Inventory records for special equipment (Fresno County Sheriff's Office)
| Tracking # |
22-60 |
| Multi Request | Inventory records for special equipment |
| Submitted | Dec. 27, 2021 |
| Est. Completion | None |
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From: John Lindsay-Poland
To Whom It May Concern:
Pursuant to the California Public Records Act, I hereby request the following records:
Inventory records of equipment in the agency's possession, if any, for the following types of equipment, for which new state legislation requires publication of information:
(1) Unmanned, remotely piloted, powered aerial or ground vehicles.
(2) Mine-resistant ambush-protected (MRAP) vehicles or armored personnel carriers. However, police versions of standard consumer vehicles are specifically excluded from this subdivision.
(3) High mobility multipurpose wheeled vehicles (HMMWV), commonly referred to as Humvees, two and one-half-ton trucks, five-ton trucks, or wheeled vehicles that have a breaching or entry apparatus attached. However, unarmored all-terrain vehicles (ATVs) and motorized dirt bikes are specifically excluded from this subdivision.
(4) Tracked armored vehicles that provide ballistic protection to their occupants and utilize a tracked system instead of wheels for forward motion.
(5) Command and control vehicles that are either built or modified to facilitate the operational control and direction of public safety units.
(6) Weaponized aircraft, vessels, or vehicles of any kind.
(7) Battering rams, slugs, and breaching apparatuses that are explosive in nature. However, items designed to remove a lock, such as bolt cutters, or a handheld ram designed to be operated by one person, are specifically excluded from this subdivision.
(8) Firearms of .50 caliber or greater. However, standard issue shotguns are specifically excluded from this subdivision.
(9) Ammunition of .50 caliber or greater. However, standard issue shotgun ammunition is specifically excluded from this subdivision.
(10) Specialized firearms and ammunition of less than .50 caliber, including assault weapons as defined in Sections 30510 and 30515 of the Penal Code, with the exception of standard issue service weapons and ammunition of less than .50 caliber that are issued to officers, agents, or employees of a law enforcement agency or a state agency.
(11) Any firearm or firearm accessory that is designed to launch explosive projectiles.
(12) “Flashbang” grenades and explosive breaching tools, “tear gas,” and “pepper balls,” excluding standard, service-issued handheld pepper spray.
(13) Taser Shockwave, microwave weapons, water cannons, and the Long Range Acoustic Device (LRAD).
(14) The following projectile launch platforms and their associated munitions: 40mm projectile launchers, “bean bag,” rubber bullet, and specialty impact munition (SIM) weapons.
Please include equipment that may be assigned to or designated for use by special units or jails.
Please note that the above list of types of equipment is taken verbatim from legislation enacted on September 30, 2021 (AB 481, see https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billNavClient.xhtml?bill_id=202120220AB481). This legislation will require all police departments and sheriff offices in California to publish use policies by May 1, 2022 that include, for each type of equipment named above that the agency has acquired and seeks to continue to use, "a description of each type of military equipment, the quantity [acquired], its capabilities, expected lifespan, and product descriptions from the manufacturer of the military equipment." The legislation requires that agencies publish this information on their web sites and submit the information to local city councils or boards of supervisors.
In other words, the legislature has determined that information on the number and description of these articles possessed by law enforcement agencies in California is not exempt from disclosure under the California Public Records Act.
The requested documents will be made available to the general public, and this request is not being made for commercial purposes.
If you would like to discuss this request, please feel free to reach out to me, John Lindsay-Poland, American Friends Service Committee, at 510-282-8983.
The requested documents will be made available to the general public, and this request is not being made for commercial purposes.
In the event that there are fees, I would be grateful if you would inform me of the total charges in advance of fulfilling my request. I would prefer the request filled electronically, by e-mail attachment if available or CD-ROM if not.
Thank you in advance for your anticipated cooperation in this matter. I look forward to receiving your response to this request within 10 calendar days, as the statute requires.
Sincerely,
John Lindsay-Poland
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John Lindsay-Poland
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5. Request
To Whom It May Concern:
Pursuant to the California Public Records Act, I hereby request the following records:
Inventory records of equipment in the agency's possession, if any, for the following types of
equipment, for which new state legislation requires publication of information:
(1) Unmanned, remotely piloted, powered aerial or ground vehicles.
(2) Mine-resistant ambush-protected (MRAP) vehicles or armored personnel carriers. However, police versions of standard consumer vehicles are specifically excluded from this subdivision.
(3) High mobility multipurpose wheeled vehicles (HMMWV), commonly referred to as Humvees, two and one-half-ton trucks, five-ton trucks, or wheeled vehicles that have a breaching or entry apparatus attached. However, unarmored all-terrain vehicles (ATVs) and motorized dirt bikes are specifically excluded from this subdivision.
(4) Tracked armored vehicles that provide ballistic protection to their occupants and utilize a tracked system instead of wheels for forward motion.
(5) Command and control vehicles that are either built or
modified to facilitate the operational control and direction of public safety units.
(6) Weaponized aircraft, vessels, or vehicles of any kind.
(7) Battering rams, slugs, and breaching apparatuses that are explosive in nature. However, items designed to remove a lock, such as bolt cutters, or a handheld ram designed to be operated by one person, are specifically excluded from this subdivision.
(8) Firearms of .50 caliber or greater. However, standard issue shotguns are specifically excluded from this subdivision.
(9) Ammunition of .50 caliber or greater. However, standard issue shotgun ammunition is specifically excluded from this subdivision.
(10) Specialized firearms and ammunition of less than .50 caliber, including assault weapons as defined in Sections 30510 and 30515 of the Penal Code, with the exception of standard issue service weapons and ammunition of less
than .50 caliber that are issued to officers, agents, or employees of a law enforcement agency or a state agency.
(11) Any firearm or firearm accessory that is designed to launch explosive projectiles.
(12) “Flashbang” grenades and explosive breaching tools, “tear gas,” and “pepper balls,” excluding standard, service-issued handheld pepper spray.
(13) Taser Shockwave, microwave weapons, water cannons, and the Long Range Acoustic Device (LRAD).
(14) The following projectile launch platforms and their associated munitions: 40mm projectile launchers, “bean bag,” rubber bullet, and specialty impact munition (SIM) weapons.
Please include equipment that may be assigned to or designated for use by special units or jails.
Please note that the above list of types of equipment is taken verbatim from legislation enacted on September 30, 2021 (AB 481, see
https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billNavClient.xhtml?bill_id=202120220AB481). This legislation will require all police departments and sheriff offices in California to publish use policies by May 1, 2022 that include, for each type of equipment named above that the agency has acquired and seeks to continue to use, "a description of each type of military equipment, the quantity [acquired], its capabilities, expected lifespan, and product descriptions from the manufacturer of the military equipment." The legislation requires that agencies publish this information on their web sites and submit the information to local city councils or boards of supervisors.
In other words, the legislature has determined that information on the number and description of these articles possessed by law enforcement agencies in California is not exempt from disclosure under the California
Public Records Act.
The requested documents will be made available to the general public, and this request is not being made for commercial purposes.
If you would like to discuss this request, please feel free to reach out to me, John Lindsay-Poland, American Friends Service Committee, at 510-282-8983.
The requested documents will be made available to the general public, and this request is not being made for commercial purposes.
In the event that there are fees, I would be grateful if you would inform me of the total charges in advance of fulfilling my request. I would prefer the request filled electronically, by e-mail attachment if available or CD-ROM if not.
Thank you in advance for your anticipated cooperation in this matter. I look forward to receiving your response to this request within 10 calendar days, as the statute
requires.
Sincerely,
John Lindsay-Poland
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County of Fresno
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From: Fresno County Sheriff's Office
Hello and thank you for your request. It appears you made a similar request in October 2021.
Can you please confirm whether the detail you seek only includes the Sheriff’s Office, as you indicated via phone in October 2021?
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From: John Lindsay-Poland
Dear Ms. De La Rosa:
Thank you for your response. Yes, this request is for the Sheriff's Office only, not other County agencies.
Distinct from the request we made in October 2021, this request is for inventory records, which may reflect acquisitions from before the period of purchase records we requested in October, and also could reflect the disposal of some equipment that was acquired during the period of purchase records we requested but subsequently disposed of. This request also covers a broader list of equipment, and is more congruent with the requirements of AB 481 as enacted.
best,
John Lindsay-Poland
From: Fresno County Sheriff's Office
You’ll want to submit your request directly to the Sheriff’s new portal accessible as follows:
* Visit the Sheriff’s website at www.fresnosheriff.org<https://gcc02.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.fresnosheriff.org%2F&data=04%7C01%7CSDeLaRosa%40fresnocountyca.gov%7C9024a1010fa5446ec95d08d9d096fd10%7C3ccce0182cd74123960d6cc1d47e3550%7C1%7C0%7C637770169197960219%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJWIjoiMC4wLjAwMDAiLCJQIjoiV2luMzIiLCJBTiI6Ik1haWwiLCJXVCI6Mn0%3D%7C3000&sdata=KYU45Tz1OozswPn9%2FzxtOnbBP884PNdZPJkF1VcjH20%3D&reserved=0>,
* Then click on the PRA dropdown at the top right where you can select Request Public Records via NextRequest
* You will then be auto-routed to the Sheriff’s NextRequest PRA portal.
From: Fresno County Sheriff's Office
Fresno County Sheriff's Office
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Your first Fresno County Sheriff's Office record request (request number #22-60) has been submitted.
It is currently unpublished and is not available for the general public to view.
Thank you for submitting your request. Please consider this acknowledgement of receipt. We will be in contact with you within 10 days.
As the requester, you can always see the status of your
request by signing into the Fresno County Sheriff's Office Public Records
portal here.
If you haven't already activated your account,
click here to get started.
Once your account is activated, your request will be visible at the following link:
Request #22-60.
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From: Muckrock Staff
To Whom It May Concern:
I wanted to follow up on the following California Public Records Act request, copied below, and originally submitted on Jan. 5, 2022. Please let me know when I can expect to receive a response.
Thanks for your help, and let me know if further clarification is needed.
From: Muckrock Staff
To Whom It May Concern:
I wanted to follow up on the following California Public Records Act request, copied below, and originally submitted on Jan. 5, 2022. Please let me know when I can expect to receive a response.
Thanks for your help, and let me know if further clarification is needed.
From: Fresno County Sheriff's Office
Fresno County Sheriff's Office
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A message was sent to you regarding record request #22-60:
Hello.
For information all data is mailed to the address you provided on thumb drive. There are fees involved for the type of data provided as such as; per page .16 cents, IT search rate $79 per hour, Thumb drive $4.55, Mail $8.40. Unless an IT search is required, normal cost would be per page, thumb drive and mail. If this is agreeable, we will check further and send you more accurate approximated cost or invoice for fees. Please advise.
Public Records Unit
Fresno County Sheriff’s Office
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From: John Lindsay-Poland
Dear Fresno County Sheriff's Office staff:
Thank you for your response and information. This request was submitted in January. Since it was submitted more than eight months ago, the County has been required to publish the information requested, per AB 481, and did so in April. Therefore, please close this request.
Next time you receive a document request, I hope the Sheriff's Office will respond in a more timely manner, as required by the California Public Records Act.
Sincerely,
John Lindsay-Poland
From: Fresno County Sheriff's Office
Fresno County Sheriff's Office
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Record request #22-60 has been closed.
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<em>Questions about your request?</em> Reply to this email or sign in to contact staff at Fresno County Sheriff's Office.<br></br><em>Technical support:</em> See our <a href='https://help.nextrequest.com/knowledge/requester-resources'>help page</a>