Costa Mesa Municipal Code Ch. VII Inspection and Duplication of City Records

The provisions of the California Public Records Act (California Government Code section 6250, et seq.) as enacted or hereafter amended, are hereby incorporated into this Code as if set forth in full.

Subject to the exemptions set forth in said act, public records of the city are open to inspection at all times during normal working hours pursuant to procedures set forth in guidelines adopted by the city council by resolution.

Copies of such records may be secured by persons upon payment of fees or deposit for fees as set forth by the city council by resolution, as adopted from time to time pursuant to these provisions.

(Code 1960, § 61200; Ord. No. 67-2, 3-20-67; Ord. No. 77-34, § 2, 8-1-77)

The use of portable duplicating machines or processes in copying police department or city clerk records by the general public or any person or entity not in the employ of the city is hereby prohibited.

(Code 1960, § 61201; Ord. No. 67-2, 3-20-67)

The following persons are hereby found and declared to have an interest in police department records and are authorized and privileged to request disclosure and/or copies of such records:

(a) Representatives of other law enforcement agencies.

(b) City and district attorney's prosecutors.

(c) Representatives of the probation department.

(d) Principals in any automobile accident, including drivers, passengers, victims or witnesses, or their duly authorized insurance agents or attorneys.

(e) Such other persons as are able to make a proper showing to the chief of police or his duly authorized representative that they have a sufficient interest and are entitled to a disclosure of police department records.

(Code 1960, § 61202; Ord. No. 67-2, 3-20-67)

For those persons or entities engaged in the business pursuit of obtaining information from public records for others, either through personal examination of said records or through purchase of photo copies, there is hereby established an annual business license fee as provided by section 9-94 of this Code.

(Code 1960, § 61203; Ord. No. 67-2, 3-20-67)