Sheriff's Department Throws Public Records in the Trash

California Government Code 6250 for Public Records was established in 1970 because every penny and every keystroke belongs to the People.

Since 2001 California Government Code 6253.9 required all government agencies to maintain their public records in electronic format.

The San Diego County Sheriff’s Department under former FBI Agent Bill Gore has proudly refused to release any records, which is in violation California’s Public Records’ Laws. The one and only reason a government agency would have for withholding public records is that they are covering up their criminal activity.

The San Diego County Sheriff has responded to the most recent Public Records’ Request for every public records’ request the Sheriff’s Department has received in the last year with the following proclamation:

“San Diego County does not have a centralized system or mechanism to track all CPRA requests received by the "Entire County of San Diego." Additionally, the Sheriff's Department does not track all records requests received by the Sheriff's Department. Public records requests can be submitted to the Department in a variety of ways, including but not limited to: in-person at any Sheriff's Department Facility; via email; via telephone; or via U.S. Mail. Additionally, the Sheriff's Department launched the GovQA public records website to the public in July.”

The San Diego County Sheriff’s Department is required by State Laws to maintain records, but it appears that the Sheriff’s Department has been throwing public records in the trash.