Sec. 12.27. Enforcement Procedures.

   The procedures to enforce the right to inspect or to receive a copy of any public record shall be those specified in Cal. Gov. Code §§ 6258 and 6259.

SECTION HISTORY

Added by Ord. No. 158,139*, Eff. 8-21-83.

* “Freedom of Information Ordinance of 1983.”

ARTICLE 3 COPIES OF PUBLIC RECORDS

Section

12.30   Entitlement to Copies.

12.31   Request for Copies.

12.32   Requests by Mail, Telephone, Fax and Computer Link.

12.33   Computer, Magnetic and Photograph Data.

Sec. 12.30. Entitlement to Copies.

   Any person may receive a copy of an identifiable public record, unless it is not subject to disclosure. Upon request, an exact copy shall be provided unless impracticable to do so. Computer data shall be provided in a form determined by the custodian thereof.

SECTION HISTORY

Added by Ord. No. 143,509, Eff. 7-29-72.

Sec. 12.31. Request for Copies.

   A request for a copy of an identifiable public record or information produced therefrom, or a certified copy of such record shall be accompanied by payment of the fee prescribed in Article 4.

SECTION HISTORY

Added by Ord. No. 143,509, Eff. 7-29-72.

Sec. 12.32. Requests By Mail, Telephone, Fax and Computer Link.

   (a)   Mail requests for copies or information are subject to all fees instituted under Article 4, plus postage.

   (b)   Departments may, at their discretion, provide service options to individuals requesting information:

   1.   Which may be obtained from identifiable public records subject to disclosure,

   2.   Which may require a City employee to engage in time-consuming research to provide the information, and

   3.   When such individual desires to have the information transmitted electronically through a variety of technological applications, or over the telephone, rather than appearing in person to perform the research by examination of such records.

   These service options shall be provided for the payment of a fee prescribed in Article 4 and set pursuant to the procedures established in Sections 22.356 and 22.357 of the Los Angeles Administrative Code.

   (c)   Implementation of technological applications shall not deprive any requestor of the right to appear in person to perform the research by examination of such records during normal business hours.

SECTION HISTORY

Added by Ord. No. 143,509, Eff. 7-29-72,

Amended by: Title and Subsec. (b), Ord. No. 168,593, Eff. 3-21-93; Subsec. (c) added, Ord. No. 168,593, Eff. 3-21-93.