Waived Parking Tickets between Jan. 1, 2011 and Feb. 17, 2014 in
| Submitted | Feb. 17, 2014 |
| Est. Completion | None |
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From: Brooke Williams
To Whom It May Concern:
Pursuant to the California's Sunshine Amendment (Cal. Const. Art. I, ยง 3(b)), I hereby request the following records:
A list of waived parking tickets processed between Jan. 1, 2011 and Feb. 17, 2014, including the license plate on the citation, the name of the individual cited, and the name of the official who waived the ticket, and any documentation as to why these tickets were waived.
I ask that you please provide the records in their original electronic format. Please contact me with any questions about the format.
I also request that, if appropriate, fees be waived as I believe this request is in the public interest. The requested documents will be made available to the general public free of charge as part of the public information service at MuckRock.com, processed by a representative of the news media/press and is made in the process of news gathering and not for commercial usage.
In the event that fees cannot be waived, 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 commitment to an open and transparent government process. I look forward to receiving your response to this request within 10 business days, as the statute requires.
Sincerely,
Brooke Williams
From: Mayer, Kevin
Your request has been forwarded to the person that handles these.
Kevin Mayer, Lieutenant
Media Services
(619) 531-2675
From: MuckRock
Hello,
Was this request sent to the incorrect SDPD contact for CPRA requests? If so, please provide the appropriate contact information for direct followup.
Thank you.
From: Salvador, Jericho
Dear Ms. Williams,
This letter is in response to your California Public Records Act (CPRA) request dated . Under the rules of CPRA, we are hereby making responsive documents in our possession available for you, except for records which may be exempt from disclosure under the Act. The items you requested were:
A list of waived parking tickets processed between Jan. 1, 2011 and Feb. 17, 2014, including the license plate on the citation, the name of the individual cited, and the name of the official who waived the ticket, and any documentation as to why these tickets were waived.
Please find attached with this email a list of waived (dismissed) parking tickets including the citation number, issue date and license plate number.
The names of the individuals cited cannot be released according to Government Code 6254(k) disclosure is prohibited by federal or state law. California Vehicle Code 1808 prohibits the release of personal information.
There is a system that contains citation information and a different system that contains the appeals/dismissal data. In order to provide a report containing all the data requested, a report would have to be created. The creation of a report that is not currently in existence- is not a public record. GC 6253(a).
Sincerely,
Jericho Salvador, Officer
Chiefs' Office/CPRA Liaison
San Diego Police Department
1401 Broadway, San Diego CA 92101
(619) 531-2180
jsalvador@pd.sandiego.gov
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dismissed_cites_02_25_2014
From: Brooke Williams
Thank you, Mr. Salvador. I appreciate your timely response. I have a few questions and a follow up request. First, is the name of the official who waived the ticket included in the citation system? If so, why isn't this information included in the responsive records?
Also, for the records you provided, could you please include the last name, or a portion of the last name, of the individual cited and redact the rest?
Lastly, I would like to please request under the California Public Records Act the "appeals/dismissal" data showing "IssueNo" and reason for dismissal or waiver.
Please feel free to call me at 202-615-3551 if I can help to tailor this request to be most efficient. Thank you again for your response.
Sincerely,
Brooke Williams
Reporter
From: Salvador, Jericho
Ms. Williams,
Below is the explanation from the Office of the City Treasurer, which handles parking citations (not the police department).
We had this exact same request from the same entity about two years ago. Here's what we communicated then:
1. The name of the individual cited cannot be provided as we get that information from the DMV; our agreement with the DMV precludes us from providing any information to anyone under any circumstance.
2. We have one system that citation information and a different system that houses all appeals/dismissal data. In order to provide a report with all the data they want, special programming would have to be done by our vendor to merge multiple data tables.
The creation of a report that is not currently in existence- is not a public record. GC 6253(a).
Jericho Salvador, Officer
Chiefs' Office/ CPRA Liaison
(619) 531-2180