Public Complaint No. 1713271647 - 1449797947

Devin Zachary Sikman

San Bernardino County Sheriff-Coroner

655 East Third Street

San Bernardino, California 92415

(760) 956-5001

http://cms.sbcounty…

Date of Offense

February 24, 2024

Complaint

Use of Force

Statement

My rental car was impounded from snow summit by American towing after contacting them by phone they told me to go to there tow yard to recover the vehicle upon arrival i was asked to wait for the sheriff to arrive after the deputy arrived he asked for my id and the keys for the car i refused to hand it to him because i wasn't stopped by him or that i wasn't braking any laws to be id or to hand him my keys he asked me to leave when i turned away to leave he tackled me to the ground and arrested me and this is all on the deputy's bodycam video...i want this case reviewed by a supervisor.

Location

42060 Garstin Dr, Big Bear Lake, CA 92315, USA

34.2454982, -116.8843856

California Public Records Act

§ 6250-6268

The California Public Records Act is a series of laws meant to guarantee that the public has access to public records of governmental bodies in California. In December of 2011, a Superior Court judge ruled that the California Assembly must also disclose budget records of individual lawmakers, after some California newspapers filed a lawsuit accusing legislators of flouting the state’s open records laws.

Public records in the California Public Records Act are defined as “any writing containing information relating to the conduct of the public’s business prepared, owned, used, or retained by any state or local agency regardless of physical form or characteristics.” There is a separate category of “purely personal information” that, although it may be in the custody of a government agency, does not fall under the act. Statute 6255 states a catch all exemption, “The agency shall justify withholding any record by demonstrating that the record in question is exempt under express provisions of this chapter or that on the facts of the particular case the public interest served by not disclosing the record clearly outweighs the public interest served by disclosure of the record.”

Anyone can request public documents in California, and a purpose does not have to be stated. The California Public Records Act does not regulate the use of records obtained from public agencies. One should allow 10 days for an agency to comply with a records request.

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