Letter Speaking Engagement Without Disclosures In California
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A few of the exemptions that are relied on frequently by public agencies are: Attorney Client Privilege and Attorney Work Product. All records protected by privileges under the Evidence Code are exempt from disclosure under the CPRA pursuant to Gov. Code §7927.705.
The California Public Records Act is applicable to state and local agencies in California. A "state agency" includes "every state office, officer, department, division, bureau, board and commission or other state body or agency." Gov. Code §7290.540.
Records for which disclosure is exempted or prohibited pursuant to federal or state law, including, but not limited to, provisions of the Evidence Code relating to privilege (Government Code Section 6254(k)). Confidential communications between the District and its attorneys (Ev. Code Sec. 954).
In California, multiple records are considered public and may be accessed by almost anyone. Some examples include birth records, bankruptcy records, death records, divorce records, and property records.
The Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) is a federal law that is not applicable to requests for records of a state agency. As a result, we construe requests made under FOIA as inquiries under the California Public Records Act, the law which is applicable to California state government agency records.
Public records represent “any handwriting, typewriting, printing, photostating, photographing, photocopying, transmitting by electronic mail or facsimile, and every other means of recording upon any tangible thing any form of communication or representation, including letters, words, pictures, sounds, or symbols, or ...
