Request: All images and other data captured by Flock cameras in the city of Twentynine Palms on February 1, 2026.
Response from San Bernardino County Sheriff’s Department
NOTICE RE: EXEMPT RECORDS — INVESTIGATIVE RECORDS
Thank you for making a request for records from the San Bernardino County Sheriff’s Department (Department).
After reviewing your request, the Department has determined that the records you seek are exempt from disclosure. This is because the records you have asked for constitute confidential investigative records.
Government Code section 7923.600, subdivision (a) exempts from California Public Records Act disclosure “any investigatory or security files compiled by any other state or local police agency, or any investigatory or security files compiled by any other state or local agency for correctional, law enforcement, or licensing purposes.” These records are exempt from disclosure, even if the prospect of enforcement proceedings is not concrete and definite. (Haynie v. Superior Court (2001) 26 Cal.4th 1061,1069; Black Panther Party v. Kehoe (1974) 42 Cal.App.3d 645, 654; Younger v. Berkeley City Council (1st Dist. 1975) 45 Cal.App.3d 825, 833; American Civil Liberties Union Foundation v. Deukmejian (1982) 32 Cal.3d 440.) The records remain protected from disclosure even after an investigation has concluded. (Williams v. Superior Court (1993) 5 Cal.4th 337, 355–362.) Further, the release of such records could violate the privacy rights of involved parties and others named and/or depicted therein. The California Public Records Act recognizes that the right to privacy is a fundamental interest that the California Constitution protects. (Cal. Const., art. I, § 1; Gov. Code, §§ 7927.700 and 7927.705.)
If you believe this determination is in error, or if you have further information that you wish to provide to us regarding your request, kindly re-submit your request through our online portal: https://sanbernardinocounty.nextrequest.com/
You may also wish to review the Department’s Records Request Guidelines (CPRA) and/or the Department’s California Public Records Act FAQs information on our website at: https://wp.sbcounty.gov/sheriff/divisions/information-services/.
Again, thank you for making a request for records from the San Bernardino County Sheriff’s Department.
