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Jan 7, 2021 · Moreover, the court held that the DOJ and AG’s interpretation of the statutes would not comport with the aims of the CPRA to provide broad access to public records and SB 1421’s aim to meaningfully increase access to peace officer records.
Senate Bill 1421, The Right to Know Act of 2018, opened up public access to records about police shootings and other uses of force, as well as internal records about several types of officer misconduct.
Jun 10, 2021 · As with SB 1421, AB 748 contains new disclosure provisions, broadly allowing audio and video recordings of “critical incidents” to be released to the public.
Sep 18, 2019 · The request sought law enforcement records under SB 1421, a state law enacted in 2018 that dramatically increased public access to such records. The trial court agreed that all records the AG and Justice Dept. maintained had to be disclosed, but they appealed.
Jan 16, 2020 · Since SB 1421, which provides for the disclosure of certain police records under the CPRA, went into effect on Jan. 1, 2019, there has been uncertainty as to whether the newly enacted law requires the disclosure of records created prior to the law’s effective date.
SB 1421 gives the public the right to access three categories of records related to investigation and discipline of peace officers: Records related to any incident where a law enforcement officer fired a gun at a person (regardless of whether someone was hit), or used force that resulted in serious injury or death.
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Will CPRA and SB 1421 provide broad access to public records?
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Are peace officer records disclosable under the CPRA?
Law enforcement agencies have been inundated with CPRA requests since SB 1421 went into effect. Many of the terms in SB 1421 are ambiguous or not defined. Difficulties abound with respect to documents and information that may or may not fall within the ambit of the new section 832.7.
