What are public agencies in California?
Asked by Ryan Carboni on February 9, 2014.
2 answers from Shawn Musgrave and Ryan Carboni.
Great question. The First Amendment Coalition has a fantastic primer on CPRA, available here:
What agencies are governed by the Act?
A. State: All state agencies except legislative and judicial agencies.
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Courts and court administrative bodies (such as the Judicial Council and the Administrative Office of the Courts) are not subject to the PRA. Access to court records is governed by constitutional and common law principles established by case law, by the California Rules of Court, and by separate statutes governing certain court records.
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State legislative records not available under PRA. There is a separate statute that governs records of the Legislature (the Legislative Open Records Act).
B. Local: All local agencies, including school districts and any board or commission of a city, county, municipal corporation or other political subdivision. Note: If a public body is subject to the Brown Act, it is also subject to the PRA.