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Title 4 — SUPPLEMENTAL PROVISIONS›Chapter 67 — THE SAN FRANCISCO SUNSHINE ORDINANCE OF 1999

San Francisco Administrative Code § 67.27 Justification of Withholding

San Francisco Administrative Code · 2026-08 edition · updated 2026-10-19 · San Francisco

Cite as: San Francisco Administrative Code § 67.27 · Text as of 2026-10-19

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

(a) A withholding under a specific permissive exemption in the California Public Records Act, or elsewhere, which permissive exemption is not forbidden to be asserted by this ordinance, shall cite that authority.

(b) A withholding on the basis that disclosure is prohibited by law shall cite the specific statutory authority in the Public Records Act or elsewhere.

(c) A withholding on the basis that disclosure would incur civil or criminal liability shall cite any specific statutory or case law, or any other public agency's litigation experience, supporting that position.

(d) When a record being requested contains information, most of which is exempt from disclosure under the California Public Records Act and this Article, the custodian shall inform the requester of the nature and extent of the nonexempt information and suggest alternative sources for the information requested, if available. (Added by Ord. 265-93, App. 8/18/93; amended by Proposition G, 11/2/99)

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