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    CPRA FOIA Police Records

    Online arrest records no longer show violations

    […] from disclosure by section 6254, subdivision (f).  The amendments are in keeping with the original, shared purpose of the CPRA and FOIA to provide public access to government information."  S. Coast Newspapers v. City of Oceanside, 160 Cal.App.3d 261, 269 (1984). There may be temporal limits, however, to the release of such information. The […]

    November 17, 2009

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    CPRA

    Fees for “compiling” digital documents at UC?

    […] records to the CD is the same regardless of the number of pages produced. 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.

    May 15, 2012

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    Brown Act

    Is a city’s Building Board of Appeals a standing committee?

    […] members of the public should be given a fair chance to air their opinions. 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.

    August 14, 2013

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    CPRA

    As a retired public employee, can I access my payroll records using the CPRA?

    […] the IPA. Bryan Cave LLP is general counsel for the First Amendment Coalition and responds to FAC hotline inquiries. In responding to inquiries, we can give general information regarding open government and freedom of speech issues but cannot provide specific legal advice or representations. I apologize for the long delay in responding to your inquiry.

    May 16, 2012

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    CPRA Police Records

    Obtaining investigative files

    […] unlikely that the police agency will release, or allow you to see, the surveillance video they have confiscated in connection with their investigation about the fatal shooting.California Government Code section 6254 of the California Public Records Act exempts certain categories of public records from disclosure, including certain law enforcement information. Specifically, California Government Code […]

    June 14, 2009

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    CPRA

    Charged a fee for viewing documents? Is that legal?

    […] attorneys' fees are available should you be required to take court action. 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.

    May 4, 2011

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    CPRA First Amendment Newsgathering Police Records

    Investigative files and the CPRA

    The records you describe below are exempt from disclosure under the California Public Records Act. Unfortunately, Government Code section 6254(f) permits the government to withhold the following: "Records of complaints to, or investigations conducted by, or records of intelligence information or security procedures of, the office of the Attorney General and the Department of […]

    June 14, 2009

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    CPRA

    Individual accessing results on their own background check

    As you likely are aware of, California Government Code section 1031(d) provides that "peace officers" shall "[b]e of good moral character, as determined by a thorough background investigation."Section 1031.1 of the Government Code sets out the requirements facilitating this background investigation.In connection with conducting this investigation, law enforcement agencies often times require that the […]

    June 14, 2009

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    CPRA

    Duplication costs and “search fees”

    Under the California Public Records Act ( Government Code section 6250 et seq) a governmental entity is only entitled to the cost of running the copy machines and conceivably also the expense of the person operating it.The cost of duplication does not include the time spent retrieving, inspecting, and handling the file from which […]

    June 14, 2009