Know your rights
Requests to this office are governed by the California Public Records Act (CPRA). This page states your position under that law — the same statute profile this office's deadlines are computed from — in plain terms. It is information, not legal advice.
The office must respond within 10 calendar days of receiving your request. Your request's tracker shows the exact due date and the day count behind it.
The law allows an extension of up to 14 calendar days, and the office must notify you, citing a reason the statute lists (permitted reasons include: need to search field facilities; voluminous separate records; consultation with another agency; electronic records compilation).
- You do not have to say why you want the records — the CPRA does not require a statement of purpose.
Records can be withheld or redacted only under an exemption in the law. When this office withholds or redacts, the release states the exemption relied on — every redaction in the system carries its citation. The sections most often cited under the California Public Records Act (CPRA):
A denial must cite its legal basis. Petition the superior court for a writ of mandate (Gov. Code § 7923.000).
This summary is generated from a statute profile of the California Public Records Act (CPRA) (drawn from Cal. Gov. Code §§ 7920.000–7931.000), pending formal counsel verification. Statutes change; for advice about your situation, consult a lawyer.