Sheriff's Use of Force/Complaints Data (Tuolumne County Sheriff)

Samuel Sinyangwe filed this request with the Tuolumne County Sheriff of Tuolumne County, CA.
Multi Request Sheriff's Use of Force/Complaints Data
Submitted June 3, 2019
Status
Completed

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From: Samuel Sinyangwe

Subject: California Public Records Act Request: Sheriff's Use of Force/Complaints Data (Tuolumne County Sheriff)

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To Whom It May Concern:

Pursuant to the California Public Records Act, I hereby request the following records:

1. The total number of sheriff's deputy use of force incidents, broken down by type of force used, between 2013-2018 (separated by year).
2. The total number of people that deputies used force against, between 2013-2018 (separated by year).
3. The total number of use of force complaints reported between 2013-2018 (separated by year).
4. The total number of use of force complaints sustained between 2013-2018 (separated by year).
5. The policy manual of the sheriff's department.
6. The current union contract between the city and any sheriff's deputy/police officer unions.

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,

Samuel Sinyangwe

From: Tuolumne County Sheriff

Subject: Records Request - Tuolumne County Sheriff

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Dear Mr. Samuel Sinyangwe:

In response to your records request below, and after a diligent search by the Sheriff's Office, they do have any records responsive to items #1-4. This is because they do not maintain this data compiled into a record. As you may be aware, an agency is not required to generate records it does not maintain. (Gov. Code, ยง 6252, subd. (e); Haynie v. Superior Court (2001) 26 Cal.4th 1061, 1075.)
#5: The policy manual of the sheriff's department. This document is available at the following link:
https://www.tuolumnecounty.ca.gov/DocumentCenter/View/12131/TCSO-Policy-Manual

#6: The current union contract between the city and any sheriff's deputy/police officer unions. This document is available at the following link:
https://www.tuolumnecounty.ca.gov/DocumentCenter/View/2591/Deputy-Sheriffs-Association-MOU-?bidId=

If you have any questions or concerns, please contact me.

Christopher J. Schmidt
Deputy County Counsel
County of Tuolumne
(209) 533-5517

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