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January 29, 2919

Eebert Lewis Via Email 3.: I15. lv'lail
Investigative Studies

with the UC Berkelev Investigative Departing Fragrant

2431 Hearst Ave.

Berkelev, Cr?t 



RE: Netiee eI Inadvertent Release ef Department e1" 1 ustiee Ceniidential Infermatien and
Ftequest fer Destruetien ef Inferlnatien

Dear Mr. Lewis:

It has eerne tn the attentien et? the Calit?ernia Department et? Instiee that veu were
a eepjvr ef een?dential state erimina1 histerv inferrnatien in
respense te the request fer publie veu submitted tn the en Pest Dtt'ieer
Standards and Training. The spreadsheet deenments ven were previded were eatraeted direetlv
frem the Anternated Criminal I-Iisterv Svstem, a eeniidential law enfereement database
maintained by the Department at ustiee Item whieh te infennatien is restrieted by law.
(Pen. Cede, 11105 et seq.) The spreadsheets eentain thensands et' entries et' inferinatien
regarding eivilians as well as eurrent and fenner peaee effieers that sheuld net have been
diselesed te anvene net autheriaed by statute te it. (Pen. Cede, 1 1143.) Altheugh the
en PDST is antheriaed te this infermatien frem the Department, veu are
net. Therefere, the inadvertently predueed are exempt free] diaelestll'e under the
Califernia Pnbtie diet. (Gev. Cede, 6254, snbd. [kl]

The Department herebv ferreallv requests that ven itnmediatelv pennanentlv destrev the
spreadsheet veu were previded, de net disseminate the spreadsheet (er an}r int'eimatien
there??eln}, and previde vet?i?eatien that al1 eepies in hard eepv, email, thumb drives, hard
drives, and servers have alse been destreved. Yen are hereby en netiee that the nnantherised
erpessesstee ef a frern the Department?s ACI-ltl er infermatien ebtained frem

sueh a is a misdemeaner. (Pen. Cede, 11143.}

Rehert Lewis
January 29:. 2019
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If yen de net intend tn eemply with em' reqneat, the Department can take legal aetien le
ensure that the anreadaheete are nreperly deleted and net The Callfernla Supreme
Cetn't hne ertleretl return ef n-larltrertentlj,r diaeleaee under the Eallfelnta l?nhlie
r?tet. {See Arden a. City efLea Angefaa e2 Illalalth 1T6.)

'l'hanls: yen fer freer eenrteag.r and 
Sineerely,



- MICHELLE M. MITCHELL
Elepnt}? General

 

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