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 California Public Records Act requires state and local agencies to make their records available for public inspection, unless an exemption from disclosure applies. This bill would recodify and reorganize the provisions of the act.

SUMMARY CALIFORNIA PUBLIC RECORDS ACT GOVERNMENT CODE SECTION1 6250 ET SEQ. Legislation enacting the California Public Records Act (hereinafter, “CPRA”) was signed in 1968, culminating a 15-year-long effort to create a general records law for California.

The California Public Records Act (Statutes of 1968, Chapter 1473; currently codified as Division 10 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 request, unless ...

In enacting the California Public Records Act, the Legislature struck a balance between two competing, fundamental interests.

2024年5月20日 · The California Public Records Act (CPRA) was passed by the California Legislature in 1968 for government agencies and requires that government records be disclosed to the public, upon request, unless there are privacy and/or public safety exemptions which would prevent doing so.

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. Operative January 1, 2023, pursuant to Sec. 7931.000.) Disclaimer: These codes may not be the most recent version. California may have more current or accurate information.

Case law provides access to judicial records. – Provides public access to records of the federal government. explain that FOIA covers federal government records. explain that PRA covers California government records. provide records in accordance with PRA. Freedom of Information Act (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. Section 552.

2024年3月22日 · The California Public Records Act, which can be found at California Government Code sections 7920 - 7931, is the California law that provides the public the right to inspect and the right to promptly obtain copies of "public records."

Californians have the right under the state Public Records Act and the California Constitution to access public information maintained by local and state government agencies, including the Department of Justice.