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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) 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 ...
- 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.
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August, 2004. I. OVERVIEW. 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.
This guide provides the basics of the PRA, information on responding to public records requests, judicial review and remedies, records management, and more. This publication is provided for general information only and is not offered or intended as legal advice.
The California Public Records Act (California Government Code §§6250-6276.48) covers the arrest and booking records of inmates in the State of California jails and prisons, which are not covered by First Amendment rights (freedom of speech and of the press). Public access to arrest and booking records is seen as a critical safeguard of liberty.
Freedom of information in the United States relates to the public's ability to access government records, meetings, and other information. In the United States, freedom of information legislation exists at all levels of government: federal level, state level, and local level.
Aug 1, 2023 · B. “Public records” is broadly defined The definition of public records in the PRA includes most documents generated or used by the government. 2. C. Numerous exemptions The PRA is subject to numerous exemptions. There are a number of categorical exemptions in Government Code sections 7923.600 through 7929.610, which are often invoked by ...
