Is a police officer's records a public record?
California, United States of America
The following excerpt is from City of San Jose v. Superior Court of Santa Clara Cnty., H039498 (Cal. App. 2014):
asserts, quoting San Gabriel Tribune v. Superior Court (1983) 143 Cal.App.3d 762, 774 (San Gabriel) that " '[a]ny record required by law to be kept by an officer, or which he keeps as necessary or convenient to the discharge of his official duty, is a public record.' " This point, taken from San Gabriel out of context, merely begs the question of whether the information sought is a public record.
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