Laws about Open Government and Public Records in California

California Public Records Act FAQs - POST - CA.gov

The California Public Records Act (CPRA) was passed by the California Legislature in 1968 for government agencies and requires that government records be ...

Public Records Act

The California Public Records Act (PRA) provides for a right of access to public records and other information.

California Public Records Act Information (CPRA) | Shafter CA

The purpose of the Act is to give the public access to information that enables them to monitor the functioning of their government.

California Public Records Act and CA Open Meeting Laws

Similar to FOIA, the California Public Records Act (CPRA) allows anyone to make a request to the California government for information not available via the ...

A GUIDE TO THE CALIFORNIA PUBLIC RECORDS ACT

The California Public Records Act1 (the “Act”) is an indispensable component of California's commitment to open government. The purpose of the Act is to ...

Summary of the California Public Records Act 2004

However, some confidentiality provisions are incorporated by reference to other laws. Also, the CPRA provides for a general balancing test by which an agency ...

California FOIA Laws - National Freedom of Information Coalition

One should allow 10 days for an agency to comply with a records request. Calif. Public Records Act: Gov't Code §6250-6268. Exempt: Law enforcement ...

California Public Records Act - Wikipedia

The law is similar to the Freedom of Information Act, except that "the people have the right of access to information concerning the conduct of the people's ...

Requesting Government Records: California Public Records Act

Some of the key exemptions can be found in California Government Code sections 7923.60-7929.610. A list of other California statutes that exempt ...

CALIFORNIA'S PUBLIC RECORDS ACT - OCDE

The California Supreme Court said that open access to government records is essential to verify that government officials are acting responsibly and held ...

Open Government Guide California - Reporters Committee

Public records are broadly defined to include "any writing containing information relating to the conduct of a public's business prepared, owned, used, or ...

California Public Records Act Primer - First Amendment Coalition

The PRA also includes a provision exempting records the disclosure of which is exempted or prohibited under federal or other state law. Government Code section ...

California Public Records Act - Oakland City Attorney

(e) “Public records” includes any writing containing information relating to the conduct of the public's business prepared, owned, used, or retained by any ...

California Public Records Act

The California Public Records Act (PRA) was adopted to foster transparency, accountability, and greater public access to government records.

California Public Records Act - Ballotpedia

The entire judicial branch of the government is not covered under CPRA. However, there are some other common law understandings, federal law and other ...

Open Government Laws - Oakland City Attorney

The California State Legislature adopted the Public Records Act (click on California Law, Government Code, Sections 6250 – 6277) in 1975 and included all ...

California Public Records Act New Legislation

AB 1819 amends Government Code section 6253 to say that a requester, who inspects a public record on the premises of the public agency ...

California voters could force more sunlight on public records

Californians have a legal right to “information concerning the conduct of the people's business,” but actually getting those public records is ...

California Public Records Guide - MuckRock

Rather than extend towards all records created by an agency, the law stipulates that the records must be “relating to the conduct of the public's business,” and ...

California Public Records Act - Riverside County Sheriff

(Gov Code § 6250) The purpose of the CPRA is to safeguard the accountability of government to the public. (Rogers v. Superior Court (1993) 19 cal. App. 4th 469) ...