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.