA exemption or other authority to justify the denial of your own driving record.  You […]

    June 14, 2009

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    CPRA

    Former State Employees and the CPRA

    […] record must include specific statutory authority for the denial, as well as the names and titles of the individuals responsible for the denial.  Govt Code Section 6253(c); 6255. Under the Public Records Act, if an agency continues to refuse access to public records, a civil lawsuit is an available remedy.  Govt Code Section 6258 […]

    June 14, 2009

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    CPRA

    Obtaining Procedures Manual

    […] "manual" that contains "law enforcement material" in the sense that it provides the agency's officers with "methods for enforcing the law" are exempt from disclosure under section 6255 of the PRA, which exempts records where the public interest in non-disclosure clearly outweighs the public interest in disclosure because, the court said, "t is an […]

    June 14, 2009

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    CPRA

    Can’t access documents because the staff member in possession is on extended vacation

    […] to permit an agency to delay or obstruct the inspection or copying of public records. The notification of denial of any request for records required by Section 6255 shall set forth the names and titles or positions of each person responsible for the denial." Gov't Code § 6253(d). Thus, the 10-day deadline is not […]

    October 5, 2011

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    CPRA

    Can my access to public records be limited to “by appt. only”?

    […] spending a lot of time inspecting the minutes of a local business improvement district. This week they changed their office hours from M-F 8:30-5:30 to be by appointment only, and this greatly limits my ability to look at documents in their office. Their staff is in the office during the old hours, but they […]

    August 26, 2016