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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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Brown Act

Videotaped of open meeting and reproduction

The Brown Act, in Government Code section 54953.5, only requires that the board make the tape available for "inspection" in its offices without charge on a tape recorded provided by the board. It does not say anything about obtaining a copy of the tape. However, the section also says that the tape shall be […]

June 14, 2009
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Brown Act

University of California Press

[…] of decisions taken 40 years ago, or even 10 years ago. If the records still exist, any formal minutes may be public records subject to disclosure under Government Code section 6250 et seq. However, any notes or memos that are not normally retained in the ordinary course of business would be exempt from disclosure, […]

June 14, 2009
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CPRA School Records

Public official’s email communications

June 14, 2009
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Brown Act

Posting agendas and notification of action in special/closed sessions

[…] or (2) simply sue to have a court declare that the board violated the Brown Act and enjoin it from doing so in the future. See California Government Code sections 54960, 54960.1. Please note that "any interested person" can pursue these remedies. If you take the former course in an effort to obtain a […]

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

Economic Interest Disclosure Statements

[…] to file a lawsuit to get a response and then get some of what you are asking for, you should be entitled to your attorneys fees under Government Code section 6259, which requires that "[t]he court shall award court costs and reasonable attorneys fees to the plaintiff should the plaintiff prevail in litigation filed pursuant to this […]

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

DA Office Complaint Records

[…] those records. Under the CPRA, records in the possession of public entities are presumed to be public unless one of the Act's enumerated exceptions to disclosure applies. Government Code section 6254(f) sets forth the so-called "law enforcement" exemption, which allows law enforcement agencies to withhold, among other things, records of complaints and investigatory records. […]

June 14, 2009
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CPRA Police Records School Records

College Campus Police Blotter

[…] under the CPRA, although the CPRA would apply to such records to the extent the police working on the campus are members of local police departments. However, Government Code section 6254(f) sets forth the so-called "law enforcement" exemption, which allows police agencies to withhold investigatory records. This exemption does not, on the other hand, […]

June 14, 2009