California Public Employees’ Personal Accounts May be Subject to Public Records Act Requests

The Supreme Court of California has decided unanimously that communications made or stored on a public employees’ personal account, including emails sent from a personal account and text messages sent from a personal phone, may be subject to disclosure under the California Public Records Act (CPRA).

Click here to read the full opinion in City of San Jose v. Superior Court, No. S218066 (Cal. Mar. 2, 2017).