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The California Public Records Act (Statutes of 1968, Chapter 1473; currently codified as Chapter 3.5 of Division 7 of Title 1 of the California Government Code) [1] was a law passed by the California State Legislature and signed by governor Ronald Reagan in 1968 requiring inspection or disclosure of governmental records to the public upon ...
- August 29, 1968
The California Public Records Act (CPRA) is a series of laws designed to guarantee that the public has access to public records of governmental bodies in California. Statutes 6250 - 6270 define the law. When the law was passed, the California legislature prefaced it by saying, "...access to information concerning the conduct of the people's ...
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Legislation enacting the California Public R ecords Act (hereinafter, “CPRA”) was signed in 1968, culminating a 15-year-long effort to create a general records law for California. Previously, one was required to look at the law governing the specific type of record in question in order to determine its disclosability.
The Public Records Act (PRA) defines "public records" as "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." This guide provides the basics of the PRA, information on responding to public records ...
Cal. GOV Code § 7920.000 - 7920.000. This division shall be known and may be cited as the California Public Records Act. (Added by Stats. 2021, Ch. 614, Sec. 2. (AB 473) Effective January 1, 2022.
The California Public Records Act (Statutes of 1968, Chapter 1473; currently codified as Chapter 3.5 of Division 7 of Title 1 of the California Government Code) was a law passed by the California State Legislature and signed by governor Ronald Reagan in 1968 requiring inspection or disclosure of governmental records to the public upon request ...
California law, including the Public Records Act, permits the Secretary of State to charge a fee for providing copies of its records. However, in many circumstances, electronic copies of records can be provided at no cost. The Secretary of State will determine whether any fees must be collected prior to providing responsive records.
