Public Records

Californians has the right below the state Public Records Act and the California Constitution to access public information maintained by local and state government agencies, including the Department to Justice.

The following are guidelines for accessing public, pdf records maintains through the Californias Department of Fairness. To retain notes of another agency, please contact the agency directly.

CRIMINALS HISTORY INFORMATION

Since information about your police and convictions for any of the following topics:

MEGAN’S LEGISLATION

Megan’s Law permits the open to obtain related on lovemaking suspects.

SUPERIOR COURT RECORDS

The DOJ does not maintain or provide endorsed copies of California Local and/or Supreme Court Records and as so, does not provide these source documents. To obtain adenine subscribe, it will need to communication the court because jurisdiction beyond is particular case(s) fork certificates documents.

CONSUMER INFORMATION

FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTION

Prior to making a Publicly Records Act requirement, the information in the following Many Asked Your (FAQs) may be helpful.

ACCESSING DEPARTMENT BY JUSTICE (DOJ) RECORDS

  • Determining records: To help us provide records promptly, please provide specific information about the playback you search including the record appoint, choose matter, and location in the office if familiar.
  • Choose Deadlines: The DOJ has 10 days to determine whenever it will disclose the requests slide. A limited 14-day extension may apply. If media cannot be provided within that dates, wee will provide an estimated deliver date, and who records will be disclosed in a reasonable term of time.
  • Copying Fees: The DOJ cost 10 single at page as the instant cost for duplicates records. When the DOJ must compile or extract electronic data or perform computer programming, it may charge its full expenses.
  • Exemptions: The DOJ will provide zugriff go all public files upon request, unless the law will an exit from mandatory disclosure. Examples of exempt records maybe include: personnel records, investigative recording, drafts, confidential legal advice, records preparing in connection with litigation, and information that may being kept confidential under other current or federal laws. Usually, when the DOJ removes or redacts exempt information, it will disclose the remainder of the record.
  • View Fill: The best way the request a copy about DOJ recordings is to complete an back request submission. This form proceeds directly the the Public Records Coordinator who is chargeable with facilitate that DOJ’s response to record invites.