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How to access arrest warrants

[…] method through which arrest warrants must be made available.It sounds like the county is willing to make the warrants available as a public record under the Public Records Act but is claiming limitations in the way a particular warrant may be identified. Note that it may be that arrest warrants are also considered judicial […]

July 8, 2011
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Accessing county’s payments to a doctor now under arrest for molestation

I am a journalist and victims advocate. I wanted to know about whether it was possible to get records of payments made by all County agencies--including the District Attorney’s office--to a child psychiatrist. The psychiatrist was arrested for molesting hundreds of boys and was under contract to the courts for four decades. We have […]

November 12, 2011
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What does the CPRA say about an agency charging a $48 “clerical fee”?

I'm interested in getting some feedback from someone a little more experienced at filing public records act requests. I'm a little suspicious of the Department of Fair Employment and Housing charging a $48 "clerical fee"although their invoice does not list the amount of pages or mailing fee, implying the search has not yet been done. The request […]

September 15, 2015
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How do I challenge the results of a public records act request?

I am working with a community organization that has filed public records requests with the School District asking for certain data pertaining to enrollment statistics for a subset of their total population. We have reason so believe that the information they have provided is inaccurate. One indicator, for example, is that they have provided […]

February 10, 2017
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Under CPRA, do I have a right to know who issued a citation?

Under California's Public Records Act, "any writing containing information relating to the conduct of the public's business prepared, owned, used, or retained by any state or local agency regardless of physical form or characteristics" is presumptively subject to inspection and copying by any member of the public. Gov't Code §§ 6252(e), 6253. In order […]

September 10, 2014
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University fails to make good faith effort to respond to records request

As you may know, California's Public Records Act provides that public records -- which include "any writing containing information relating to the conduct of the public's business prepared, owned, used, or retained by any state or local agency regardless of physical form or characteristics," Gov't Code § 6252(e) -- are presumed to be open […]

February 3, 2011
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Writer denied access to coroner’s report on 1947 Black Dahlia case

From your inquiry I understand that you have submitted a California Public Records Act request to the LAPD for its file on the case and the LAPD has refused to disclose records to you under Cal. Gov’t Code § 6254(f). As you know, police investigatory records are generally exempt under the California Public Records […]

June 10, 2015
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September 5, 2025
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Request for advisory committee’s documents denied

As it sounds like you are aware, under the Act, public records -- which include "any writing containing information relating to the conduct of the public's business prepared, owned, used, or retained by any state or local agency regardless of physical form or characteristics," Gov't Code § 6252(e) -- are presumed to be open […]

August 3, 2011
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Accessing Information from ICE

The Privacy Act does not provide a basis for withholding records which an agency would otherwise be required to disclose under FOIA. The Act does a number of things (for instance, it not only prohibits the release of certain records, but also affirmatively requires agencies to provide individuals access to records concerning them), but […]

June 14, 2009