Online Public Records Act Request Form

As a public agency, the City of Lathrop adheres to the California Public Records Act ("PRA", Government Code §§ 7920.000-7930.170), which requires that governmental records shall be disclosed to the public upon request.

 

HOW TO SUBMIT A REQUEST FOR PUBLIC RECORDS:

You may use the electronic form below to facilitate submission of your PRA request. PRA requests may also be submitted in writing or via email to the following addresses:

City of Lathrop

City Attorney's Office

390 Towne Centre Drive

Lathrop, CA 95330

Email: website_cao@ci.lathrop.ca.us 

 

The City will respond to each request within ten days (CA Gov. Code §7922.535) to acknowledge receipt of the request and indicate whether there are records responsive to the request, if they can be disclosed, the timeline for disclosure, and the cost, if applicable.

 

Persons making a request are required to specifically identify records and documents sought (for example "staff reports", "receipts", and "contracts"). Merely requesting "all documents" relating to a certain subject is insufficient for the City to locate records with reasonable effort (See Community Youth Athletic Ctr. v City of Nat'l City (2013) 220 CA4th 1420). The City of Lathrop is not required to compile information, answer questions, or create new documents in order to respond to Public Records Act requests.
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