#Public rec code code#

#Public rec code code#

These include but are not limited to records containing personal identifying information (for example, medical information or, in most circumstances, a home address), records protected by an attorney-client privilege or deliberative-process privilege, and records where the public interest in withholding the records clearly outweighs the public interest in disclosing them.Īll information contained in a CPRA request, including a requester's information, is considered public record, and may be subject to public inspection, pursuant to Government Code section 6252(e). The California Government Code defines a public record 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.” The CPRA provides exemptions that give the City discretion to withhold certain sorts of records from production in whole or in part. The City responds to requests for public records pursuant to the California Public Records Act (CPRA), Government Code sections 6250 et seq. § 10-7-503(a)(7)(A)(vii)(b).The City of Los Angeles (City) is committed to transparent and open government practices. § 10-7-503(a)(7)(A)(vii)(a).Īlso, if a person makes a request for copies of a public record and, after copies have been produced, the person fails to pay the governmental entity the cost for producing such copies, the governmental entity is not required to comply with any public records request from the person until the person pays for such copies provided, that the person was provided with an estimate of costs for producing the copies prior to producing the copies and the person agreed to pay the estimated cost for such copies.

If a person makes two (2) or more requests to inspect public records within a six-month period and, for each request, the person fails to view the public record within fifteen (15) business days of receiving notification that the record is available for inspection, the governmental entity is not required to comply with any public records request from the person for a period of six (6) months from the date of the second request to view the public record, unless the governmental entity determines failure to view the public record was for good cause. If you believe an estimate of reasonable costs or other costs imposed are unreasonable, please contact our office. If charges for copies are imposed in accordance with the Schedule, the charges are presumed reasonable. The Schedule generally allows a records custodian to charge a requestor the “hourly wage of the employee(s) reasonably necessary to produce the requested information” after one (1) hour of work has been done by the custodian in producing the requested material. The Schedule provides that a governmental entity may charge 15 cents ($0.15) per 8 ½ x 11 or 8 ½ x 14 black and white copy and 50 cents ($0.50) per 8 ½ x 11 or 8 ½ x 14 color copy, unless the entity’s cost to produce a copy exceeds the threshold amount set out above.Ī governmental entity may also charge for the labor involved in producing copies of records. The reasonable costs that may be charged for copies of public records are set forth in the Schedule of Reasonable Charges (“the Schedule”) promulgated by the Office of Open Records Counsel.

Depending on the governmental entity’s public records policy and the nature of the request, you may be required to submit the request in writing or on a specific form, and the governmental entity may require presentation of government-issued identification.Ī governmental entity may charge the reasonable costs incurred in producing copies of public records and is required to provide an estimate of the reasonable costs. The PRRC for any governmental entity should be familiar with this policy and should be able to assist with requests to access public records from that governmental entity. The Office of Open Records Counsel is not a clearinghouse for public records.Īll governmental entities subject to the Tennessee Public Records Act are required to have a public records policy that sets forth the process for requesting access to public records, the process for responding to requests, a statement of any fees charged for copies of public records, and the name and title of the entity’s Public Record Request Coordinator (PRRC). A public record request should be submitted to the governmental entity (or entities) believed to be the records custodian. There is not a central repository for public records in Tennessee.