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Redactions and Withholdings

A source-linked log of records withheld or redacted by an agency, the legal authority the agency cited, and questions the released response leaves unresolved.

2 full withholdings2 partial productions / redactions1 privilege objectionAgency-cited grounds
Amador Transparency Project, “Redactions and Withholdings,” Flock Surveillance Collection, updated August 25, 2026.

What this page does—and does not do

Each legal reason below is labeled as an agency-cited justification. Recording a citation does not mean the archive has concluded that the agency’s interpretation or application is correct. Independent commentary, when added, will be labeled Analysis.

5Logged actions / objections
2Full withholdings
2Partial productions / redactions
8Authorities cited by agency

Searchable log

Current entries

The log records agency-cited grounds from the June 18, August 10, and August 24 Flock-related responses currently archived.

Affected recordAgency actionAgency-cited justificationScope and open questionLinks
Network Audit
Request item 10
Full withholdingPrimary: Gov. Code § 7923.600(a)
Civil Code § 1798.90.55(b) and Gov. Code § 7927.705 were cited in the same paragraph.
The response does not describe the fields, date range, or potentially segregable portions.Details
Request
Organizational Audit
Request item 10
Full withholdingPrimary: Gov. Code § 7923.600(a)
Civil Code § 1798.90.55(b) and Gov. Code § 7927.705 were cited in the same paragraph.
The response does not describe the fields, date range, or potentially segregable portions.Details
Request
Administrative Event Log
Produced CSV
Partial redactionSame response paragraph: Gov. Code § 7923.600(a), Civil Code § 1798.90.55(b), and Gov. Code § 7927.705.The response does not identify the rows, fields, or values removed or match individual redactions to a specific authority.Details
CSV
Flock Audit Log — June to August 2026
August 24 XLSX production
Partial production / withholdingGov. Code §§ 7923.600, 7922.000, 7927.705; Evid. Code § 1040; Civ. Code § 1798.90.55(b); Cal. Const., art. I, § 1.The response does not identify the particular records, rows, fields, or values withheld under each cited authority.Details
XLSX
Legal / privacy review records
Focused request item 5
Privilege objectionGov. Code § 7927.705
Evidence Code §§ 952 and 954.
The response does not identify a specific withheld record or clearly state whether responsive privileged records exist.Details
Request

Entry details

What the agency stated

Full withholding

Network Audit

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Agency
Amador County Sheriff’s Office
Response date
June 18, 2026
Location
Written response, request item 10, pages 1–2
Type
Full withholding · Investigatory-record withholding

Agency-cited justification

The agency stated that the Network Audit was considered an investigatory record and therefore exempt under Government Code § 7923.600(a). It cited Civil Code § 1798.90.55(b) and Government Code § 7927.705 in the same response paragraph.

Plain-language summary

The agency did not produce the Network Audit because it classified the record as investigatory.

Open question

The response does not describe the audit’s fields, date range, segregable portions, or which specific information would disclose ALPR information.

Full withholding

Organizational Audit

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Agency
Amador County Sheriff’s Office
Response date
June 18, 2026
Location
Written response, request item 10, pages 1–2
Type
Full withholding · Investigatory-record withholding

Agency-cited justification

The agency stated that the Organizational Audit was considered an investigatory record and therefore exempt under Government Code § 7923.600(a). It cited Civil Code § 1798.90.55(b) and Government Code § 7927.705 in the same response paragraph.

Plain-language summary

The agency did not produce the Organizational Audit because it classified the record as investigatory.

Open question

The response does not describe the audit’s fields, date range, segregable portions, or which specific information would disclose ALPR information.

Partial redaction

Administrative Audit Log

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Agency
Amador County Sheriff’s Office
Response date
June 18, 2026
Type
Partial redaction · Investigatory-record withholding

Agency-cited justification

The agency stated that the raw Event Log contained investigatory-record information and that it redacted information it considered not subject to disclosure before producing the remaining spreadsheet. The response cited Government Code § 7923.600(a), Civil Code § 1798.90.55(b), and Government Code § 7927.705 in the same paragraph.

Plain-language summary

The agency produced the Event Log after removing information it considered exempt.

Open question

The response does not identify the specific columns, values, rows, identities, or event details removed, and it does not match each redaction to a particular cited authority.

Partial production / withholding

Flock audit log — June to August 2026

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Affected document
Produced XLSX
Agency
Amador County Counsel / Amador County Sheriff’s Office
Response date
August 24, 2026
Type
Partial production · Multiple cited exemptions and privacy grounds

Agency-cited justification

County Counsel stated that certain responsive records, or portions thereof, were deemed exempt and would not be provided. The response cited Government Code §§ 7923.600, 7922.000, and 7927.705; Evidence Code § 1040; Civil Code § 1798.90.55(b); and California Constitution, article I, § 1.

Plain-language summary

The agency produced a 27-row spreadsheet while stating that some responsive material was withheld.

Open question

The response does not identify which responsive records, rows, fields, or values were withheld, does not match particular omissions to particular authorities, and does not describe the segregability review.

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Machine-readable records

Future redactions and withholdings can be added consistently through the project’s JSON data files. Each entry preserves the request, affected record, response location, withholding type, agency citation, agency explanation, plain-language summary, and open question.