SB 978 Policies/URL (Mariposa County District Attorney, Mariposa)

TO: Beryl Lipton - MuckRock News
FROM: Walter Wall - Mariposa County District Attorney
RE: Public Records Act Request - SB978

Thank you for the original request, received by our office on June 15, 2021 as well as your follow up received by our office today, June 21, 2021.
We currently are in the process of developing standards, policies, practices, operating procedures, and education and training materials for our investigators for our office.
We did not have any prior to my election in January 1, 2019 and we have been working with our County Board of Supervisors and Lexipol (outside consultant) to finalize these items.
We are very close to adopting such policies, etc., but as of today, June 21, 2021, we have no documents responsive to your request nor do we have a URL linked to our website for the materials you seek.
Sincerely,
Walter Wall
Mariposa County District Attorney

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Subject: RE: California Public Records Act Request: SB 978 Policies/URL (Mariposa County District Attorney, Mariposa)

Mariposa County District Attorney, Mariposa
PRA Office
5101 Jones Street Post Office Box 730
Mariposa, CA 95338

June 21, 2021

This is a follow up to a previous request:

To Whom It May Concern:

I wanted to follow up on the following California Public Records Act request, copied below, and originally submitted on June 11, 2021. 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.

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On June 11, 2021:
Subject: California Public Records Act Request: SB 978 Policies/URL (Mariposa County District Attorney, Mariposa)
To Whom It May Concern:

This is a request for public records under the California Public Records Act (CPRA).

Under SB 978, a law passed in 2018, "each local law enforcement agency shall conspicuously post on their Internet Web sites all current standards, policies, practices, operating procedures, and education and training materials that would otherwise be available to the public if a request was made pursuant to the California Public Records Act."

Pursuant to CPRA, I request the following records:

* All current standards, policies, practices, operating procedures, and education and training materials in use by this agency.

If these records are already available online, please provide me with the direct links to them. Otherwise, I would prefer these records in an electronic format.

If there are any fees for searching or copying these records, please inform me if the cost will exceed $10. However, I would also like to request a waiver of all fees in that the disclosure of the requested information is in the public interest and will contribute significantly to the public's understanding of police practices. As the Senate Rules Committee wrote in its May 26, 2018 floor analysis:

"Making regulations of law enforcement agencies easily accessible to the public helps educate the public about law enforcement policies, practices, and procedures, increases communication and community trust, and enhances transparency while saving costs and labor associated with responding to individual requests for this information."

This information is not being sought for commercial purposes. Furthermore, the requested materials are required by law to be made easily available due to their importance to the public.

The California Public Records Act requires a response within 10 business days. If access to the records I am requesting will take longer, please contact me with information about when I might expect copies or the ability to inspect the requested records.

If you deny any or all of this request, please cite each specific exemption you feel justifies the refusal to release the information and notify me of the appeal procedures available to me under the law.

I can be reached via email at the address attached to this request.

I appreciate your time and look forward to hearing from you soon.

Respectfully,
Beryl Lipton

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MuckRock News
DEPT MR 113962
411A Highland Ave
Somerville, MA 02144-2516

PLEASE NOTE: This request was filed by a MuckRock staff reporter. Also note that improperly addressed (i.e., with the requester's name rather than "MuckRock News" and the department number) requests might be returned as undeliverable.