§ 2.20.250. Justification for withholding.

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Any withholding of information shall be justified, in writing, as follows:
A.

A withholding under a permissive exemption in the California Public Records Act or this ordinance shall cite the legal authority and, where the exemption is based on the public interest in favor of not disclosing, explain in practical terms how the public interest would be harmed by disclosure.

B.

A withholding on the basis that disclosure is prohibited by law shall cite the applicable legal authority.

C.

A withholding on the basis that disclosure would incur civil or criminal liability shall cite any statutory or case law supporting that position.

(Ord. 12483 (part), 2003; Ord. 11957 § 00.26, 1997)

                    
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