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CPRA

UC keeps extending my records request without providing a reason

First let me extend the Coalition's sympathies for your recent loss. The Public Records Act, at Government Code section 6253(c), provides that "each agency, upon a request for a copy of records, shall, within 10 days from receipt of the request, determine whether the request, in whole or in part, seeks copies of disclosable […]

September 8, 2011
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CPRA

Public Agency claims investigation files are exempt PRA

[…] I was informed the case was closed. I asked for access to their files of the investigation and was informed that it was exempt from disclosure California Government Code § 6254 (f). My interpretation of the statute is that it refers to law enforcement alone and not every public agency. I have argued that […]

December 13, 2014
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CPRA Police Records

Can I access history of code violations using the CPRA?

[…] other state or local agency for correctional, law enforcement, or licensing purposes." Bryan Cave LLP is general counsel for the First Amendment Coalition and responds to FAC hotline inquiries. In responding to these inquiries, we can give general information regarding open government and speech issues but cannot provide specific legal advice or representation. Public Records

June 4, 2013
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CPRA

California Board of Equalization public access rules

Does the California Board of Equalization have any special exemptions or dispensations from the California public records act or public access to documents it archives?

January 7, 2011
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CPRA

Can I access data on corporations audited by the state?

[…] may however charge the requester for the costs associated with such compilation and extraction. Bryan Cave LLP is general counsel for the First Amendment Coalition and responds to FAC hotline inquiries. In responding to these inquiries, we can give general information regarding open government and speech issues but cannot provide specific legal advice or representation.

July 15, 2013
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CPRA

Can I access recordings made by the LA Dept. of Animal Services?

[…] 6252(g). Thus, presumptively the recording would be subject to disclosure, unless some exemption applies. Bryan Cave LLP is general counsel for the First Amendment Coalition and responds to FAC hotline inquiries. In responding to these inquiries, we can give general information regarding open government and speech issues but cannot provide specific legal advice or representation.

November 15, 2014
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First Amendment

Can businesses ban Google Glass?

Can businesses ban customers from wearing Google Glass while on their premises? So, not simply banning video recording, but the actual wearing of the device.

August 15, 2014
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CPRA

Can a private company profit by selling public information

[…] to get them for the costs of duplication directly from the agency. Holme Roberts & Owen LLP is general counsel for the First Amendment Coalition and responds to FAC hotline inquiries. In responding to these inquiries, we can give general information regarding open government and speech issues but cannot provide specific legal advice or representation.

December 21, 2011
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CPRA

Does city’s “fee schedule” for public records violate CPRA?

[…] will cost $1 per page and each additional page up to 50 pages will cost 25 cents per page. Requests that exceed 50 pages will be provided for the actual cost of commercial copying. Is this legal? I thought the PRA provided that an agency could only charge the actual cost of copying paper copies.

June 24, 2010
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CPRA Police Records

Can City Attorney Withhold 911 Call Transcripts?

[…] report a possible crime and the department's response thereto." Haynie v. Superior Court, 26 Cal. 4th 1061, 1064 (2001). The Supreme Court held that the exemption in Government Code section 6254(f) for "records of investigations," like the exemption in the same section for "records of complaints" to law enforcement, allows law enforcement to withhold […]

March 8, 2010