BB&K’s New Law Guidance for a Well-Informed Start to 2023 -
In Part Four of our “In With the New” series, Best Best & Krieger LLP’s Advanced Records Center (ARC) team covers important new legislation and case law related...more
AB 473 Takes Effect January 1, 2023, recodifying and reorganizing this important statute -
The California Public Records Act (CPRA) was enacted in 1968 to promote public access to public records, while also recognizing...more
BB&K to Host Webinar Discussing SB 16 and Agency Duties to Produce Police Records Under Public Records Act -
New police records rules mandating additional disclosures of personnel records will go into effect next year with...more
Gov. Gavin Newsom Must Sign or Veto by October 10 -
The California Legislature approved Sen. Nancy Skinner’s Senate Bill 16 on September 2, putting the question of whether to require disclosure of more police records...more
California Public Records Act Provision Permitting Public Agencies to Charge for “Extraction” Analyzed -
Government agencies are prohibited from charging a fee to redact police body camera footage in response to a...more
5/31/2020
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CA Supreme Court ,
Electronically Stored Information ,
Fees ,
Law Enforcement ,
Police ,
Police Brutality ,
Police Misconduct ,
Public Access Laws ,
Public Records ,
Redacted Documents ,
Request For Information ,
Right To Know ,
State and Local Government ,
Transparency
BB&K's Christine Wood Gives Updates on AB 748 and SB 1421 in PublicCEO -
Now, more than ever, Californians have greater access to police personnel records, body and dashboard camera footage and other recordings acquired by...more
12/2/2019
/ Body Worn Cameras ,
California Privacy Rights Act (CPRA) ,
Dashcams ,
Law Enforcement ,
Police ,
Police Brutality ,
Police Misconduct ,
Public Access Laws ,
Public Records ,
Request For Information ,
Right To Know ,
State and Local Government ,
Strict Compliance ,
Transparency ,
Video Recordings
LAPD Agrees to Requirements Significantly Beyond the CPRA -
The Los Angeles Police Department and the American Civil Liberties Union settled a lawsuit brought last week that alleged widespread and systemic violations of...more
10/9/2019
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California Privacy Rights Act (CPRA) ,
LAPD ,
Law Enforcement ,
Public Access Laws ,
Public Records ,
Public Records Act ,
Records Request ,
Regulatory Violations ,
Settlement Agreements ,
State and Local Government
Senate Bill 1421 affords the public access to police personnel records related to reports, investigations and findings, via the California Public Records Act process (not the familiar Pitchess process)....more