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    CPRA

    CPRA request won’t be fulfilled unless we show documents we’ve already received

    […] messages contained on personal devices such as smartphones are subject to disclosure under the Act. The issue was litigated in 2013, and in a trial court victory for government transparency, the judge ruled that the Act applies to government officials’ emails and texts about government business, even if such messages were sent or received using […]

    June 16, 2016

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    Brown Act

    Recording Meetings without Informing/Consent

    […] initial question would be whether the Board of Directors of a homeowners' association is covered by the Brown Act.  I doubt that it is.  If it is, Government Code § 54953.4 would allow you to tape the meeting without permission unless the Board finds that the taping cannot continue without creating so much noise […]

    June 14, 2009

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    CPRA

    Is a school caretakers’s security camera subject to CPRA?

    […] are two methods by which you, as a member of the public, can request and access records.  First, you can request to inspect records in person by invoking Government Code § 6253(a), which provides, "  records are open to inspection at all times during the office hours of the state or local agency and every person […]

    September 10, 2016

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    CPRA

    Who can request documents under the CPRA?

     Does the California Public Records Act require residency in California to access documents or are they available to visitors from out of state?  Does the CPRA provide a request process?  If so, is it mandatory?

    September 19, 2012

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    CPRA

    Public Availability and Destruction of Temporary or Handwritten Notes

    I'm sorry you are having difficulty with your Public Records Act ("PRA") request.  One provision of the PRA of which you should be aware is Government Code section 6253.1, which provides: 6253.1. (a) When a member of the public requests to inspect a public record or obtain a copy of a public record, the […]

    June 14, 2009

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    Brown Act

    Proprietary information in the public record

    The city council appointed a Taser task force. The City Attorney's office regularly reminded the task force that it was subject to the Brown Act. I recorded the public meetings on video, and uploaded to YouTube part of a presentation by a consultant for Taser Intl., given at one of the meetings. Now YouTube […]

    June 14, 2009

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    CPRA Police Records

    Obtaining Copies of Police Reports Relating to a Minor

    […] Records Act ("CPRA").  Under the CPRA, records in the possession of public entities are presumed to be public unless one of the Act's 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 sheriff's office) to withhold, among other things, records […]

    June 14, 2009

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    CPRA

    How Long Do Agencies Have to Keep Records?

    […] is to provide for disclosure.").  Instead, an agency's obligation to retain records are addressed by a variety of record retention laws. For example, Section 34090 of the Government Code provides for the lawful destruction of city records in certain circumstances: Unless otherwise provided by law, with the approval of the legislative body by resolution […]

    June 14, 2009

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    Brown Act

    Describing a closed session

    Government Code section 54954.2(a) provides that at least 72 hours prior to a regular meeting, the body must post an agenda containing a brief general description of each item to be discussed or transacted at the meeting, including items to be discussed in closed session. A "brief general description," as the term indicates, […]

    June 14, 2009