California · How do I request public records? · state model checked by Claude · quality 0.99
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Governing law: Cal. GOV § 7922.535 — Section 7922.535
Decision table (DMN), hit policy FIRST.
| Records must be collected from separate field facilities | Voluminous separate records demanded in a single request | Consultation needed with another agency or among agency components | Data must be compiled or a program or report written to extract it | Cyberattack prevents access to servers holding electronic responsive records | Governor's state of emergency directly impairs timely response (not records about the emergency) | → Extension of up to 14 days available | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| true | - | - | - | - | - | true | § 7922.535©(1) |
| - | true | - | - | - | - | true | § 7922.535©(2) |
| - | - | true | - | - | - | true | § 7922.535©(3) |
| - | - | - | true | - | - | true | § 7922.535©(4) |
| - | - | - | - | true | - | true | § 7922.535©(5) |
| - | - | - | - | - | true | true | § 7922.535©(6) |
| false | false | false | false | false | false | false | § 7922.535© |
Decision table (DMN), hit policy FIRST.
| Agency possesses records the request seeks | Every requested record justifiably withheld under § 7922.000 | Some requested records justifiably withheld under § 7922.000 | → Determination notified to the requester | → Some records will be made available | → Written denial required | → Request denied in whole | → Agency holds no records the request seeks | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| false | - | - | No requested records in the agency's possession | false | false | false | true | § 7922.535(a) |
| true | true | - | Denied in whole; written denial naming each person responsible | false | true | true | false | § 7922.540(b) |
| true | false | true | Disclosable in part; written denial of the rest; estimated date and time stated | true | true | false | false | § 7922.000 |
| true | false | false | Disclosable; estimated date and time stated | true | false | false | false | § 7922.535(a) |
Decision table (DMN), hit policy FIRST.
| Requester inspects a disclosable record on the agency's premises | The means of copying would damage the record | The means of copying would give unauthorized access to agency systems or secured networks | → Free copying with own equipment allowed | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| false | - | - | false | § 7922.530(b) |
| true | true | - | false | § 7922.530(b)(1) |
| true | - | true | false | § 7922.530(b)(2) |
| true | false | false | true | § 7922.530(b) |
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