SBPD2011
Seal Beach Police Department
REQUESTFORRELEASEOFRECORDSINFORMATION
Date: Dateofincident: Case#:
Locationofincident:
APPLICANTINFORMATION
Name: DOB:
Address:
HomePhone: CellPhone:
Agencyrequestinginformation:
Applicant
Identifier
Information
Victim Suspect Driver Other:
Passenger Insurance Attorney
Parent/Guardian PoliceOfficer Probation/Parole
Information
Requested
CrimeReport IncidentReport CallLogs Other:
AccidentReport Photographs
Reasonfor
Information
Court Investigation Other:
Attorney Insurance
Certification
IcertifythatunderpenaltyofperjurythatIam,orrepresentthepartyofinterestidentifiedinthe
informationlistedhereon.
Signature: Date:
RECORDSDEPARTMENTUSEONLY
IDVerified
Yes No
FeesPaid
Yes No N/A
Authorization
Approved Denied
Howinformationwasreleased
Inperson Fax Mail Viewed
Reasonfordenial
Disclosurewouldendangerthesuccessfulcompletionoftheinvestigation.
Disclosurewouldendangerthesafetyofawitness.
Applicantisnotan“involved”party
Other
Recordsrequestreceivedby: Approved/Deniedby: Recordsreleasedby:
Date: Date: Date:
Print Form
SBPD2011
REQUESTFORRELEASEOFRECORDSINFORMATION
Inordertoproperlyassessyourrequestforacopyofawrittenreport,youhavebeenprovidedwiththis“Requestforreleaseof
records”form.Pleaseanswerallofthequestionsandchecktheboxesthatpertaintoyou.Thiswillreducetheunnecessarydelayin
theprocessingofyourrequest.Allrequestsaretobesubmittedwithoutpaymentuntilthereleasehasbeenofficiallyapproved.You
willbecontactedwithin6workingdaysoftherequestbyourrecordspersonneltomakearrangementsforapickupandpayment.
TRAFFICCOLLISIONREPORTS
GuidelinesforthereleasearegovernedbytheStateofCaliforniaVehicleCodesection20012.Ifyouarerequestingacopyofatraffic
accidentreport,youmustbeoneofthefollowing:
Aninvolveddriver.
Theguardianorconservatorofadriverinvolved.
Theparentofaninvolvedminor.
Theauthorizedrepresentativeofadriver.
Anassociatedinjuredparty.
Theownerpropertydamagedbytheaccident.
CRIMEANDINCIDENTREPORTS
GuidelinesforreleasingcopiesofcrimereportsaregovernedbyGovernmentcodesections6254and6254(f)whichcontainthe
regulationsforthedistributionanduseofcrimereportstakenasaresultofarson,burglary,fire,explosion,larceny,robbery,
carjacking,vandalism,vehicletheftandcrimesofviolence.Thissectionalsoidentifiesthefollowingpartiesasthosetowhoma
policeagencyisrequiredtoprovideinformation:
TheVictim.
Theauthorizedrepresentativeofthevictim.
Aninsurancecarrieragainstwhichaclaimhasbeenormightbemade.
Anypersonsufferingbodilyinjuryorpropertydamageorloss.
However,thisGovernmentCodesectionsalsoprecludesreleasinganyinformationorcopiesofreportsifthedisclosurewould
endangerthesafetyofawitnessorotherpersoninvolvedintheinvestigation,orendangerthesuccessfulcompletionofthe
investigationorarelatedinvestigation.
ThenamesandaddressesofvictimsorwitnessesdefinedbyPenalCodesections261,264,264.1,273a,273d,273.5,286,288,288a,
289,422.6,422.7or422.75shallnotbedisclosed.
ARRESTREPORTS
Contactthecourt.
JUVENILEREPORTSANDCONTACTS
JuvenileinformationincludesANYdocumentrelatingtojuvenilecontactsorarrests,evenifjuvenilecourtproceedingswerenot
institutedincludingrecordsoftemporarycustodyanddetentionofaminor.WelfareandInstitutionscodesection827providesthe
JuvenileCourtwiththeexclusiveauthoritytodeterminewhom,and,theextenttowhichjuvenilerecordinformationmaybe
released.Releaseofjuvenileinformationrequirestheexpresspermissionofthepresidingjudgeofthejuvenilecourt.