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CPRA Police Records

How can I gain access to my UC police records?

[…] applicable exemption, and explain how the exemption applies to the specific situation. Bryan Cave LLP is general counsel for the First Amendment Coalition and responds to First Amendment Coalition 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.

September 19, 2013
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First Amendment Protest Rights

Each year police place greater limitations on my annual protest

The issue of to what extent the government may limit a request for a protest permit requires a complicated an highly contextual analysis that is unfortunately beyond the scope of the services offered by this hotline. As a very general matter, the government can impose reasonable and content-neutral time, place and matter restrictions on […]

October 18, 2013
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CPRA

Are jail visitor sign-in logs public documents?

The right to inspect jail visitor sign-in logs would come from California's Public Records Act, which provides, generally speaking, that writings created or used by government agencies in California are presumptively open to public inspection and copying unless a specific exemption of the PRA applies. If the "no" you refer to was in response […]

November 17, 2009
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CPRA School Records

Request to School District for Records Refused

When an agency fails to provide requested records that you believe are subject to public disclosure, Government Code section 6259 allows you to file a lawsuit. Lawsuits to enforce the CPRA are usually initiated by a verified petition (i.e., a request filed under oath) that asks the court to issue a "writ of mandate." […]

May 29, 2018
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CPRA

Withholding of Juveniles’ Names in Police Records

[…] by other laws including, but not limited to, Section 841.5 of the Penal Code, Section 11167 et seq. of the Penal Code, and Section 6254 of the Government Code." None of these restrict release of the name of a deceased minor victim -- 841.5 prohibits release of a victim's or witnesses' address to a […]

June 14, 2009
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CPRA

Public Comment on Public Contracts

[…] is an official state historic resource) does not have to be revealed until the negotiations are complete, and if I read correctly there is time before the actual AWARD of the contract and the negotiation. Do you know what that time period is? I am trying to ascertain the affects of the development on […]

June 14, 2009
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Brown Act

Open meeting law and homeowners associations

With respect to the website, agenda notices need only be posted in some place "freely accessible to members of the public" under Government Code section 54954.2. There is no requirement that this location be the PML website. However, based on your description, it sounds like the agenda may not have provided adequate notice. The […]

June 14, 2009
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CPRA

Golden Gate Bridge suicide records

[…] being relevant to a claim or litigation does NOT mean that it is exempt from disclosure under the Public Records Act. The exemption for pending litigation (in Government Code section 6254(b)) only applies to documents the District acquires or prepares in the litigation process, not for documents that pre-date any litigation and were not […]

June 14, 2009
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CPRA

Dairy Plant Inspection Records

[…] question is that if the daily inspection records are maintained for enforcement or license purposes by the Department of Food and Agriculture, they are probably exempt from disclosure under Government Code section 6254(f) of the California Public Records Act. But if these inspections are routinely done and the reports are not created for an specific enforcement […]

June 14, 2009
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CPRA

Court Employee Anonymity

[…] quotation omitted). In light of the many policy reasons the courts have recognized for treating the names of public employees as public information -- including accountability of government -- there is a good argument that generic concerns about privacy or security should trump the constitutional or common law right of access to the names […]

June 14, 2009