CHAPTER 1. Request for a Public Record

Chapter 1 added by Stats. 2021, Ch. 614, Sec. 2.

§§ 7922.500–7922.605 · 13 sections

1. ARTICLE 1. General Principles §§ 7922.500–7922.505 · 2 sections

   • § 7922.500 Nothing in this division shall be construed to permit an agency to delay or obstruct the inspection or copying of public records.
   • § 7922.505 Except as otherwise prohibited by law, a state or local agency may adopt requirements for itself that allow for faster, more efficient, or greater access to…
2. ARTICLE 2. Procedural Requirements Generally §§ 7922.525–7922.545 · 5 sections

   • § 7922.525 (a) Public records are open to inspection at all times during the office hours of a state or local agency and every person has a right to inspect any public…
   • § 7922.530 (a) Except with respect to public records exempt from disclosure by express provisions of law, each state or local agency, upon a request for a copy of records…
   • § 7922.535 (a) Each agency, upon a request for a copy of records, shall, within 10 days from receipt of the request, determine whether the request, in whole or in part,…
   • § 7922.540 (a) A response to a written request for inspection or copies of public records that includes a determination that the request is denied, in whole or in part,…
   • § 7922.545 (a) In addition to maintaining public records for public inspection during its office hours, a public agency may comply with Section 7922.525 by posting any…
3. ARTICLE 3. Information in Electronic Format §§ 7922.570–7922.585 · 4 sections

   • § 7922.570 (a) Unless otherwise prohibited by law, any agency that has information that constitutes an identifiable public record not exempt from disclosure pursuant to…
   • § 7922.575 (a) The cost of duplication of an electronic record pursuant to paragraph (2) of subdivision (b) of Section 7922.570 shall be limited to the direct cost of…
   • § 7922.580 (a) Nothing in Section 7922.570 or 7922.575 shall be construed to require a public agency to reconstruct a record in an electronic format if the agency no…
   • § 7922.585 (a) As used in this section, “computer software” includes computer mapping systems, computer programs, and computer graphics systems. (b) Computer software…
4. ARTICLE 4. Duty to Assist in Formulating Request §§ 7922.600–7922.605 · 2 sections

   • § 7922.600 (a) When a member of the public requests to inspect a public record or obtain a copy of a public record, the public agency, in order to assist the member of…
   • § 7922.605 This article shall not apply to a request for public records if any of the following applies: (a) The public agency makes the requested records available…