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California Public Records Act
The California Public Records Act (Statutes of 1968, Chapter 1473; currently codified as California Government Code
(§§ 6250 ) through 6276.48) was a law passed by the California State Legislature and signed by the Governor in 1968 requiring inspection and/or disclosure of governmental records to the public upon request, unless exempted by law.
The law is similar to the Freedom of Information Act, except for the fact that "the people have the right of access to information concerning the conduct of the people's business" is enshrined in Article 1 of the California Constitution due to California Proposition 59 (the Sunshine Amendment).
==Purpose==
When the legislature enacted CPRA, it expressly declared that "access to information concerning the conduct of the people's business is a fundamental and necessary right of every person in this state."〔Cal. Gov't Code § 6250.〕 Indeed, in California "access to government records has been deemed a fundamental interest of citizenship"〔CBS v. Block, 42 Cal. 3d 646, 652 n.5, 230 Cal. Rptr. 362, 725 P. 2d 370 (1986).〕 and has emphasized that "maximum disclosure of the conduct of governmental operations () to be promoted by the act."〔Id. at 651-52 (emphasis added).〕 By promoting prompt public access to government records, the CPRA is "intended to safeguard the accountability of government to the public."〔Register Div. of Freedom Newspapers Inc. v. County of Orange, 158 Cal. App. 3d 893, 901, 205 Cal. Rptr. 92 (1984).〕 As the California Supreme Court recognized in CBS v. Block:
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