California Code of Regulations
Title 8 - Industrial Relations
Division 2 - Agricultural Labor Relations Board
Chapter 6 - Availability of Board Materials and Documents
Section 20600 - Board Materials and Formal Documents Available for Public Inspection and Copying; Requests for Identifiable Records; Files and Records Not Subject to Inspection; Fees for Copying and Production

(a) The following materials are available to the public for inspection and copying during normal business hours at the Board's offices in Sacramento, California:

(b) A copy of a specific and identified final opinion and order of the Board in the adjudication of a case which has not as yet been included in a published volume offered for sale, may be obtained upon request made to the executive secretary in Sacramento, California. A copy of a specific and identified opinion and order of a regional director in the adjudication of a representation case may be obtained upon request made to the regional office where the opinion and order were issued.

(c) Requests for the inspection and copying of identifiable records other than those specified in subsections (a) and (b) above, which constitute public records under the California Public Records Act (Gov. Code Section 6250 and following) shall be made to the Board through its executive secretary or to the general counsel, as may be appropriate, in Sacramento, California. Such a request must be in writing and must provide a sufficiently specific description of the record to permit its identification and location.

The applicant shall be informed of the time and place at which the record will be made available. Should the Board or the general counsel determine that the request not be granted, prompt notice of the determination shall be given the applicant, accompanied by a written statement of the reasons for the denial.

(d) Subject to the provisions of Section 20250, all files, documents, reports, memoranda, and records of the agency falling within the exemptions specified in Gov. Code Section 6250, and following shall not be made available for inspection or copying, unless specifically permitted by the Board, its chairman, or its general counsel.

(e) Copies of materials available under subsections (a) and (b) of this section or specifically made available under subsection (c) of this section, except for those materials otherwise published and offered for sale, shall be supplied upon request and the payment of reasonable fees for copying as set by the chief administrative officer of the Agricultural Labor Relations Board.

(f) In the event that the location and production of materials requested by an applicant for his inspection and copying, or for copying by the agency, involve significant cost to the agency, the applicant shall be informed in advance that he will be required to provide reimbursement for the reasonable direct and indirect costs incurred by the agency in such location and production.