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Government,
Criminal

Mar. 10, 2021

Police records could be accessed without discovery under bill

SB 16 aims to prohibit law enforcement agencies from claiming attorney-client privilege to keep these records under wraps, or any billing records related to work done by a law enforcement agency’s attorney, and would allow courts to issue civil fines of up to $1,000 a day for failing to release them.

The California Senate Public Safety Committee on Tuesday unanimously moved forward a proposed measure that would dramatically expand public access to police personnel records and impose hefty fines against agencies who don't comply with records requests.

Attorneys would no longer need to seek these records in discovery.

SB 16 also aims to prohibit law enforcement agencies from claiming attorney-cli...

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