SB 978 Policies/URL (Merced County District Attorney)
| Tracking # |
20400-123 |
| Multi Request | SB 978 Policies/URL |
| Submitted | June 11, 2021 |
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From: Beryl Lipton
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
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 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.
From: Merced County District Attorney
Good afternoon,
Firt, our apologies for not getting back to you in a timely manner. Unfortunately your email fell by the wayside. The department is presently working on retrieving records for our review. We anticipate providing you with any disclosable records within the next week. Thank you.
Sandra Forte
Legal Assistant, Merced County Counsel
2222 M Street, Room 309
Merced, CA 95340
Tel--(209) 385-7564 ext. 4470
Fax-(209) 726-1337
Confidentiality Notice: This electronic mail transmission may contain privileged and/or confidential information only for use by the intended recipient(s). Any usage, distribution, copying or disclosure by any other person, other than the intended recipient is strictly prohibited and may be subject to civil action and/or criminal penalties. If you received this transmission in error, please notify the sender by reply email or by telephone and delete the transmission.
From: Merced County District Attorney
Good afternoon,
Firt, our apologies for not getting back to you in a timely manner. Unfortunately your email fell by the wayside. The department is presently working on retrieving records for our review. We anticipate providing you with any disclosable records within the next week. Thank you.
Sandra Forte
Legal Assistant, Merced County Counsel
2222 M Street, Room 309
Merced, CA 95340
Tel--(209) 385-7564 ext. 4470
Fax-(209) 726-1337
Confidentiality Notice: This electronic mail transmission may contain privileged and/or confidential information only for use by the intended recipient(s). Any usage, distribution, copying or disclosure by any other person, other than the intended recipient is strictly prohibited and may be subject to civil action and/or criminal penalties. If you received this transmission in error, please notify the sender by reply email or by telephone and delete the transmission.
From: Merced County District Attorney
Good afternoon,
In response to your request attached are the below listed records. To ensure delivery the last two will be sent in a separate email.
Merced County District Attorney’s Office Policies and Procedures for Attorney Employees
Brady Discovery of Law Enforcement Employee Misconduct (Dec 2015)
Merced County Officer Involved Shooting Critical Incident MOU
Merced County District Attorney’s Office Policy Manual
Merced County District Attorney’s Office Bureau of Investigations, Policies and Procedures Manual
Sandra Forte
Legal Assistant, Merced County Counsel
2222 M Street, Room 309
Merced, CA 95340
Tel--(209) 385-7564 ext. 4470
Fax-(209) 726-1337
Confidentiality Notice: This electronic mail transmission may contain privileged and/or confidential information only for use by the intended recipient(s). Any usage, distribution, copying or disclosure by any other person, other than the intended recipient is strictly prohibited and may be subject to civil action and/or criminal penalties. If you received this transmission in error, please notify the sender by reply email or by telephone and delete the transmission.
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From: Merced County District Attorney
Good afternoon,
In response to your request attached are the below listed records. To ensure delivery the last two will be sent in a separate email.
Merced County District Attorney’s Office Policies and Procedures for Attorney Employees
Brady Discovery of Law Enforcement Employee Misconduct (Dec 2015)
Merced County Officer Involved Shooting Critical Incident MOU
Merced County District Attorney’s Office Policy Manual
Merced County District Attorney’s Office Bureau of Investigations, Policies and Procedures Manual
Sandra Forte
Legal Assistant, Merced County Counsel
2222 M Street, Room 309
Merced, CA 95340
Tel--(209) 385-7564 ext. 4470
Fax-(209) 726-1337
Confidentiality Notice: This electronic mail transmission may contain privileged and/or confidential information only for use by the intended recipient(s). Any usage, distribution, copying or disclosure by any other person, other than the intended recipient is strictly prohibited and may be subject to civil action and/or criminal penalties. If you received this transmission in error, please notify the sender by reply email or by telephone and delete the transmission.
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~WRD255
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