Patrol rifles inventory or purchase records (Mendocino County Sheriff's Department)
| Tracking # |
22-546 |
| Multi Request | Patrol rifles inventory or purchase records |
| Submitted | June 24, 2022 |
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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 of patrol rifles (as commonly denominated for law enforcement use) and any other assault rifles (as defined in Sections 30510 and 30515 of the California Penal Code) that are owned by the agency, including: Quantity, make, model, and caliber.
If your agency does not possess records with an inventory of rifles as defined above, then we request purchase records, invoices, procurement documents and other documents sufficient to show the quantity, make, model and caliber of patrol rifles acquired by your agency since 2007.
Discussion: AB 481 required each law enforcement agency in California to post, by May 1st, 2022, inventories and use policies, including quantities, models, and costs, for rifles as defined by Sections 30510 and 30515 of the California Penal Code that the agency owned as of January 1, 2022. In searching your agency’s web site and/or searching the inventory and use policy submitted to the local governing body to comply with AB 481, we were not able to locate this information regarding patrol rifles for your agency. If your agency posted a military equipment inventory that contains this information (quantity, make, model, caliber of patrol rifles), please direct us to a functioning URL with such inventory or provide a copy of that document. We recognize that some agencies consider patrol rifles to be standard issue (and so do not include them in AB 481 policies) and some agencies do not possess patrol rifles (although most do).
We would prefer to receive an inventory of patrol rifles currently possessed by the agency. However, if your agency does not possess an inventory of patrol rifles, we are requesting records with the equivalent information, through purchase records. Other agencies have indicated that such rifles have an expected functional life of between 10 and 20 years, which is why we request such records since 2007 (again, IF the agency does not have records including an inventory of patrol rifles).
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
From: Mendocino County Sheriff's Department
Mendocino County
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Your record request #22-546 has been submitted. You can see it anytime at the link below.
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From: Mendocino County Sheriff's Department
Mendocino County
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A message was sent to you regarding record request #22-546:
Mr. Lindsay-Poland,
The County has received your request for records dated June 27, 2022. Records responsive to your request have been identified however it will take approximately two weeks to review and prepare the records for production.
Additionally, some of the records that may be responsive to your request are available on the Sheriff's Office website at the following address: https://mendocinosheriff.org/sb-481-materials-2/
The records available on the Sheriff's Office website include an inventory of equipment pursuant to AB 481, however, patrol rifles are not on included.
Brina Blanton,
Deputy County Counsel
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From: Mendocino County Sheriff's Department
Mendocino County
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A document has been released for record request #22-546 along with the following message:
Dear Requester,
As required by California Public Records Act, the uploaded document(s) are a response to your request for access to public records, which was received by this office on June 27, 2022. Please do not hesitate to contact us if we can be of further assistance.
Kind Regards,
Sue Anzilotti
Supervising Legal Secretary
Mendocino County Sheriff's Office
* Equipment List_Rifle.pdf
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From: Mendocino County Sheriff's Department
Mendocino County
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Record request #22-546 has been closed and published. The closure reason supplied was:
Fulfilled
We released all of the requested documents.
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From: John Lindsay-Poland
Dear Ms. Anzilotti,
Thank you so much for your response to my Public Records Act request for inventory records of rifles owned by the Mendocino County Sheriff's Department.
The record you disclosed includes information on each rifle owned, but for some rifles no model or caliber is indicated. Can you inform me whether a search was conducted for records that would include this information for all such rifles? And if so, please let me know the outcome of such a search.
Best,
John Lindsay-Poland
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 June 28, 2022. Please let me know when I can expect to receive a response. You had assigned it reference number #22-546.
Thanks for your help, and let me know if further clarification is needed.
From: Mendocino County Sheriff's Department
Mendocino County
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A message was sent to you regarding record request #22-546:
Mr. Lindsay-Poland,
The County has received your additional request and is reviewing it to determine if additional responsive records exist. We expect to have more information for you next week.
Sincerely,
Brina Blanton
Deputy County Counsel
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From: Mendocino County Sheriff's Department
Mendocino County
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Record request #22-546 has been reopened. You can see it anytime at the link below.
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From: Mendocino County Sheriff's Department
Mendocino County
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Record request #22-546 has been closed and published. The closure reason supplied was:
No Responsive Documents
What was provided previously are all the records we have responsive to the request
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From: Mendocino County Sheriff's Department
Mendocino County
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A message was sent to you regarding record request #22-546:
Dear John,
There are no additional responsive documents to your request. The previously provided document is all that is available.
Kind Regards,
Sue Anzilotti, Supervising Legal Secretary / PRA
Mendocino County Sheriff's Office
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