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This section defines key terms used in the CalSavers retirement savings title. This section creates the CalSavers Retirement Savings Board and sets rules for how the board, program administrator, and staff must operate. This section creates the CalSavers Retirement Savings Trust, assigns the board to administer it, requires the board to split trust money into a program fund and an administrative fund, and gives the Treasurer and the board investment-related powers. It also caps administrative fund spending at 1% of the total program fund after six years from implementation and exempts certain securities from specified Corporations Code sections. The CalSavers Retirement Savings Program must include one or more payroll deduction IRA arrangements, as determined by the board. The board has broad authority over the trust, including contracts, investments, staff, insurance, cooperation, and rulemaking.

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  1. 77006.

    ## Government Code - GOV ## TITLE 8. THE ORGANIZATION AND GOVERNMENT OF COURTS [68070 - 77655] ( Title 8 added by Stats. 1953, Ch. 206. ) ## CHAPTER 13. State Funding of Trial Courts [77000 - 77400] ( Chapter 13 repealed and added by Stats. 1988, Ch. 945, Sec. 10. ) ## ARTICLE 1. General Provisions [77000 - 77013] ( Article 1 added by Stats. 1988, Ch. 945, Sec. 10. )

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    This section defines “subordinate judicial officer” to mean a court commissioner or referee authorized by statute.

    ## Government Code - GOV ## TITLE 8. THE ORGANIZATION AND GOVERNMENT OF COURTS [68070 - 77655] ( Title 8 added by Stats. 1953, Ch. 206. ) ## CHAPTER 13. State Funding of Trial Courts [77000 - 77400] ( Chapter 13 repealed and added by Stats. 1988, Ch. 945, Sec. 10. ) ## ARTICLE 1. General Provisions [77000 - 77013] ( Article 1 added by Stats. 1988, Ch. 945, Sec. 10. ) ## 77006. As used in this chapter, “subordinate judicial officer” means a court commissioner or referee authorized by statute. (Added by Stats. 1988, Ch. 945, Sec. 10. Effective September 16, 1988. Conditionally inoperative as provided in Section 77400.)
  2. 77006.5.

    ## Government Code - GOV ## TITLE 8. THE ORGANIZATION AND GOVERNMENT OF COURTS [68070 - 77655] ( Title 8 added by Stats. 1953, Ch. 206. ) ## CHAPTER 13. State Funding of Trial Courts [77000 - 77400] ( Chapter 13 repealed and added by Stats. 1988, Ch. 945, Sec. 10. ) ## ARTICLE 1. General Provisions [77000 - 77013] ( Article 1 added by Stats. 1988, Ch. 945, Sec. 10. )

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    This section defines “trial court funding” as the state funds used to operate the trial courts, including amounts appropriated in the Budget Act and allocated or reallocated by the Judicial Council.

    ## Government Code - GOV ## TITLE 8. THE ORGANIZATION AND GOVERNMENT OF COURTS [68070 - 77655] ( Title 8 added by Stats. 1953, Ch. 206. ) ## CHAPTER 13. State Funding of Trial Courts [77000 - 77400] ( Chapter 13 repealed and added by Stats. 1988, Ch. 945, Sec. 10. ) ## ARTICLE 1. General Provisions [77000 - 77013] ( Article 1 added by Stats. 1988, Ch. 945, Sec. 10. ) ## 77006.5. As used in this chapter, “trial court funding” means the amount of state funds provided for the operation of the trial courts, as defined in Section 77003, appropriated in the Budget Act, and allocated or reallocated by the Judicial Council. (Amended by Stats. 2004, Ch. 811, Sec. 13. Effective January 1, 2005. Conditionally inoperative as provided in Section 77400.)
  3. 77007.

    ## Government Code - GOV ## TITLE 8. THE ORGANIZATION AND GOVERNMENT OF COURTS [68070 - 77655] ( Title 8 added by Stats. 1953, Ch. 206. ) ## CHAPTER 13. State Funding of Trial Courts [77000 - 77400] ( Chapter 13 repealed and added by Stats. 1988, Ch. 945, Sec. 10. ) ## ARTICLE 1. General Provisions [77000 - 77013] ( Article 1 added by Stats. 1988, Ch. 945, Sec. 10. )

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    In this chapter, “trial court” means a superior court.

    ## Government Code - GOV ## TITLE 8. THE ORGANIZATION AND GOVERNMENT OF COURTS [68070 - 77655] ( Title 8 added by Stats. 1953, Ch. 206. ) ## CHAPTER 13. State Funding of Trial Courts [77000 - 77400] ( Chapter 13 repealed and added by Stats. 1988, Ch. 945, Sec. 10. ) ## ARTICLE 1. General Provisions [77000 - 77013] ( Article 1 added by Stats. 1988, Ch. 945, Sec. 10. ) ## 77007. As used in this chapter, “trial court” means a superior court. (Amended by Stats. 2002, Ch. 784, Sec. 506. Effective January 1, 2003. Conditionally inoperative as provided in Section 77400.)
  4. 77008.

    ## Government Code - GOV ## TITLE 8. THE ORGANIZATION AND GOVERNMENT OF COURTS [68070 - 77655] ( Title 8 added by Stats. 1953, Ch. 206. ) ## CHAPTER 13. State Funding of Trial Courts [77000 - 77400] ( Chapter 13 repealed and added by Stats. 1988, Ch. 945, Sec. 10. ) ## ARTICLE 1. General Provisions [77000 - 77013] ( Article 1 added by Stats. 1988, Ch. 945, Sec. 10. )

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    This section defines “filing fees” for this chapter.

    ## Government Code - GOV ## TITLE 8. THE ORGANIZATION AND GOVERNMENT OF COURTS [68070 - 77655] ( Title 8 added by Stats. 1953, Ch. 206. ) ## CHAPTER 13. State Funding of Trial Courts [77000 - 77400] ( Chapter 13 repealed and added by Stats. 1988, Ch. 945, Sec. 10. ) ## ARTICLE 1. General Provisions [77000 - 77013] ( Article 1 added by Stats. 1988, Ch. 945, Sec. 10. ) ## 77008. As used in this chapter, “filing fees” means any and all fees and charges, liberally construed, collected or collectible for filing, processing, including service of process, copying, endorsing, or for any other service related to court operations as defined in Section 77003. (Amended by Stats. 2002, Ch. 784, Sec. 507. Effective January 1, 2003. Conditionally inoperative as provided in Section 77400.)
  5. 77009.

    ## Government Code - GOV ## TITLE 8. THE ORGANIZATION AND GOVERNMENT OF COURTS [68070 - 77655] ( Title 8 added by Stats. 1953, Ch. 206. ) ## CHAPTER 13. State Funding of Trial Courts [77000 - 77400] ( Chapter 13 repealed and added by Stats. 1988, Ch. 945, Sec. 10. ) ## ARTICLE 1. General Provisions [77000 - 77013] ( Article 1 added by Stats. 1988, Ch. 945, Sec. 10. )

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    The Judicial Council may set up court bank accounts and require superior courts to deposit covered money there; courts and counties may also contract for depository services in criminal fee, fine, and forfeiture accounts with approval.

    ## Government Code - GOV ## TITLE 8. THE ORGANIZATION AND GOVERNMENT OF COURTS [68070 - 77655] ( Title 8 added by Stats. 1953, Ch. 206. ) ## CHAPTER 13. State Funding of Trial Courts [77000 - 77400] ( Chapter 13 repealed and added by Stats. 1988, Ch. 945, Sec. 10. ) ## ARTICLE 1. General Provisions [77000 - 77013] ( Article 1 added by Stats. 1988, Ch. 945, Sec. 10. ) ## 77009. (a) The Judicial Council may establish bank accounts for the superior courts and require the courts to deposit moneys for trial court operations, and any other moneys under the control of the courts, into those accounts. Deposits to these accounts shall include, but are not limited to, the following: (1) Moneys appropriated in the Budget Act and allocated or reallocated to the superior court by the Judicial Council. (2) Moneys held in trust. (3) Other moneys as deemed necessary or appropriate. (b) Subdivision (a) shall not apply to payments from a party or a defendant received by the superior court for any criminal fees, fines, or forfeitures. However, the court and county may enter into a contract for the court to provide depository services in an account established by the Judicial Council for criminal fees, fines, and forfeitures, with the approval of the Administrative Director of the Courts. The contract shall identify the scope of service, method of service delivery, term of agreement, anticipated service outcomes, and the cost of the service. The amount of any indirect or overhead costs shall be individually stated with the method of calculation of the indirect or overhead costs. (c) Moneys deposited into a bank account established pursuant to subdivision (a) for the Trial Court Operations Fund that are appropriated in the Budget Act and allocated or reallocated to the superior court by the Judicial Council shall be payable only for the purposes set forth in Sections 77003 and 77006.5, and for services purchased by the court pursuant to subdivisions (b) and (c) of Section 77212. (d) (1) All moneys received by a superior court from any source for court operating and program purposes shall be deposited into a bank account established pursuant to subdivision (a) and accounted for in the Trial Court Operations Fund. Moneys that are received to fulfill the requirements of Article 4 (commencing with Section 4250) of Chapter 2 of Part 2 of Division 9 and Division 14 (commencing with Section 10000) of the Family Code shall be identified and maintained in a separate account established in the fund for this purpose. (2) All other moneys deposited into a bank account established pursuant to subdivision (a) and accounted for in the Trial Court Operations Fund that are received for purposes other than court operations, as defined in Section 77003 and Rule 10.810 of the California Rules of Court, shall be identified and maintained in separate accounts in the fund. (3) This subdivision shall not apply to either of the following: (A) Moneys received by the courts pursuant to paragraph (2) of subdivision (a) of this section and Section 68084, if those moneys are not for court operating or program purposes. (B) Payments from a party or a defendant received by the county for any fees, fines, or forfeitures; moneys collected by the superior court under Chapter 5.8 (commencing with Section 70600); or fees and fines to which Section 68085.1 applies. (e) The presiding judge of the superior court, or his or her designee, shall authorize and direct all expenditures by the court for operating and program purposes from any account established under subdivision (b) or (c). (f) The Judicial Council, in consultation with the Controller’s office, shall establish procedures to implement this section and to provide for payment of trial court operations expenses, as described in Sections 77003 and 77006.5, incurred on July 1, 1997, and thereafter. (g) (1) If the Judicial Council has not established bank accounts pursuant to subdivision (a), the court shall contract with the county for fiscal services. Each board of supervisors shall maintain in the county treasury a Trial Court Operations Fund, which will operate as an agency fund. All moneys appropriated in the Budget Act and allocated and reallocated to the superior court in the county by the Judicial Council shall be deposited into the fund. (2) Moneys deposited into the fund that are appropriated for the Trial Court Operations Fund in the Budget Act and allocated or reallocated to the superior court by the Judicial Council shall be payable only for the purposes set forth in Sections 77003 and 77006.5, and for services purchased by the court pursuant to subdivisions (b) and (c) of Section 77212. The presiding judge of the superior court, or his or her designee, shall authorize and direct expenditures from the fund and the county auditor-controller shall make payments from the funds as directed. Approval of the board of supervisors is not required for expenditure from this fund. (3) All moneys received by a superior court from any source for court operating and program purposes shall be deposited in the fund, except as provided in this subdivision. Moneys that are received to fulfill the requirements of Article 4 (commencing with Section 4250) of Chapter 2 of Part 2 of Division 9 and Division 14 (commencing with Section 10000) of the Family Code shall be identified and maintained in a separate account established in the fund for this purpose. All other moneys that are received for purposes other than court operations, as defined in Section 77003 and Rule 10.810 of the California Rules of Court, shall be identified and maintained in one or more separate accounts established in the fund pursuant to procedures adopted by the Judicial Council. This subdivision shall only apply to moneys received by the courts for operating and program purposes. This subdivision shall not apply to either of the following: (A) Moneys received by the courts pursuant to Section 68084, if those funds are not for court operating or program purposes. (B) Payments from a party or a defendant received by the county for any fees, fines, or forfeitures; moneys collected by the superior court under Chapter 5.8 (commencing with Section 70600); or fees and fines to which Section 68085.1 applies. (4) Interest received by a county that is attributable to investment of moneys, which interest is required by this subdivision to be deposited in the superior court’s fund, shall be deposited in the fund and shall be used for trial court operations purposes. (5) In no event shall interest be charged to the superior court’s fund, except as provided in Section 77009.1. (6) Reasonable administrative expenses incurred by the county associated with the operation of this fund shall be charged to the superior court. (7) A county, or city and county, may bill the superior court within its jurisdiction for costs for services provided by the county, or city and county, as described in Sections 77003 and 77212, including indirect costs as described in paragraph (7) of subdivision (a) of Section 77003 and Section 77212. The costs billed by the county, or the city and the county, pursuant to this subdivision shall not exceed the costs incurred by the county, or the city and the county, of providing similar services to county departments or special districts. (8) Pursuant to Section 77206, the Controller, at the request of the Legislature, may perform financial and fiscal compliance audits of this fund. The Judicial Council or its representatives may perform audits, reviews, and investigations of this fund wherever the records may be located. (h) The Judicial Council or its representatives may perform audits, reviews, and investigations of superior court operations and records wherever they may be located. (Amended by Stats. 2007, Ch. 130, Sec. 141. Effective January 1, 2008. Conditionally inoperative as provided in Section 77400.)
  6. 77009.1.

    ## Government Code - GOV ## TITLE 8. THE ORGANIZATION AND GOVERNMENT OF COURTS [68070 - 77655] ( Title 8 added by Stats. 1953, Ch. 206. ) ## CHAPTER 13. State Funding of Trial Courts [77000 - 77400] ( Chapter 13 repealed and added by Stats. 1988, Ch. 945, Sec. 10. ) ## ARTICLE 1. General Provisions [77000 - 77013] ( Article 1 added by Stats. 1988, Ch. 945, Sec. 10. )

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    Counties and city and counties may lend money to their trial courts, and the Judicial Council must set loan procedures.

    ## Government Code - GOV ## TITLE 8. THE ORGANIZATION AND GOVERNMENT OF COURTS [68070 - 77655] ( Title 8 added by Stats. 1953, Ch. 206. ) ## CHAPTER 13. State Funding of Trial Courts [77000 - 77400] ( Chapter 13 repealed and added by Stats. 1988, Ch. 945, Sec. 10. ) ## ARTICLE 1. General Provisions [77000 - 77013] ( Article 1 added by Stats. 1988, Ch. 945, Sec. 10. ) ## 77009.1. (a) Notwithstanding any other provision of law, a county or city and county may, pursuant to this section, lend money to the trial courts of that county to help the courts with cash-flow problems or other emergency monetary needs. If a county lends a trial court money pursuant to this section, it may charge interest at the county pooled money investment account rate. (b) A trial court may seek a loan of funds under this section only after the Judicial Council has given notice of the loan to the Department of Finance and has thereafter approved the loan. (c) The Judicial Council shall adopt procedures and criteria concerning any loans of funds pursuant to this section and may delegate to the Administrative Director of the Courts the authority to approve the loan. (d) A trial court budget approved by the Judicial Council shall not be increased as a result of a loan made pursuant to this section. (e) A county or city and county shall not be compelled or required to provide a loan to the trial courts of that county pursuant to this section. (Added by Stats. 1998, Ch. 1004, Sec. 6. Effective January 1, 1999. Conditionally inoperative as provided in Section 77400.)
  7. 77012.

    ## Government Code - GOV ## TITLE 8. THE ORGANIZATION AND GOVERNMENT OF COURTS [68070 - 77655] ( Title 8 added by Stats. 1953, Ch. 206. ) ## CHAPTER 13. State Funding of Trial Courts [77000 - 77400] ( Chapter 13 repealed and added by Stats. 1988, Ch. 945, Sec. 10. ) ## ARTICLE 1. General Provisions [77000 - 77013] ( Article 1 added by Stats. 1988, Ch. 945, Sec. 10. )

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    In this chapter, “county” also means a city and county.

    ## Government Code - GOV ## TITLE 8. THE ORGANIZATION AND GOVERNMENT OF COURTS [68070 - 77655] ( Title 8 added by Stats. 1953, Ch. 206. ) ## CHAPTER 13. State Funding of Trial Courts [77000 - 77400] ( Chapter 13 repealed and added by Stats. 1988, Ch. 945, Sec. 10. ) ## ARTICLE 1. General Provisions [77000 - 77013] ( Article 1 added by Stats. 1988, Ch. 945, Sec. 10. ) ## 77012. As used in this chapter, “county” includes a city and county. (Added by Stats. 1988, Ch. 945, Sec. 10. Effective September 16, 1988. Conditionally inoperative as provided in Section 77400.)
  8. 77013.

    ## Government Code - GOV ## TITLE 8. THE ORGANIZATION AND GOVERNMENT OF COURTS [68070 - 77655] ( Title 8 added by Stats. 1953, Ch. 206. ) ## CHAPTER 13. State Funding of Trial Courts [77000 - 77400] ( Chapter 13 repealed and added by Stats. 1988, Ch. 945, Sec. 10. ) ## ARTICLE 1. General Provisions [77000 - 77013] ( Article 1 added by Stats. 1988, Ch. 945, Sec. 10. )

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    In this chapter, “Controller” means the State Controller.

    ## Government Code - GOV ## TITLE 8. THE ORGANIZATION AND GOVERNMENT OF COURTS [68070 - 77655] ( Title 8 added by Stats. 1953, Ch. 206. ) ## CHAPTER 13. State Funding of Trial Courts [77000 - 77400] ( Chapter 13 repealed and added by Stats. 1988, Ch. 945, Sec. 10. ) ## ARTICLE 1. General Provisions [77000 - 77013] ( Article 1 added by Stats. 1988, Ch. 945, Sec. 10. ) ## 77013. As used in this chapter, “Controller” means the State Controller. (Added by Stats. 1988, Ch. 945, Sec. 10. Effective September 16, 1988. Conditionally inoperative as provided in Section 77400.)
  9. 77100.

    ## Government Code - GOV ## TITLE 8. THE ORGANIZATION AND GOVERNMENT OF COURTS [68070 - 77655] ( Title 8 added by Stats. 1953, Ch. 206. ) ## CHAPTER 13. State Funding of Trial Courts [77000 - 77400] ( Chapter 13 repealed and added by Stats. 1988, Ch. 945, Sec. 10. ) ## ARTICLE 2. Legislative Findings [77100 - 77101] ( Article 2 added by Stats. 1988, Ch. 945, Sec. 10. )

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    The Legislature states findings about the importance of trial courts, equal access, and avoiding funding methods that create barriers or disparities.

    ## Government Code - GOV ## TITLE 8. THE ORGANIZATION AND GOVERNMENT OF COURTS [68070 - 77655] ( Title 8 added by Stats. 1953, Ch. 206. ) ## CHAPTER 13. State Funding of Trial Courts [77000 - 77400] ( Chapter 13 repealed and added by Stats. 1988, Ch. 945, Sec. 10. ) ## ARTICLE 2. Legislative Findings [77100 - 77101] ( Article 2 added by Stats. 1988, Ch. 945, Sec. 10. ) ## 77100. The Legislature finds and declares that: (a) The trial of civil and criminal actions is an integral and necessary function of the judicial branch of state government under Article VI of the California Constitution. (b) All citizens of this state should enjoy equal and ready access to the trial courts. (c) Local funding of trial courts may create disparities in the availability of the courts for the resolution of disputes and the dispensation of justice. (d) The method of funding trial courts should not create financial barriers to the fair and proper resolution of civil and criminal actions. (e) Many people defend their personal and property rights in the courts, and seek redress through the judicial system only when compelled by sheer necessity of circumstance. (f) This chapter is enacted to promote the general welfare and to protect the public interest in a viable and accessible judicial system. (Repealed and added by Stats. 1988, Ch. 945, Sec. 10. Effective September 16, 1988. Conditionally inoperative as provided in Section 77400.)
  10. 77101.

    ## Government Code - GOV ## TITLE 8. THE ORGANIZATION AND GOVERNMENT OF COURTS [68070 - 77655] ( Title 8 added by Stats. 1953, Ch. 206. ) ## CHAPTER 13. State Funding of Trial Courts [77000 - 77400] ( Chapter 13 repealed and added by Stats. 1988, Ch. 945, Sec. 10. ) ## ARTICLE 2. Legislative Findings [77100 - 77101] ( Article 2 added by Stats. 1988, Ch. 945, Sec. 10. )

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    The Legislature states that spending state funds under this chapter is in the public interest and needed to achieve the chapter’s purposes.

    ## Government Code - GOV ## TITLE 8. THE ORGANIZATION AND GOVERNMENT OF COURTS [68070 - 77655] ( Title 8 added by Stats. 1953, Ch. 206. ) ## CHAPTER 13. State Funding of Trial Courts [77000 - 77400] ( Chapter 13 repealed and added by Stats. 1988, Ch. 945, Sec. 10. ) ## ARTICLE 2. Legislative Findings [77100 - 77101] ( Article 2 added by Stats. 1988, Ch. 945, Sec. 10. ) ## 77101. The Legislature further finds and declares that the expenditure of the state funds under the provisions of this chapter is in the public interest and necessary to the accomplishment of the purposes set forth above. (Repealed and added by Stats. 1988, Ch. 945, Sec. 10. Effective September 16, 1988. Conditionally inoperative as provided in Section 77400.)
  11. 77200.

    ## Government Code - GOV ## TITLE 8. THE ORGANIZATION AND GOVERNMENT OF COURTS [68070 - 77655] ( Title 8 added by Stats. 1953, Ch. 206. ) ## CHAPTER 13. State Funding of Trial Courts [77000 - 77400] ( Chapter 13 repealed and added by Stats. 1988, Ch. 945, Sec. 10. ) ## ARTICLE 3. State Finance Provisions [77200 - 77212] ( Article 3 repealed and added by Stats. 1997, Ch. 850, Sec. 46. )

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    The state must fund court operations and move county funds into the Trial Court Trust Fund, while the Judicial Council must submit its allocation schedule to the Controller at least five days before an allocation is due.

    ## Government Code - GOV ## TITLE 8. THE ORGANIZATION AND GOVERNMENT OF COURTS [68070 - 77655] ( Title 8 added by Stats. 1953, Ch. 206. ) ## CHAPTER 13. State Funding of Trial Courts [77000 - 77400] ( Chapter 13 repealed and added by Stats. 1988, Ch. 945, Sec. 10. ) ## ARTICLE 3. State Finance Provisions [77200 - 77212] ( Article 3 repealed and added by Stats. 1997, Ch. 850, Sec. 46. ) ## 77200. On and after July 1, 1997, the state shall assume sole responsibility for the funding of court operations, as defined in Section 77003 and Rule 10.810 of the California Rules of Court as it read on January 1, 2007. In meeting this responsibility, the state shall do all of the following: (a) Deposit in the Trial Court Trust Fund, for subsequent allocation to or for the trial courts, all county funds remitted to the state pursuant to Section 77201 until June 30, 1998, pursuant to Section 77201.1 from July 1, 1998, until June 30, 2006, inclusive, and pursuant to Section 77201.3, thereafter. (b) Be responsible for the cost of court operations incurred by the trial courts in the 1997–98 fiscal year and subsequent fiscal years. (c) Allocate funds to the individual trial courts pursuant to an allocation schedule adopted by the Judicial Council, but in no case shall the amount allocated to the trial court in a county be less than the amount remitted to the state by the county in which that court is located pursuant to paragraphs (1) and (2) of subdivision (b) of Section 77201 until June 30, 1998, pursuant to paragraphs (1) and (2) of subdivision (b) of Section 77201.1 from July 1, 1998, until June 30, 2006, inclusive, and pursuant to paragraphs (1) and (2) of subdivision (a) of Section 77201.3, thereafter. (d) The Judicial Council shall submit its allocation schedule to the Controller at least five days before the due date of any allocation. (Amended by Stats. 2008, Ch. 179, Sec. 130. Effective January 1, 2009. Conditionally inoperative as provided in Section 77400.)
  12. 77201.

    ## Government Code - GOV ## TITLE 8. THE ORGANIZATION AND GOVERNMENT OF COURTS [68070 - 77655] ( Title 8 added by Stats. 1953, Ch. 206. ) ## CHAPTER 13. State Funding of Trial Courts [77000 - 77400] ( Chapter 13 repealed and added by Stats. 1988, Ch. 945, Sec. 10. ) ## ARTICLE 3. State Finance Provisions [77200 - 77212] ( Article 3 repealed and added by Stats. 1997, Ch. 850, Sec. 46. )

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    Counties must remit specified trial-court funding amounts to the state, and they must submit declarations or reports by the stated deadline when required. The Department of Finance must verify and adjust certain amounts, and the Controller may audit on request.

    ## Government Code - GOV ## TITLE 8. THE ORGANIZATION AND GOVERNMENT OF COURTS [68070 - 77655] ( Title 8 added by Stats. 1953, Ch. 206. ) ## CHAPTER 13. State Funding of Trial Courts [77000 - 77400] ( Chapter 13 repealed and added by Stats. 1988, Ch. 945, Sec. 10. ) ## ARTICLE 3. State Finance Provisions [77200 - 77212] ( Article 3 repealed and added by Stats. 1997, Ch. 850, Sec. 46. ) ## 77201. (a) Commencing on July 1, 1997, no county shall be responsible for funding court operations, as defined in Section 77003 and Rule 10.810 of the California Rules of Court as it read on January 1, 2007. (b) In the 1997–98 fiscal year, each county shall remit to the state in installments due on January 1, April 1, and June 30, the amounts specified in paragraphs (1) and (2), as follows: (1) Except as otherwise specifically provided in this section, each county shall remit to the state the amount listed below which is based on an amount expended by the respective county for court operations during the 1994–95 fiscal year: Jurisdiction Amount Alameda ........................ $ 42,045,093 Alpine ........................ 46,044 Amador ........................ 900,196 Butte ........................ 2,604,611 Calaveras ........................ 420,893 Colusa ........................ 309,009 Contra Costa ........................ 21,634,450 Del Norte ........................ 780,786 El Dorado ........................ 3,888,927 Fresno ........................ 13,355,025 Glenn ........................ 371,607 Humboldt ........................ 2,437,196 Imperial ........................ 2,055,173 Inyo ........................ 546,508 Kern ........................ 16,669,917 Kings ........................ 2,594,901 Lake ........................ 975,311 Lassen ........................ 517,921 Los Angeles ........................ 291,872,379 Madera ........................ 1,242,968 Marin ........................ 6,837,518 Mariposa ........................ 177,880 Mendocino ........................ 1,739,605 Merced ........................ 1,363,409 Modoc ........................ 114,249 Mono ........................ 271,021 Monterey ........................ 5,739,655 Napa ........................ 2,866,986 Nevada ........................ 815,130 Orange ........................ 76,567,372 Placer ........................ 6,450,175 Plumas ........................ 413,368 Riverside ........................ 32,524,412 Sacramento ........................ 40,692,954 San Benito ........................ 460,552 San Bernardino ........................ 31,516,134 San Diego ........................ 77,637,904 San Francisco ........................ 31,142,353 San Joaquin ........................ 9,102,834 San Luis Obispo ........................ 6,840,067 San Mateo ........................ 20,383,643 Santa Barbara ........................ 10,604,431 Santa Clara ........................ 49,876,177 Santa Cruz ........................ 6,449,104 Shasta ........................ 3,369,017 Sierra ........................ 40,477 Siskiyou ........................ 478,144 Solano ........................ 10,780,179 Sonoma ........................ 9,273,174 Stanislaus ........................ 8,320,727 Sutter ........................ 1,718,287 Tehama ........................ 1,352,370 Trinity ........................ 620,990 Tulare ........................ 6,981,681 Tuolumne ........................ 1,080,723 Ventura ........................ 16,721,157 Yolo ........................ 2,564,985 Yuba ........................ 842,240 (2) Except as otherwise specifically provided in this section, each county shall also remit to the state the amount listed below which is based on an amount of fine and forfeiture revenue remitted to the state pursuant to Sections 27361 and 76000 of this code, Sections 1463.001 and 1464 of the Penal Code, and Sections 42007, 42007.1, and 42008 of the Vehicle Code during the 1994–95 fiscal year: Jurisdiction Amount Alameda ........................ $12,769,882 Alpine ........................ 58,757 Amador ........................ 377,005 Butte ........................ 1,437,671 Calaveras ........................ 418,558 Colusa ........................ 485,040 Contra Costa ........................ 6,138,742 Del Norte ........................ 235,438 El Dorado ........................ 1,217,093 Fresno ........................ 4,505,786 Glenn ........................ 455,389 Humboldt ........................ 1,161,745 Imperial ........................ 1,350,760 Inyo ........................ 878,321 Kern ........................ 6,688,247 Kings ........................ 1,115,601 Lake ........................ 424,070 Lassen ........................ 513,445 Los Angeles ........................ 89,771,310 Madera ........................ 1,207,998 Marin ........................ 2,700,045 Mariposa ........................ 135,457 Mendocino ........................ 948,837 Merced ........................ 2,093,355 Modoc ........................ 122,156 Mono ........................ 415,136 Monterey ........................ 3,855,457 Napa ........................ 874,219 Nevada ........................ 1,378,796 Orange ........................ 24,830,542 Placer ........................ 2,182,230 Plumas ........................ 225,080 Riverside ........................ 13,328,445 Sacramento ........................ 7,548,829 San Benito ........................ 346,451 San Bernardino ........................ 11,694,120 San Diego ........................ 21,410,586 San Francisco ........................ 5,925,950 San Joaquin ........................ 4,753,688 San Luis Obispo ........................ 2,573,968 San Mateo ........................ 7,124,638 Santa Barbara ........................ 4,094,288 Santa Clara ........................ 15,561,983 Santa Cruz ........................ 2,267,327 Shasta ........................ 1,198,773 Sierra ........................ 46,778 Siskiyou ........................ 801,329 Solano ........................ 3,757,059 Sonoma ........................ 2,851,883 Stanislaus ........................ 2,669,045 Sutter ........................ 802,574 Tehama ........................ 761,188 Trinity ........................ 137,087 Tulare ........................ 2,299,167 Tuolumne ........................ 440,496 Ventura ........................ 6,129,411 Yolo ........................ 1,516,065 Yuba ........................ 402,077 (3) The installment due on January 1 shall be for 25 percent of the amounts specified in paragraphs (1) and (2). The installments due on April 1 and June 30 shall be prorated uniformly to reflect any adjustments made by the Department of Finance, as provided in this section. If no adjustment is made by April 1, 1998, the April 1, 1998, installment shall be for 15 percent of the amounts specified in paragraphs (1) and (2). If no adjustment is made by June 30, 1998, the June 30, 1998, installment shall be for the balance of the amounts specified in paragraphs (1) and (2). (4) Except as otherwise specifically provided in this section, county remittances specified in paragraphs (1) and (2) shall not be increased in subsequent years. (5) Any change in statute or rule of court that either reduces the bail schedule or redirects or reduces a county’s portion of fee, fine, and forfeiture revenue to an amount that is less than (A) the fees, fines, and forfeitures retained by that county and (B) the county’s portion of fines and forfeitures transmitted to the state in the 1994–95 fiscal year, shall reduce that county’s remittance specified in paragraph (2) by an equal amount. Nothing in this paragraph is intended to limit judicial sentencing discretion. (c) The Department of Finance shall adjust the amount specified in paragraph (1) of subdivision (b) that a county is required to submit to the state, pursuant to the following: (1) A county shall submit a declaration to the Department of Finance, no later than February 15, 1998, that the amount it is required to submit to the state pursuant to paragraph (1) of subdivision (b) either includes or does not include the costs for local judicial benefits which are court operation costs as defined in Section 77003 and Rule 10.810 of the California Rules of Court. The trial courts in a county that submits such a declaration shall be given a copy of the declaration and the opportunity to comment on the validity of the statements in the declaration. The Department of Finance shall verify the facts in the county’s declaration and comments, if any. Upon verification that the amount the county is required to submit to the state includes the costs of local judicial benefits, the department shall reduce on or before June 30, 1998, the amount the county is required to submit to the state pursuant to paragraph (1) of subdivision (b) by an amount equal to the cost of those judicial benefits, in which case the county shall continue to be responsible for the cost of those benefits. If a county disagrees with the Department of Finance’s failure to verify the facts in the county’s declaration and reduce the amount the county is required to submit to the state pursuant to paragraph (1) of subdivision (b), the county may request that the Controller conduct an audit to verify the facts in the county’s declaration. The Controller shall conduct the requested audit which shall be at the requesting county’s expense. If the Controller’s audit verifies the facts in the county’s declaration, the department shall reduce the amount the county is required to submit to the state pursuant to paragraph (1) of subdivision (b) by an amount equal to the amount verified by the Controller’s audit and the state shall reimburse the requesting county for the cost of the audit. (d) The Department of Finance shall adjust the amount specified in paragraph (1) of subdivision (b) of Section 77201.1 that a county is required to submit to the state, pursuant to the following procedures: (1) A county may submit a declaration to the Department of Finance, no later than February 15, 1998, that declares that (A) the county incorrectly reported county costs as court operations costs as defined in Section 77003 in the 1994–95 fiscal year, and that incorrect report resulted in the amount the county is required to submit to the state pursuant to paragraph (1) of subdivision (b) being too high, (B) the amount the county is required to submit to the state pursuant to paragraph (1) of subdivision (b) includes amounts that were specifically appropriated, funded, and expended by a county or city and county during the 1994–95 fiscal year to fund extraordinary one-time expenditures for court operation costs, or (C) the amount the county is required to submit to the state pursuant to paragraph (1) of subdivision (b) includes expenses that were funded from grants or subventions from any source, for court operation costs that could not have been funded without those grants or subventions being available. A county submitting that declaration shall concurrently transmit a copy of the declaration to the trial courts of that county. The trial courts in a county that submits that declaration shall have the opportunity to comment to the Department of Finance on the validity of the statements in the declaration. Upon receipt of the declaration and comments, if any, the Department of Finance shall determine and certify which costs identified in the county’s declaration were incorrectly reported as court operation costs or were expended for extraordinary one-time expenditures or funded from grants or subventions in the 1994–95 fiscal year. The Department of Finance shall reduce the amount a county must submit to the state pursuant to paragraph (1) of subdivision (b) of Section 77201.1 by an amount equal to the amount the department certifies was incorrectly reported as court operations costs or were expended for extraordinary one-time expense or funded from grants or subventions in the 1994–95 fiscal year. If a county disagrees with the Department of Finance’s failure to verify the facts in the county’s declaration and reduce the amount the county is required to submit to the state pursuant to paragraph (1) of subdivision (b) of Section 77201.1, the county may request that the Controller conduct an audit to verify the facts in the county’s declaration. The Controller shall conduct the requested audit, which shall be at the requesting county’s expense. If the Controller’s audit verifies the facts in the county’s declaration, the department shall reduce the amount the county is required to submit to the state pursuant to paragraph (1) of subdivision (b) of Section 77201.1 by an amount equal to the amount verified by the Controller’s audit and the state shall reimburse the requesting county for the cost of the audit. A county shall provide, at no charge to the court, any service for which the amount in paragraph (1) of subdivision (b) of Section 77201.1 was adjusted downward, if the county is required to provide that service at no cost to the court by any other provision of law. (2) A court may submit a declaration to the Department of Finance, no later than February 15, 1998, that the county failed to report county costs as court operations costs as defined in Section 77003 in the 1994–95 fiscal year, and that this failure resulted in the amount the county is required to submit to the state pursuant to paragraph (1) of subdivision (b) being too low. A court submitting that declaration shall concurrently transmit a copy of the declaration to the county. A county shall have the opportunity to comment to the Department of Finance on the validity of statements in the declaration and comments, if any. Upon receipt of the declaration, the Department of Finance shall determine and certify which costs identified in the court’s declaration should have been reported by the county as court operation costs in the 1994–95 fiscal year and whether this failure resulted in the amount the county is required to submit to the state pursuant to paragraph (1) of subdivision (b) being too low. The Department of Finance shall notify the county, the trial courts in the county, and the Judicial Council of its certification and decision. Within 30 days, the county shall either notify the Department of Finance, trial courts in the county, and the Judicial Council that the county shall assume responsibility for the costs the county has failed to report, or that the department shall increase the amount the county is required to submit to the state pursuant to paragraph (1) of subdivision (b) of Section 77201.1 by an amount equal to the amount certified by the department. A county shall not be required to continue to provide services for which the amount in paragraph (1) of subdivision (b) of Section 77201.1 was adjusted upward. (e) The Legislature hereby finds and declares that to ensure an orderly transition to state trial court funding, it is necessary to delay the adjustments to county obligation payments provided for by Article 3 (commencing with Section 77200) of Chapter 13 of Title 8, as added by Chapter 850 of the Statutes of 1997, until the 1998–99 fiscal year. The Legislature also finds and declares that since increase adjustments to the county obligation amounts will not take effect in the 1997–98 fiscal year, county charges for those services related to the increase adjustments shall not occur in the 1997–98 fiscal year. It is recognized that the counties have an obligation to provide, and the trial courts have an obligation to pay, for services provided by the county pursuant to Section 77212. In the 1997–98 fiscal year, the counties shall charge for, and the courts shall pay, these obligations consistent with paragraphs (1) and (2). (1) For the 1997–98 fiscal year, a county shall reduce the charges to a court for those services for which the amount in paragraph (1) of subdivision (b) of Section 77201.1 is adjusted upward, by an amount equal to the lesser of the following: (A) The amount of the increase adjustment certified by the department pursuant to paragraph (2) of subdivision (d). (B) The difference between the actual amount charged and paid for from the trial court operations fund, and the amount charged in the 1994–95 fiscal year. (2) For the 1997–98 fiscal year, any funds paid out of the trial court operations fund established pursuant to Section 77009 during the 1997–98 fiscal year to pay for those services for which there was an upward adjustment, shall be returned to the trial court operations fund in the amount equal to the lesser of the following: (A) The amount of the increase adjustment certified by the department pursuant to paragraph (2) of subdivision (d). (B) The difference between the actual amount charged and paid for from the trial court operations fund, and the amount charged in the 1994–95 fiscal year. (3) The Judicial Council shall reduce the allocation to the courts by an amount equal to the amount of any increase adjustment certified by the Department of Finance, if the cost of those services was used in determining the Judicial Council’s allocation of funding for the 1997–98 fiscal year. (4) In the event the charges are not reduced as provided in paragraph (1) or the funds are not returned to the trial court operations fund as provided in paragraph (2), the trial court operations fund shall be refunded for the 1998–99 fiscal year. Funds provided to the trial court operations fund pursuant to this paragraph shall be available to the trial courts to meet financial obligations incurred during the 1997–98 fiscal year. To the extent that a trial court receives total resources for trial court funding from the county and the state for the 1997–98 fiscal year that exceeded the amount of the allocation approved by the Judicial Council by November 30, 1997, these amounts shall be available for expenditure in the 1998–99 fiscal year and the Judicial Council shall reduce the 1998–99 fiscal year allocation of the court by an equal amount. (f) Nothing in this section is intended to relieve a county of the responsibility to provide necessary and suitable court facilities pursuant to Section 68073. (g) Nothing in this section is intended to relieve a county of the responsibility for justice-related expenses not included in Section 77003 which are otherwise required of the county by law, including, but not limited to, indigent defense representation and investigation, and payment of Division of Juvenile Justice charges. (h) The Department of Finance shall notify the county, trial courts in the county, and Judicial Council of the final decision and resulting adjustment. (i) On or before February 15, 1998, each county shall submit to the Department of Finance a report of the amount it expended for trial court operations as defined in Section 77003 and Rule 10.810 of the California Rules of Court as it read on January 1, 2007, between the start of the 1997–98 fiscal year and the effective date of this section. The department shall reduce the amount a county is required to remit to the state pursuant to paragraph (1) of subdivision (b) in the 1997–98 fiscal year by an amount equal to the amount a county expended for court operation costs between the start of the 1997–98 fiscal year and the effective date of this section. The department shall also reduce the amount a county is required to remit to the state pursuant to paragraph (2) of subdivision (b) in the 1997–98 fiscal year by an amount equal to the amount of fine and forfeiture revenue that a county remitted to the state between the start of the 1997–98 fiscal year and the effective date of this section. The department shall notify the county, the trial courts of the county, and the Judicial Council of the amount it has reduced a county’s obligation to remit to the state pursuant to this subdivision. (Amended (as amended by Stats. 2000, Ch. 671) by Stats. 2007, Ch. 130, Sec. 144. Effective January 1, 2008. Conditionally inoperative as provided in Section 77400.)
  13. 77201.1.

    ## Government Code - GOV ## TITLE 8. THE ORGANIZATION AND GOVERNMENT OF COURTS [68070 - 77655] ( Title 8 added by Stats. 1953, Ch. 206. ) ## CHAPTER 13. State Funding of Trial Courts [77000 - 77400] ( Chapter 13 repealed and added by Stats. 1988, Ch. 945, Sec. 10. ) ## ARTICLE 3. State Finance Provisions [77200 - 77212] ( Article 3 repealed and added by Stats. 1997, Ch. 850, Sec. 46. )

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    Counties must pay specified amounts to the state in installments, and from July 1, 1997 they are not responsible for funding court operations.

    ## Government Code - GOV ## TITLE 8. THE ORGANIZATION AND GOVERNMENT OF COURTS [68070 - 77655] ( Title 8 added by Stats. 1953, Ch. 206. ) ## CHAPTER 13. State Funding of Trial Courts [77000 - 77400] ( Chapter 13 repealed and added by Stats. 1988, Ch. 945, Sec. 10. ) ## ARTICLE 3. State Finance Provisions [77200 - 77212] ( Article 3 repealed and added by Stats. 1997, Ch. 850, Sec. 46. ) ## 77201.1. (a) Commencing on July 1, 1997, no county shall be responsible for funding court operations, as defined in Section 77003 and Rule 10.810 of the California Rules of Court as it read on January 1, 2007. (b) Commencing in the 1999–2000 fiscal year, and each fiscal year thereafter until the 2006–07 fiscal year, each county shall remit to the state in four equal installments due on October 1, January 1, April 1, and May 1, the amounts specified in paragraphs (1) and (2). For the purpose of determining the counties’ payments commencing in the 2006–07 fiscal year, and each fiscal year thereafter, the amounts listed in subdivision (a) of Section 77201.3 shall be used in lieu of the amounts listed in this subdivision. (1) Except as otherwise specifically provided in this section, each county shall remit to the state the amount listed below, which is based on an amount expended by the respective county for court operations during the 1994–95 fiscal year: Jurisdiction Amount Alameda ........................ $ 22,509,905 Alpine ........................ - Amador ........................ - Butte ........................ - Calaveras ........................ - Colusa ........................ - Contra Costa ........................ 11,974,535 Del Norte ........................ - El Dorado ........................ - Fresno ........................ 11,222,780 Glenn ........................ - Humboldt ........................ - Imperial ........................ - Inyo ........................ - Kern ........................ 9,234,511 Kings ........................ - Lake ........................ - Lassen ........................ - Los Angeles ........................ 175,330,647 Madera ........................ - Marin ........................ - Mariposa ........................ - Mendocino ........................ - Merced ........................ - Modoc ........................ - Mono ........................ - Monterey ........................ 4,520,911 Napa ........................ - Nevada ........................ - Orange ........................ 38,846,003 Placer ........................ - Plumas ........................ - Riverside ........................ 17,857,241 Sacramento ........................ 20,733,264 San Benito ........................ - San Bernardino ........................ 20,227,102 San Diego ........................ 43,495,932 San Francisco ........................ 19,295,303 San Joaquin ........................ 6,543,068 San Luis Obispo ........................ - San Mateo ........................ 12,181,079 Santa Barbara ........................ 6,764,792 Santa Clara ........................ 28,689,450 Santa Cruz ........................ - Shasta ........................ - Sierra ........................ - Siskiyou ........................ - Solano ........................ 6,242,661 Sonoma ........................ 6,162,466 Stanislaus ........................ 3,506,297 Sutter ........................ - Tehama ........................ - Trinity ........................ - Tulare ........................ - Tuolumne ........................ - Ventura ........................ 9,734,190 Yolo ........................ - Yuba ........................ - (2) Except as otherwise specifically provided in this section, each county shall also remit to the state the amount listed below, which is based on an amount of fee, fine, and forfeiture revenue remitted to the state pursuant to Sections 27361 and 76000 of this code, Sections 1463.001, 1463.07, and 1464 of the Penal Code, and Sections 42007, 42007.1, and 42008 of the Vehicle Code during the 1994–95 fiscal year: Jurisdiction Amount Alameda ........................ $ 9,912,156 Alpine ........................ 58,757 Amador ........................ 265,707 Butte ........................ 1,217,052 Calaveras ........................ 310,331 Colusa ........................ 397,468 Contra Costa ........................ 4,486,486 Del Norte ........................ 124,085 El Dorado ........................ 1,028,349 Fresno ........................ 3,695,633 Glenn ........................ 360,974 Humboldt ........................ 1,025,583 Imperial ........................ 1,144,661 Inyo ........................ 614,920 Kern ........................ 5,530,972 Kings ........................ 982,208 Lake ........................ 375,570 Lassen ........................ 430,163 Los Angeles ........................ 71,002,129 Madera ........................ 1,042,797 Marin ........................ 2,111,712 Mariposa ........................ 135,457 Mendocino ........................ 717,075 Merced ........................ 1,733,156 Modoc ........................ 104,729 Mono ........................ 415,136 Monterey ........................ 3,330,125 Napa ........................ 719,168 Nevada ........................ 1,220,686 Orange ........................ 19,572,810 Placer ........................ 1,243,754 Plumas ........................ 193,772 Riverside ........................ 7,681,744 Sacramento ........................ 5,937,204 San Benito ........................ 302,324 San Bernardino ........................ 8,163,193 San Diego ........................ 16,166,735 San Francisco ........................ 4,046,107 San Joaquin ........................ 3,562,835 San Luis Obispo ........................ 2,036,515 San Mateo ........................ 4,831,497 Santa Barbara ........................ 3,277,610 Santa Clara ........................ 11,597,583 Santa Cruz ........................ 1,902,096 Shasta ........................ 1,044,700 Sierra ........................ 42,533 Siskiyou ........................ 615,581 Solano ........................ 2,708,758 Sonoma ........................ 2,316,999 Stanislaus ........................ 1,855,169 Sutter ........................ 678,681 Tehama ........................ 640,303 Trinity ........................ 137,087 Tulare ........................ 1,840,422 Tuolumne ........................ 361,665 Ventura ........................ 4,575,349 Yolo ........................ 880,798 Yuba ........................ 289,325 (3) Except as otherwise specifically provided in this section, county remittances specified in paragraphs (1) and (2) shall not be increased in subsequent years. (4) Except for those counties with a population of 70,000 or fewer on January 1, 1996, the amount a county is required to remit pursuant to paragraph (1) shall be adjusted by the amount equal to any adjustment resulting from the procedures in subdivisions (c) and (d) of Section 77201 as that section read on June 30, 1998, to the extent a county filed an appeal with the Controller with respect to the findings made by the Department of Finance. This paragraph shall not be construed to establish a new appeal process beyond what was provided by Section 77201, as that section read on June 30, 1998. (5) A change in statute or rule of court that either reduces the bail schedule or redirects or reduces a county’s portion of fee, fine, and forfeiture revenue to an amount that is less than (A) the fees, fines, and forfeitures retained by that county, and (B) the county’s portion of fines and forfeitures transmitted to the state in the 1994–95 fiscal year, shall reduce that county’s remittance specified in paragraph (2) of this subdivision by an equal amount. This paragraph is not intended to limit judicial sentencing discretion. (6) In the 2005–06 fiscal year, the amount that the County of Santa Clara is required to remit to the state under paragraph (2) shall be reduced as described in this paragraph, rather than as described in subdivision (b) of Section 68085.7. It is the intent of the Legislature that this paragraph have retroactive effect. (A) For the County of Santa Clara, the remittance under this subdivision for the 2005–06 fiscal year shall be reduced by an amount equal to one-half of the amount calculated by subtracting the budget reduction for the Superior Court of Santa Clara County for that fiscal year attributable to the reduction of the counties’ payment obligation from thirty-one million dollars ($31,000,000) pursuant to subdivision (a) of Section 68085.6 from the net civil assessments received in that county in that fiscal year. “Net civil assessments” as used in this paragraph means the amount of civil assessments collected minus the costs of collecting those civil assessments, under the guidelines of the Controller. (B) The reduction under this paragraph of the amount that the County of Santa Clara is required to remit to the state for the 2005–06 fiscal year shall not exceed two million five hundred thousand dollars ($2,500,000). If the reduction reaches two million five hundred thousand dollars ($2,500,000), the amount the county is required to remit to the state under paragraph (2) of subdivision (a) of Section 77201.3 in each subsequent fiscal year shall be eight million four hundred sixty-one thousand two hundred ninety-three dollars ($8,461,293). (C) This paragraph does not affect the reduction of the annual remittance for the County of Santa Clara as provided in Section 68085.2. (7) Notwithstanding the changes to the amounts in paragraph (2) made by Section 68085.7 or any other section, the amounts in paragraph (2) shall not be changed for purposes of the calculation required by subdivision (a) of Section 77205. (c) This section is not intended to relieve a county of the responsibility to provide necessary and suitable court facilities pursuant to Section 70311. (d) This section is not intended to relieve a county of the responsibility for justice-related expenses not included in Section 77003 which are otherwise required of the county by law, including, but not limited to, indigent defense representation and investigation, and payment of juvenile justice charges. (e) County base year remittance requirements specified in paragraph (2) of subdivision (b) incorporate specific reductions to reflect those instances where the Department of Finance has determined that a county’s remittance to both the General Fund and the Trial Court Trust Fund during the 1994–95 fiscal year exceeded the aggregate amount of state funding from the General Fund and the Trial Court Trust Fund. The amount of the reduction was determined by calculating the difference between the amount the county remitted to the General Fund and the Trial Court Trust Fund and the aggregate amount of state support from the General Fund and the Trial Court Trust Fund allocated to the county’s trial courts. In making its determination of whether a county is entitled to a reduction pursuant to paragraph (2) of subdivision (b), the Department of Finance subtracted from county revenues remitted to the state, all moneys derived from the fee required by Section 42007.1 of the Vehicle Code and the parking surcharge required by subdivision (c) of Section 76000 of this code. (f) Notwithstanding subdivision (e), the Department of Finance shall not reduce a county’s base year remittance requirement, as specified in paragraph (2) of subdivision (b), if the county’s trial court funding allocation was modified pursuant to the amendments to the allocation formula set forth in paragraph (4) of subdivision (d) of Section 77200, as amended by Chapter 2 of the Statutes of 1993, to provide a stable level of funding for small county courts in response to reductions in the General Fund support for the trial courts. (g) In any fiscal year in which a county of the first class pays the employer-paid retirement contribution for court employees, or other employees of the county who provide a service to the court, and the amounts of those payments are charged to the budget of the courts, the sum the county is required to pay to the state pursuant to paragraph (1) of subdivision (b) shall be increased by the actual amount charged to the trial court up to twenty-three million five hundred twenty-seven thousand nine hundred forty-nine dollars ($23,527,949) in that fiscal year. The county and the trial court shall report to the Controller and the Department of Finance the actual amount charged in that fiscal year. (Amended by Stats. 2008, Ch. 179, Sec. 131. Effective January 1, 2009. Conditionally inoperative as prescribed in Section 77400.)
  14. 77201.2.

    ## Government Code - GOV ## TITLE 8. THE ORGANIZATION AND GOVERNMENT OF COURTS [68070 - 77655] ( Title 8 added by Stats. 1953, Ch. 206. ) ## CHAPTER 13. State Funding of Trial Courts [77000 - 77400] ( Chapter 13 repealed and added by Stats. 1988, Ch. 945, Sec. 10. ) ## ARTICLE 3. State Finance Provisions [77200 - 77212] ( Article 3 repealed and added by Stats. 1997, Ch. 850, Sec. 46. )

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    Late payments owed to the Trial Court Trust Fund are treated as delinquent if they are not received by the specified dates, and they may be subject to penalties under Section 68085.

    ## Government Code - GOV ## TITLE 8. THE ORGANIZATION AND GOVERNMENT OF COURTS [68070 - 77655] ( Title 8 added by Stats. 1953, Ch. 206. ) ## CHAPTER 13. State Funding of Trial Courts [77000 - 77400] ( Chapter 13 repealed and added by Stats. 1988, Ch. 945, Sec. 10. ) ## ARTICLE 3. State Finance Provisions [77200 - 77212] ( Article 3 repealed and added by Stats. 1997, Ch. 850, Sec. 46. ) ## 77201.2. All moneys required to be paid to the Trial Court Trust Fund pursuant to Sections 77201, 77201.1, and 77201.3 shall be considered delinquent if not received by the dates therein specified, and shall be subject to the penalties set forth in Section 68085. (Amended by Stats. 2007, Ch. 383, Sec. 3. Effective January 1, 2008. Conditionally inoperative as provided in Section 77400.)
  15. 77201.3.

    ## Government Code - GOV ## TITLE 8. THE ORGANIZATION AND GOVERNMENT OF COURTS [68070 - 77655] ( Title 8 added by Stats. 1953, Ch. 206. ) ## CHAPTER 13. State Funding of Trial Courts [77000 - 77400] ( Chapter 13 repealed and added by Stats. 1988, Ch. 945, Sec. 10. ) ## ARTICLE 3. State Finance Provisions [77200 - 77212] ( Article 3 repealed and added by Stats. 1997, Ch. 850, Sec. 46. )

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    Each county must remit specified amounts to the state in four equal installments each fiscal year, with special reduction rules for Santa Clara County.

    ## Government Code - GOV ## TITLE 8. THE ORGANIZATION AND GOVERNMENT OF COURTS [68070 - 77655] ( Title 8 added by Stats. 1953, Ch. 206. ) ## CHAPTER 13. State Funding of Trial Courts [77000 - 77400] ( Chapter 13 repealed and added by Stats. 1988, Ch. 945, Sec. 10. ) ## ARTICLE 3. State Finance Provisions [77200 - 77212] ( Article 3 repealed and added by Stats. 1997, Ch. 850, Sec. 46. ) ## 77201.3. (a) Commencing with the 2006–07 fiscal year, and each fiscal year thereafter, except as otherwise specifically provided in this section, each county shall remit to the state the amounts described in this subdivision in four equal installments due on October 1, January 1, April 1, and May 1. The amounts listed in this subdivision are in lieu of the amounts listed in subdivision (b) of Section 77201.1. However, for purposes of the calculation required by subdivision (a) of Section 77205, the amounts in paragraph (2) of subdivision (b) of Section 77201.1 shall be used. (1) Each county shall remit to the state the amount listed below, which is based on an amount expended by the respective county for court operations during the 1994–95 fiscal year. The amount listed for Los Angeles County includes the twenty-three million five hundred twenty-seven thousand nine hundred forty-nine dollars ($23,527,949) increase required by subdivision (g) of Section 77201.1. Jurisdiction Amount Alameda ........................ $ 22,509,905 Alpine ........................ - Amador ........................ - Butte ........................ - Calaveras ........................ - Colusa ........................ - Contra Costa ........................ 11,974,535 Del Norte ........................ - El Dorado ........................ - Fresno ........................ 11,222,780 Glenn ........................ - Humboldt ........................ - Imperial ........................ - Inyo ........................ - Kern ........................ 9,234,511 Kings ........................ - Lake ........................ - Lassen ........................ - Los Angeles ........................ 198,858,596 Madera ........................ - Marin ........................ - Mariposa ........................ - Mendocino ........................ - Merced ........................ - Modoc ........................ - Mono ........................ - Monterey ........................ 4,520,911 Napa ........................ - Nevada ........................ - Orange ........................ 38,846,003 Placer ........................ - Plumas ........................ - Riverside ........................ 17,857,241 Sacramento ........................ 20,733,264 San Benito ........................ - San Bernardino ........................ 20,227,102 San Diego ........................ 43,495,932 San Francisco ........................ 19,295,303 San Joaquin ........................ 6,543,068 San Luis Obispo ........................ - San Mateo ........................ 12,181,079 Santa Barbara ........................ 6,764,792 Santa Clara ........................ 28,689,450 Santa Cruz ........................ - Shasta ........................ - Sierra ........................ - Siskiyou ........................ - Solano ........................ 6,242,661 Sonoma ........................ 6,162,466 Stanislaus ........................ 3,506,297 Sutter ........................ - Tehama ........................ - Trinity ........................ - Tulare ........................ - Tuolumne ........................ - Ventura ........................ 9,734,190 Yolo ........................ - Yuba ........................ - (2) (A) This paragraph sets forth the amount of the revenue maintenance of effort payment as modified by the reductions in Sections 68085.2 and 68085.7, including, if applicable, any adjustment made pursuant to paragraph (1) of subdivision (b) of Section 68085.8. Jurisdiction Amount Alameda ........................ $ 7,529,814 Alpine ........................ 58,459 Amador ........................ 261,618 Butte ........................ 797,512 Calaveras ........................ 298,247 Colusa ........................ 394,002 Contra Costa ........................ 3,136,407 Del Norte ........................ 120,598 El Dorado ........................ 732,606 Fresno ........................ 3,536,164 Glenn ........................ 293,014 Humboldt ........................ 933,601 Imperial ........................ 1,075,275 Inyo ........................ 610,438 Kern ........................ 5,247,051 Kings ........................ 759,717 Lake ........................ 133,003 Lassen ........................ 379,561 Los Angeles ........................ 47,023,566 Madera ........................ 1,025,684 Marin ........................ 2,010,028 Mariposa ........................ 131,611 Mendocino ........................ 441,037 Merced ........................ 1,600,227 Modoc ........................ 103,798 Mono ........................ 409,747 Monterey ........................ 2,662,998 Napa ........................ 710,832 Nevada ........................ 1,197,947 Orange ........................ 15,603,484 Placer ........................ 835,467 Plumas ........................ 154,384 Riverside ........................ 7,108,548 Sacramento ........................ 1,829,692 San Benito ........................ 270,940 San Bernardino ........................ 3,325,704 San Diego ........................ 13,501,132 San Francisco ........................ 3,123,814 San Joaquin ........................ 2,158,803 San Luis Obispo ........................ 1,754,131 San Mateo ........................ 2,527,355 Santa Barbara ........................ 3,117,677 Santa Cruz ........................ 1,495,691 Shasta ........................ 574,383 Sierra ........................ 41,810 Siskiyou ........................ 482,082 Solano ........................ 1,931,765 Sonoma ........................ 1,439,187 Stanislaus ........................ 1,079,927 Sutter ........................ 644,174 Tehama ........................ 627,958 Trinity ........................ 102,233 Tulare ........................ 1,345,686 Tuolumne ........................ 277,573 Ventura ........................ 2,283,494 Yolo ........................ 464,030 Yuba ........................ 273,437 (B) The amount remitted by the County of Santa Clara shall be ten million nine hundred sixty-one thousand two hundred ninety-three dollars ($10,961,293) reduced as described in clauses (i) and (ii). (i) The amount remitted by the County of Santa Clara pursuant to this paragraph for each fiscal year shall be reduced by an amount equal to one-half of the amount calculated by subtracting the budget reduction for the Superior Court of Santa Clara County for that fiscal year attributable to the reduction of the counties’ payment obligation from thirty-one million dollars ($31,000,000) pursuant to subdivision (a) of Section 68085.6 from the net civil assessments received in that county in that fiscal year. “Net civil assessments” as used in this paragraph means the amount of civil assessments collected minus the costs of collecting those civil assessments, under the guidelines of the Controller. (ii) The reduction calculated pursuant to paragraph (i) shall not exceed two million five hundred thousand dollars ($2,500,000) in any fiscal year. If the reduction for a fiscal year reaches two million five hundred thousand dollars ($2,500,000), the amount that the county is required to remit to the state under this paragraph in that fiscal year and in each subsequent fiscal year shall be eight million four hundred sixty-one thousand two hundred ninety-three dollars ($8,461,293). (b) Except as otherwise specifically provided in this section, county remittances specified in subdivision (a) shall not be increased in subsequent years. (c) Except for those counties with a population of 70,000, or less, on January 1, 1996, the amount a county is required to remit pursuant to paragraph (1) of subdivision (a) shall be adjusted by the amount equal to any adjustment resulting from the procedures in subdivisions (c) and (d) of Section 77201 as that section read on June 30, 1998, to the extent a county filed an appeal with the Controller with respect to the findings made by the Department of Finance. This subdivision shall not be construed to establish a new appeal process beyond what was provided by Section 77201, as that section read on June 30, 1998. (d) Any change in statute or rule of court that either reduces the bail schedule or redirects or reduces a county’s portion of fee, fine, and forfeiture revenue to an amount that is less than (1) the fees, fines, and forfeitures retained by that county, and (2) the county’s portion of fines and forfeitures transmitted to the state in the 1994–95 fiscal year, shall reduce that county’s remittance specified in paragraph (2) of subdivision (a) by an equal amount. Nothing in this subdivision is intended to limit judicial sentencing discretion. (e) Nothing in this section is intended to relieve a county of the responsibility to provide necessary and suitable court facilities pursuant to Section 70311. (f) Nothing in this section is intended to relieve a county of the responsibility for justice-related expenses not included in Section 77003 which are otherwise required of the county by law, including, but not limited to, indigent defense representation and investigation, and payment of juvenile justice charges. (Amended by Stats. 2020, Ch. 210, Sec. 56. (AB 1984) Effective January 1, 2021. Conditionally inoperative as provided in Section 77400.)
  16. 77202.

    ## Government Code - GOV ## TITLE 8. THE ORGANIZATION AND GOVERNMENT OF COURTS [68070 - 77655] ( Title 8 added by Stats. 1953, Ch. 206. ) ## CHAPTER 13. State Funding of Trial Courts [77000 - 77400] ( Chapter 13 repealed and added by Stats. 1988, Ch. 945, Sec. 10. ) ## ARTICLE 3. State Finance Provisions [77200 - 77212] ( Article 3 repealed and added by Stats. 1997, Ch. 850, Sec. 46. )

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    This section requires annual state funding for trial courts and sets out how the Judicial Council must prepare, request, allocate, and manage that funding.

    ## Government Code - GOV ## TITLE 8. THE ORGANIZATION AND GOVERNMENT OF COURTS [68070 - 77655] ( Title 8 added by Stats. 1953, Ch. 206. ) ## CHAPTER 13. State Funding of Trial Courts [77000 - 77400] ( Chapter 13 repealed and added by Stats. 1988, Ch. 945, Sec. 10. ) ## ARTICLE 3. State Finance Provisions [77200 - 77212] ( Article 3 repealed and added by Stats. 1997, Ch. 850, Sec. 46. ) ## 77202. (a) The Legislature shall make an annual appropriation to the Judicial Council for the general operations of the trial courts based on the request of the Judicial Council. The Judicial Council’s trial court budget request, which shall be submitted to the Governor and the Legislature, shall meet the needs of all trial courts in a manner that ensures a predictable fiscal environment for labor negotiations in accordance with the Trial Court Employment Protection and Governance Act (Chapter 7 (commencing with Section 71600) of Title 8), that promotes equal access to the courts statewide, and that promotes court financial accountability. The annual budget request shall include the following components: (1) Commencing with the 2006–07 fiscal year, annual General Fund appropriations to support the trial courts shall be comprised of both of the following: (A) The current fiscal year General Fund appropriations, which include all of the following: (i) General Fund moneys appropriated for transfer or direct local assistance in support of the trial courts. (ii) Transfers to the State Trial Court Improvement and Modernization Fund. (iii) Local assistance grants made by the Judicial Council, including the Equal Access Fund. (iv) The full year cost of budget change proposals approved through the 2006–07 fiscal year or subsequently approved in accordance with paragraph (2), but excluding lease-revenue payments and funding for costs specifically and expressly reimbursed through other state or federal funding sources, excluding the cost of one-time or expiring programs. (B) A cost-of-living and growth adjustment computed by multiplying the year-to-year percentage change in the state appropriation limit as described in Section 3 of Article XIII B of the California Constitution by the sum of all of the following: (i) The current year General Fund appropriations for the trial courts, as defined in subparagraph (A). (ii) The amount of county obligations established pursuant to subdivision (b) of Section 77201.1 in effect as of June 30, 2005, six hundred ninety-eight million sixty-eight thousand dollars ($698,068,000). (iii) The level of funding required to be transferred from the State Trial Court Improvement and Modernization Fund to the Trial Court Trust Fund pursuant to subdivision (i) of Section 77209, thirteen million three hundred ninety-seven thousand dollars ($13,397,000). (iv) Funding deposited into the Court Facilities Trust Fund associated with each facility that was transferred to the state not less than two fiscal years earlier than the fiscal year for which the cost-of-living and growth adjustment is being calculated. (v) The court filing fees and surcharges projected to be deposited into the Trial Court Trust Fund in the 2005–06 fiscal year, adjusted to reflect the full-year implementation of the uniform civil fee structure implemented on January 1, 2006, three hundred sixty-nine million six hundred seventy-two thousand dollars ($369,672,000). (2) In addition to the moneys to be applied pursuant to subdivision (b), the Judicial Council may identify and request additional funding for the trial courts for costs resulting from the implementation of statutory changes that result in either an increased level of service or a new activity that directly affects the programmatic or operational needs of the courts. (b) The Judicial Council shall allocate the funding from the Trial Court Trust Fund to the trial courts in a manner that best ensures the ability of the courts to carry out their functions, promotes implementation of statewide policies, and promotes the immediate implementation of efficiencies and cost-saving measures in court operations, in order to guarantee access to justice to citizens of the state. The Judicial Council shall ensure that allocations to the trial courts recognize each trial court’s implementation of efficiencies and cost-saving measures. These efficiencies and cost-saving measures shall include, but not be limited to, the following: (1) The sharing or merger of court support staff among trial courts across counties. (2) The assignment of any type of case to a judge for all purposes commencing with the filing of the case and regardless of jurisdictional boundaries. (3) The establishment of a separate calendar or division to hear a particular type of case. (4) In rural counties, the use of all court facilities for hearings and trials of all types of cases and the acceptance of filing documents in any case. (5) The use of alternative dispute resolution programs, such as arbitration. (6) The development and use of automated accounting and case-processing systems. (c) (1) The Judicial Council shall adopt policies and procedures governing practices and procedures for budgeting in the trial courts in a manner that best ensures the ability of the courts to carry out their functions and may delegate the adoption to the Administrative Director of the Courts. The Administrative Director of the Courts shall establish budget procedures and an annual schedule of budget development and management consistent with these rules. (2) The trial court policies and procedures shall specify the process for a court to transfer existing funds between or among the budgeted program components to reflect changes in the court’s planned operation or to correct technical errors. If the process requires a trial court to request approval of a specific transfer of existing funds, the Administrative Office of the Courts shall review the request to transfer funds and respond within 30 days of receipt of the request. The Administrative Office of the Courts shall respond to the request for approval or denial to the affected court, in writing, with copies provided to the Department of Finance, the Legislative Analyst’s Office, the Legislature’s budget committees, and the court’s affected labor organizations. (3) The Judicial Council shall circulate for comment to all affected entities any amendments proposed to the trial court policies and procedures as they relate to budget monitoring and reporting. Final changes shall be adopted at a meeting of the Judicial Council. (Amended by Stats. 2025, Ch. 11, Sec. 7. (AB 136) Effective June 27, 2025. Conditionally inoperative as provided in Section 77400.)
  17. 77202.5.

    ## Government Code - GOV ## TITLE 8. THE ORGANIZATION AND GOVERNMENT OF COURTS [68070 - 77655] ( Title 8 added by Stats. 1953, Ch. 206. ) ## CHAPTER 13. State Funding of Trial Courts [77000 - 77400] ( Chapter 13 repealed and added by Stats. 1988, Ch. 945, Sec. 10. ) ## ARTICLE 3. State Finance Provisions [77200 - 77212] ( Article 3 repealed and added by Stats. 1997, Ch. 850, Sec. 46. )

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    The Judicial Council must report certain funding information to legislative committees each fiscal year, and trial courts must report financial data to the Judicial Council each year.

    ## Government Code - GOV ## TITLE 8. THE ORGANIZATION AND GOVERNMENT OF COURTS [68070 - 77655] ( Title 8 added by Stats. 1953, Ch. 206. ) ## CHAPTER 13. State Funding of Trial Courts [77000 - 77400] ( Chapter 13 repealed and added by Stats. 1988, Ch. 945, Sec. 10. ) ## ARTICLE 3. State Finance Provisions [77200 - 77212] ( Article 3 repealed and added by Stats. 1997, Ch. 850, Sec. 46. ) ## 77202.5. (a) The Judicial Council shall report all approved allocations and reimbursements to the trial courts in each fiscal year, including funding received through augmentations in accordance with paragraph (2) of subdivision (a) of Section 77202, to the chairs of the Senate Committees on Budget and Fiscal Review and Judiciary and the Assembly Committees on Budget and Judiciary on or before February 1 following the close of each fiscal year. The report shall include all of the following: (1) A statement of the intended purpose for which each allocation or reimbursement was made. (2) The policy governing trial court reserves. (b) The trial courts shall report to the Judicial Council on or before September 15 following the close of each fiscal year all court revenues, expenditures, reserves, and fund balances from the prior fiscal year for funding from all fund sources. The report shall specify all expenditures, including those associated with administrative costs, by program, component, and object. The Judicial Council shall summarize this information by court and report it to the chairs of the Senate and Assembly Committees on Budget and the Judiciary and post that information on a public internet website on or before December 31, 2009, and on or before December 31 following the close of each fiscal year thereafter. (c) Nothing in this section is intended to restrict public access to information otherwise authorized by statute, rule, or case law. (Amended by Stats. 2025, Ch. 11, Sec. 8. (AB 136) Effective June 27, 2025. Conditionally inoperative as provided in Section 77400.)
  18. 77203.

    ## Government Code - GOV ## TITLE 8. THE ORGANIZATION AND GOVERNMENT OF COURTS [68070 - 77655] ( Title 8 added by Stats. 1953, Ch. 206. ) ## CHAPTER 13. State Funding of Trial Courts [77000 - 77400] ( Chapter 13 repealed and added by Stats. 1988, Ch. 945, Sec. 10. ) ## ARTICLE 3. State Finance Provisions [77200 - 77212] ( Article 3 repealed and added by Stats. 1997, Ch. 850, Sec. 46. )

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    A trial court may carry over unexpended operating-budget funds, but the amount is limited by date: all funds before June 30, 2014; up to 1% from June 30, 2014 through June 30, 2019; and up to 3% from June 30, 2020 onward.

    ## Government Code - GOV ## TITLE 8. THE ORGANIZATION AND GOVERNMENT OF COURTS [68070 - 77655] ( Title 8 added by Stats. 1953, Ch. 206. ) ## CHAPTER 13. State Funding of Trial Courts [77000 - 77400] ( Chapter 13 repealed and added by Stats. 1988, Ch. 945, Sec. 10. ) ## ARTICLE 3. State Finance Provisions [77200 - 77212] ( Article 3 repealed and added by Stats. 1997, Ch. 850, Sec. 46. ) ## 77203. (a) Prior to June 30, 2014, a trial court may carry over all unexpended funds from the courts operating budget from the prior fiscal year. (b) Commencing June 30, 2014, and concluding June 30, 2019, a trial court may carry over unexpended funds in an amount not to exceed 1 percent of the court’s operating budget from the prior fiscal year. Commencing June 30, 2020, a trial court may carry over unexpended funds in an amount not to exceed 3 percent of the court’s operating budget from the prior fiscal year. The calculation of the percentage authorized to be carried over from the previous fiscal year shall not include funds received by the court pursuant to the following: (1) Section 470.5 of the Business and Professions Code. (2) Section 116.230 of the Code of Civil Procedure, except for those funds transmitted to the Controller for deposit in the Trial Court Trust Fund pursuant to subdivision (h) of that section. (3) Subdivision (f) of Section 13963, Sections 26731, 66006, 68090.8, 70640, 70678, and 76223, subdivision (b) of Section 77207.5, and subdivision (h) of Section 77209. (4) The portion of filing fees collected for conversion to micrographics pursuant to former Section 26863, as that section read immediately before its repeal, and Section 27361.4. (5) Sections 1027 and 1463.007, subdivision (a) of Section 1463.22, and Sections 4750 and 6005, of the Penal Code. (6) Sections 11205.2 and 40508.6 of the Vehicle Code. (Amended by Stats. 2019, Ch. 36, Sec. 2. (SB 95) Effective June 27, 2019. Section conditionally inoperative as provided in Section 77400.)
  19. 77204.

    ## Government Code - GOV ## TITLE 8. THE ORGANIZATION AND GOVERNMENT OF COURTS [68070 - 77655] ( Title 8 added by Stats. 1953, Ch. 206. ) ## CHAPTER 13. State Funding of Trial Courts [77000 - 77400] ( Chapter 13 repealed and added by Stats. 1988, Ch. 945, Sec. 10. ) ## ARTICLE 3. State Finance Provisions [77200 - 77212] ( Article 3 repealed and added by Stats. 1997, Ch. 850, Sec. 46. )

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    The Judicial Council may allocate annual appropriations from the State Trial Court Improvement and Modernization Fund to pay certain legal costs tied to specified lawsuits or claims.

    ## Government Code - GOV ## TITLE 8. THE ORGANIZATION AND GOVERNMENT OF COURTS [68070 - 77655] ( Title 8 added by Stats. 1953, Ch. 206. ) ## CHAPTER 13. State Funding of Trial Courts [77000 - 77400] ( Chapter 13 repealed and added by Stats. 1988, Ch. 945, Sec. 10. ) ## ARTICLE 3. State Finance Provisions [77200 - 77212] ( Article 3 repealed and added by Stats. 1997, Ch. 850, Sec. 46. ) ## 77204. (a) The Judicial Council shall have the authority to allocate funds appropriated annually to the State Trial Court Improvement and Modernization Fund for the purpose of paying legal costs resulting from lawsuits or claims involving the state, the Judicial Council, or a member or employee of the Judicial Council or Administrative Office of the Court and arising out of (1) the actions or conduct of a trial court, trial court bench officer, or trial court employee, (2) a challenge to a California rule of court, form, local trial court rule, or policy, or (3) the actions or conduct of the Judicial Council or the Administrative Office of the Court affecting one or more trial courts and for which the state is named as a defendant or alleged to be the responsible party. (b) For the purposes of this section, legal costs are defined to be (1) the state’s or Judicial Council’s portion of any agreement, settlement decree, stipulation, or stipulated judgment; (2) the state’s or Judicial Council’s portion of any payment required pursuant to a judgment or order; or (3) attorneys’ fees, legal assistant fees, and any litigation costs and expenses, including, but not limited to, experts’ fees incurred by the state or Judicial Council. (Amended by Stats. 2012, Ch. 41, Sec. 58. (SB 1021) Effective June 27, 2012. Conditionally inoperative as provided in Section 77400.)
  20. 77205.

    ## Government Code - GOV ## TITLE 8. THE ORGANIZATION AND GOVERNMENT OF COURTS [68070 - 77655] ( Title 8 added by Stats. 1953, Ch. 206. ) ## CHAPTER 13. State Funding of Trial Courts [77000 - 77400] ( Chapter 13 repealed and added by Stats. 1988, Ch. 945, Sec. 10. ) ## ARTICLE 3. State Finance Provisions [77200 - 77212] ( Article 3 repealed and added by Stats. 1997, Ch. 850, Sec. 46. )

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    Counties must split certain excess fee, fine, and forfeiture revenue between the county and the state, and state-distributed amounts must be remitted to the Controller within 45 days after fiscal year-end.

    ## Government Code - GOV ## TITLE 8. THE ORGANIZATION AND GOVERNMENT OF COURTS [68070 - 77655] ( Title 8 added by Stats. 1953, Ch. 206. ) ## CHAPTER 13. State Funding of Trial Courts [77000 - 77400] ( Chapter 13 repealed and added by Stats. 1988, Ch. 945, Sec. 10. ) ## ARTICLE 3. State Finance Provisions [77200 - 77212] ( Article 3 repealed and added by Stats. 1997, Ch. 850, Sec. 46. ) ## 77205. (a) Notwithstanding any other provision of law, in any year in which a county collects fee, fine, and forfeiture revenue for deposit into the county general fund pursuant to Sections 1463.001 and 1464 of the Penal Code, Sections 42007, 42007.1, and 42008 of the Vehicle Code, and Sections 27361 and 76000 of, and subdivision (f) of Section 29550 of, the Government Code that would have been deposited into the General Fund pursuant to these sections as they read on December 31, 1997, and that exceeds the amount specified in paragraph (2) of subdivision (b) of Section 77201 for the 1997–98 fiscal year, and paragraph (2) of subdivision (b) of Section 77201.1 for the 1998–99 fiscal year, and thereafter, the excess amount shall be divided between the county or city and county and the state, with 50 percent of the excess transferred to the state for deposit in the State Trial Court Improvement and Modernization Fund and 50 percent of the excess deposited into the county general fund. The Judicial Council shall allocate 80 percent of the amount deposited in the State Trial Court Improvement and Modernization Fund pursuant to this subdivision each fiscal year that exceeds the amount deposited in the 2002–03 fiscal year among: (1) The trial court in the county from which the revenue was deposited. (2) Other trial courts, as provided in paragraph (1) of subdivision (a) of Section 68085. (3) For retention in the State Trial Court Improvement and Modernization Fund. For the purpose of this subdivision, fee, fine, and forfeiture revenue shall only include revenue that would otherwise have been deposited in the General Fund prior to January 1, 1998. (b) Any amounts required to be distributed to the state pursuant to subdivision (a) shall be remitted to the Controller no later than 45 days after the end of the fiscal year in which those fees, fines, and forfeitures were collected. This remittance shall be accompanied by a remittance advice identifying the quarter of collection and stating that the amount should be deposited in the State Trial Court Improvement and Modernization Fund. (c) Notwithstanding subdivision (a), the following counties whose base-year remittance requirement was reduced pursuant to subdivision (c) of Section 77201.1 shall not be required to split their annual fee, fine, and forfeiture revenues as provided in this section until such revenues exceed the following amounts: County Amount Placer ........................ $ 1,554,677 Riverside ........................ 11,028,078 San Joaquin ........................ 3,694,810 San Mateo ........................ 5,304,995 Ventura ........................ 4,637,294 (Amended by Stats. 2021, Ch. 257, Sec. 14. (AB 177) Effective September 23, 2021. Conditionally inoperative as provided in Section 77400.)
  21. 77206.

    ## Government Code - GOV ## TITLE 8. THE ORGANIZATION AND GOVERNMENT OF COURTS [68070 - 77655] ( Title 8 added by Stats. 1953, Ch. 206. ) ## CHAPTER 13. State Funding of Trial Courts [77000 - 77400] ( Chapter 13 repealed and added by Stats. 1988, Ch. 945, Sec. 10. ) ## ARTICLE 3. State Finance Provisions [77200 - 77212] ( Article 3 repealed and added by Stats. 1997, Ch. 850, Sec. 46. )

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    The Judicial Council may regulate trial court budgeting and fiscal management, and must set rules for recordkeeping, accounting, public access, and disclosure of court information. It also authorizes audits and related reporting.

    ## Government Code - GOV ## TITLE 8. THE ORGANIZATION AND GOVERNMENT OF COURTS [68070 - 77655] ( Title 8 added by Stats. 1953, Ch. 206. ) ## CHAPTER 13. State Funding of Trial Courts [77000 - 77400] ( Chapter 13 repealed and added by Stats. 1988, Ch. 945, Sec. 10. ) ## ARTICLE 3. State Finance Provisions [77200 - 77212] ( Article 3 repealed and added by Stats. 1997, Ch. 850, Sec. 46. ) ## 77206. (a) Notwithstanding any other law, the Judicial Council may regulate the budget and fiscal management of the trial courts. The Judicial Council, in consultation with the Controller, shall maintain appropriate regulations for recordkeeping and accounting by the courts. The Judicial Council shall seek to ensure, by these provisions, both of the following: (1) That the fiscal affairs of the trial courts are managed efficiently, effectively, and responsibly. (2) That all moneys collected by the courts, including filing fees, fines, forfeitures, and penalties, and all revenues and expenditures relating to court operations are known. The Judicial Council may delegate its authority under this section, when appropriate, to the Administrative Director of the Courts. (b) Regulations, rules, and reporting requirements adopted pursuant to this chapter shall be exempt from review and approval or other processing by the Office of Administrative Law as provided for in Chapter 3.5 (commencing with Section 11340) of Part 1 of Division 3 of Title 2. (c) The Controller, at the request of the Legislature, may perform and publish financial and fiscal compliance audits of the reports of court revenues and expenditures. The Controller shall report the results of these audits to the Legislature and the Judicial Council. (d) The Judicial Council shall provide for the transmission of summary information concerning court revenues and expenditures to the Controller. (e) The Judicial Council shall adopt rules to provide for reasonable public access to budget allocation and expenditure information at the state and local levels. (f) The Judicial Council shall adopt rules ensuring that, upon written request, the trial courts provide, in a timely manner, information relating to the administration of the courts, including financial information and other information that affects the wages, hours, and working conditions of trial court employees. (g) (1) The Judicial Council or its representatives may do any of the following: (A) Inspect, review, and perform comprehensive oversight and analysis of court financial records wherever they may be located. (B) Investigate allegations of financial impropriety or mismanagement. (2) The authority granted pursuant to this subdivision shall not substitute for, or conflict with, the audits conducted pursuant to subdivisions (h) and (i). (h) (1) Commencing not earlier than July 1, 2011, and not later than December 15, 2012, the entity contracted with pursuant to subdivision (j) shall establish a pilot program to audit six trial courts. That entity shall select the trial courts using the following criteria: (A) Two trial courts selected from counties with a population of 200,000 or less. (B) Two trial courts selected from counties with a population greater than 200,000 and less than 750,000. (C) Two trial courts selected from counties with a population of 750,000 or greater. The audits shall be performed in accordance with generally accepted government auditing standards and shall determine the trial court’s compliance with governing statutes, rules, and regulations relating to the revenues, expenditures, and fund balances of all material and significant funds, including state General Fund funds, funds generated from fees or fines, federal funds, grants, and any other funds within the trial court’s administration or control. The audits required by this section shall be in addition to any audit regularly conducted pursuant to any other provision of law. (2) Based on the results of the pilot program audits described in paragraph (1), the entity contracted with pursuant to subdivision (j) shall, on or before December 15, 2013, commence an audit of the trial courts, provided that every trial court is audited in the manner prescribed by this section at least once every four years. The audits shall be performed in accordance with generally accepted government auditing standards and shall determine the trial court’s compliance with governing statutes, rules, and regulations relating to the revenues, expenditures, and fund balances of all material and significant funds, including state General Fund funds, funds generated from fees or fines, federal funds, grants, or any other funds within the trial court’s administration or control. The audits required by this paragraph shall be in addition to any audit regularly conducted pursuant to any other provision of law. (3) Notwithstanding Section 10231.5, the auditing entity shall compile the trial court audit findings and report the results of these audits to the Legislature, the Judicial Council, and the Department of Finance no later than April 1 of each year. An audit report shall not be considered final until the audited entity is provided a reasonable opportunity to respond and the response is included with, or incorporated into, the report. (4) The reasonable and necessary contracted cost of the audit conducted pursuant to this subdivision shall be paid from funds of the local trial court being audited. (i) (1) On or before December 15, 2013, and biennially thereafter, the entity contracted with pursuant to subdivision (j) shall perform an audit of the Administrative Office of the Courts in accordance with generally accepted government auditing standards and shall determine the Administrative Office of the Court’s compliance with governing statutes, rules, regulations, and policies relating to the revenues, expenditures, and fund balances of all material and significant funds under the administration, jurisdiction, or control of the Administrative Office of the Courts. (2) Notwithstanding Section 10231.5, the auditing entity shall provide a copy of the final audit report of the Administrative Office of the Courts to the Legislature, the Judicial Council, and the Department of Finance upon issuance. An audit report shall not be considered final until the audited entity is provided a reasonable opportunity to respond and the response is included with, or incorporated into, the report. (3) Any reasonable and necessary contracted costs incurred by the auditing entity pursuant to this subdivision shall be reimbursed by the Administrative Office of the Courts. (j) The Administrative Office of the Courts shall contract with the Controller to perform the audits described in subdivisions (h) and (i), unless either the Bureau of State Audits or the Department of Finance demonstrates that it can perform the audits pursuant to the same timeframes, scope, and methodology as the Controller for a cost that is less than that proposed by the Controller. In that case, the Administrative Office of the Courts may contract with the state entity named in this subdivision that is most cost effective. The Administrative Office of the Courts shall provide written notification to the chairs of the Senate Committee on Budget and Fiscal Review, the Assembly Committee on Budget, and the Senate and Assembly Committees on Judiciary, if the Administrative Office of the Courts contracts with an entity other than the Controller. The contract period for any contract entered into pursuant to this section shall not exceed four years from the date of commencement. (k) A report submitted pursuant to subdivision (h) or (i) shall be submitted in compliance with Section 9795. (Amended by Stats. 2011, Ch. 36, Sec. 17. (SB 92) Effective June 30, 2011. Conditionally inoperative as provided in Section 77400.)
  22. 77206.1.

    ## Government Code - GOV ## TITLE 8. THE ORGANIZATION AND GOVERNMENT OF COURTS [68070 - 77655] ( Title 8 added by Stats. 1953, Ch. 206. ) ## CHAPTER 13. State Funding of Trial Courts [77000 - 77400] ( Chapter 13 repealed and added by Stats. 1988, Ch. 945, Sec. 10. ) ## ARTICLE 3. State Finance Provisions [77200 - 77212] ( Article 3 repealed and added by Stats. 1997, Ch. 850, Sec. 46. )

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    The presiding judge, or a designated person, must not approve claims or authorize warrants for obligations that exceed the amount authorized in the Judicial Council’s budget.

    ## Government Code - GOV ## TITLE 8. THE ORGANIZATION AND GOVERNMENT OF COURTS [68070 - 77655] ( Title 8 added by Stats. 1953, Ch. 206. ) ## CHAPTER 13. State Funding of Trial Courts [77000 - 77400] ( Chapter 13 repealed and added by Stats. 1988, Ch. 945, Sec. 10. ) ## ARTICLE 3. State Finance Provisions [77200 - 77212] ( Article 3 repealed and added by Stats. 1997, Ch. 850, Sec. 46. ) ## 77206.1. (a) The presiding judge, or the person designated by the presiding judge to authorize expenditures from the Trial Court Operations Fund, shall approve no claim, and shall authorize no warrant, for any obligation in excess of that authorized therefor in the budget authorized by the Judicial Council. (b) The Administrative Director of the Courts shall advise the Judicial Council, and the Judicial Council may appoint a person or entity to manage the expenditures from the Trial Court Operations Fund, of any court found to be in violation of this section. (Added by Stats. 1998, Ch. 1004, Sec. 9. Effective January 1, 1999. Conditionally inoperative as provided in Section 77400.)
  23. 77207.

    ## Government Code - GOV ## TITLE 8. THE ORGANIZATION AND GOVERNMENT OF COURTS [68070 - 77655] ( Title 8 added by Stats. 1953, Ch. 206. ) ## CHAPTER 13. State Funding of Trial Courts [77000 - 77400] ( Chapter 13 repealed and added by Stats. 1988, Ch. 945, Sec. 10. ) ## ARTICLE 3. State Finance Provisions [77200 - 77212] ( Article 3 repealed and added by Stats. 1997, Ch. 850, Sec. 46. )

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    The Legislature must appropriate trial court funding, and the Controller must distribute trial court funding payments to the courts under Section 68085 and an allocation schedule adopted by the Judicial Council.

    ## Government Code - GOV ## TITLE 8. THE ORGANIZATION AND GOVERNMENT OF COURTS [68070 - 77655] ( Title 8 added by Stats. 1953, Ch. 206. ) ## CHAPTER 13. State Funding of Trial Courts [77000 - 77400] ( Chapter 13 repealed and added by Stats. 1988, Ch. 945, Sec. 10. ) ## ARTICLE 3. State Finance Provisions [77200 - 77212] ( Article 3 repealed and added by Stats. 1997, Ch. 850, Sec. 46. ) ## 77207. The Legislature shall appropriate trial court funding. The Controller shall apportion trial court funding payments to the courts as provided in Section 68085 pursuant to an allocation schedule adopted by the Judicial Council. (Amended by Stats. 1998, Ch. 146, Sec. 11. Effective July 13, 1998. Conditionally inoperative as provided in Section 77400.)
  24. 77207.5.

    ## Government Code - GOV ## TITLE 8. THE ORGANIZATION AND GOVERNMENT OF COURTS [68070 - 77655] ( Title 8 added by Stats. 1953, Ch. 206. ) ## CHAPTER 13. State Funding of Trial Courts [77000 - 77400] ( Chapter 13 repealed and added by Stats. 1988, Ch. 945, Sec. 10. ) ## ARTICLE 3. State Finance Provisions [77200 - 77212] ( Article 3 repealed and added by Stats. 1997, Ch. 850, Sec. 46. )

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    The Judicial Council must make monthly allocations from the Trial Court Trust Fund to trial courts for automated administrative systems, and those funds must be used for developing and implementing the systems described in Section 68090.8(a).

    ## Government Code - GOV ## TITLE 8. THE ORGANIZATION AND GOVERNMENT OF COURTS [68070 - 77655] ( Title 8 added by Stats. 1953, Ch. 206. ) ## CHAPTER 13. State Funding of Trial Courts [77000 - 77400] ( Chapter 13 repealed and added by Stats. 1988, Ch. 945, Sec. 10. ) ## ARTICLE 3. State Finance Provisions [77200 - 77212] ( Article 3 repealed and added by Stats. 1997, Ch. 850, Sec. 46. ) ## 77207.5. (a) The Judicial Council shall make monthly allocations to the trial courts from the Trial Court Trust Fund for automated administrative systems as provided in this section. These funds shall be used for the development and implementation of automated systems as described in subdivision (a) of Section 68090.8. As used in this subdivision, “automated administrative systems” does not include electronic reporting systems for use in a courtroom. (b) The amount allocated annually to each trial court shall be the amount stated in this subdivision, which is based on the revenue collected in the local 2 percent automation funds in the 1994–95 fiscal year. The amounts are as follows: Jurisdiction Amount Alameda ........................ $424,792 Alpine ........................ 2,034 Amador ........................ 11,006 Butte ........................ 59,332 Calaveras ........................ 18,652 Colusa ........................ 13,708 Contra Costa ........................ 218,186 Del Norte ........................ 11,208 El Dorado ........................ 54,374 Fresno ........................ 181,080 Glenn ........................ 19,264 Humboldt ........................ 48,160 Imperial ........................ 67,678 Inyo ........................ 30,402 Kern ........................ 277,328 Kings ........................ 57,026 Lake ........................ 20,328 Lassen ........................ 20,156 Los Angeles ........................ 3,144,530 Madera ........................ 52,502 Marin ........................ 114,766 Mariposa ........................ 3,904 Mendocino ........................ 30,068 Merced ........................ 55,652 Modoc ........................ 6,134 Mono ........................ 12,446 Monterey ........................ 183,464 Napa ........................ 30,550 Nevada ........................ 49,946 Orange ........................ 923,882 Placer ........................ 77,378 Plumas ........................ 9,206 Riverside ........................ 532,226 Sacramento ........................ 340,254 San Benito ........................ 14,700 San Bernardino ........................ 435,474 San Diego ........................ 718,442 San Francisco ........................ 272,528 San Joaquin ........................ 201,698 San Luis Obispo ........................ 130,020 San Mateo ........................ 329,518 Santa Barbara ........................ 162,858 Santa Clara ........................ 452,782 Santa Cruz ........................ 113,210 Shasta ........................ 44,394 Sierra ........................ 1,830 Siskiyou ........................ 37,000 Solano ........................ 119,364 Sonoma ........................ 119,004 Stanislaus ........................ 88,718 Sutter ........................ 37,382 Tehama ........................ 28,100 Trinity ........................ 7,648 Tulare ........................ 204,932 Tuolumne ........................ 16,642 Ventura ........................ 205,304 Yolo ........................ 48,556 Yuba ........................ 15,788 (Amended by Stats. 2005, Ch. 706, Sec. 33. Effective January 1, 2006. Conditionally inoperative as provided in Section 77400.)
  25. 77209.

    ## Government Code - GOV ## TITLE 8. THE ORGANIZATION AND GOVERNMENT OF COURTS [68070 - 77655] ( Title 8 added by Stats. 1953, Ch. 206. ) ## CHAPTER 13. State Funding of Trial Courts [77000 - 77400] ( Chapter 13 repealed and added by Stats. 1988, Ch. 945, Sec. 10. ) ## ARTICLE 3. State Finance Provisions [77200 - 77212] ( Article 3 repealed and added by Stats. 1997, Ch. 850, Sec. 46. )

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    This section creates and governs the State Trial Court Improvement and Modernization Fund, assigns its administration to the Judicial Council, and requires annual fund transfers and allocations for trial court purposes.

    ## Government Code - GOV ## TITLE 8. THE ORGANIZATION AND GOVERNMENT OF COURTS [68070 - 77655] ( Title 8 added by Stats. 1953, Ch. 206. ) ## CHAPTER 13. State Funding of Trial Courts [77000 - 77400] ( Chapter 13 repealed and added by Stats. 1988, Ch. 945, Sec. 10. ) ## ARTICLE 3. State Finance Provisions [77200 - 77212] ( Article 3 repealed and added by Stats. 1997, Ch. 850, Sec. 46. ) ## 77209. (a) There is in the State Treasury the State Trial Court Improvement and Modernization Fund. The State Trial Court Improvement and Modernization Fund is the successor fund of the Trial Court Improvement Fund and the Judicial Administration Efficiency and Modernization Fund. All assets, liabilities, revenues, and expenditures of the Trial Court Improvement Fund and the Judicial Administration Efficiency and Modernization Fund shall be transferred to and become a part of the State Trial Court Improvement and Modernization Fund. Any reference in state law to the Trial Court Improvement Fund or the Judicial Administration Efficiency and Modernization Fund shall be construed to refer to the State Trial Court Improvement and Modernization Fund. (b) Any funds in the State Trial Court Improvement and Modernization Fund that are unencumbered at the end of the fiscal year shall be reappropriated to the State Trial Court Improvement and Modernization Fund for the following fiscal year. (c) Moneys deposited in the State Trial Court Improvement and Modernization Fund shall be placed in an interest-bearing account. Any interest earned shall accrue to the fund and shall be disbursed pursuant to subdivision (d). (d) Moneys deposited in the State Trial Court Improvement and Modernization Fund may be disbursed for purposes of this section. (e) Moneys deposited in the State Trial Court Improvement and Modernization Fund pursuant to Section 68090.8 shall be allocated by the Judicial Council for automated administrative system improvements pursuant to that section and in furtherance of former Rule 991 of the California Rules of Court, as it read on July 1, 1996. As used in this subdivision, “automated administrative system” does not include electronic reporting systems for use in a courtroom. (f) Moneys deposited in the State Trial Court Improvement and Modernization Fund shall be administered by the Judicial Council. The Judicial Council may, with appropriate guidelines, delegate to the Administrative Director of the Courts the administration of the fund. Moneys in the fund may be expended to implement trial court projects approved by the Judicial Council. Expenditures may be made to vendors or individual trial courts that have the responsibility to implement approved projects. (g) Notwithstanding other provisions of this section, the 2-percent automation fund moneys deposited in the State Trial Court Improvement and Modernization Fund pursuant to Section 68090.8 shall be allocated by the Judicial Council to statewide initiatives related to trial court automation and their implementation. The Judicial Council shall allocate the remainder of the moneys deposited in the Trial Court Improvement Fund as specified in this section. For the purposes of this subdivision, “2-percent automation fund” means the fund established pursuant to Section 68090.8 as it read on June 30, 1996. As used in this subdivision, “statewide initiatives related to trial court automation and their implementation” does not include electronic reporting systems for use in a courtroom. (h) Royalties received from the publication of uniform jury instructions shall be deposited in the State Trial Court Improvement and Modernization Fund and used for the improvement of the jury system. (i) Each fiscal year, the Controller shall transfer thirteen million three hundred ninety-seven thousand dollars ($13,397,000) from the State Trial Court Improvement and Modernization Fund to the Trial Court Trust Fund for allocation to trial courts for court operations. (Amended by Stats. 2025, Ch. 11, Sec. 9. (AB 136) Effective June 27, 2025. Conditionally inoperative as provided in Section 77400.)
  26. 77210.

    ## Government Code - GOV ## TITLE 8. THE ORGANIZATION AND GOVERNMENT OF COURTS [68070 - 77655] ( Title 8 added by Stats. 1953, Ch. 206. ) ## CHAPTER 13. State Funding of Trial Courts [77000 - 77400] ( Chapter 13 repealed and added by Stats. 1988, Ch. 945, Sec. 10. ) ## ARTICLE 3. State Finance Provisions [77200 - 77212] ( Article 3 repealed and added by Stats. 1997, Ch. 850, Sec. 46. )

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    The state must provide specified retired municipal court judges with retiree health, dental, and vision plans equal to those for retired superior court judges, and judges cannot have salary or benefits reduced just because this section was enacted.

    ## Government Code - GOV ## TITLE 8. THE ORGANIZATION AND GOVERNMENT OF COURTS [68070 - 77655] ( Title 8 added by Stats. 1953, Ch. 206. ) ## CHAPTER 13. State Funding of Trial Courts [77000 - 77400] ( Chapter 13 repealed and added by Stats. 1988, Ch. 945, Sec. 10. ) ## ARTICLE 3. State Finance Provisions [77200 - 77212] ( Article 3 repealed and added by Stats. 1997, Ch. 850, Sec. 46. ) ## 77210. (a) The state shall provide municipal court judges retired under the Judges’ Retirement System with retiree health, dental, and vision care plans equal to and in the same manner as the health, dental, and vision benefits provided to retired superior court judges. (b) No judge shall have any salary or benefits reduced solely by reason of the enactment of this section. (c) This section shall remain in effect only until January 1, 2074, and as of that date is repealed. (d) The repeal of this section does not affect any right or benefit to which a person was entitled on the date of repeal. (Amended by Stats. 2023, Ch. 478, Sec. 53. (AB 1756) Effective January 1, 2024. Repealed as of January 1, 2074, by its own provisions. Conditionally inoperative as provided in Section 77400.)
  27. 77211.

    ## Government Code - GOV ## TITLE 8. THE ORGANIZATION AND GOVERNMENT OF COURTS [68070 - 77655] ( Title 8 added by Stats. 1953, Ch. 206. ) ## CHAPTER 13. State Funding of Trial Courts [77000 - 77400] ( Chapter 13 repealed and added by Stats. 1988, Ch. 945, Sec. 10. ) ## ARTICLE 3. State Finance Provisions [77200 - 77212] ( Article 3 repealed and added by Stats. 1997, Ch. 850, Sec. 46. )

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    A trial court may set up 900 telephone numbers for certain court services if it also offers a free, timely alternative and tells people about that alternative in the message.

    ## Government Code - GOV ## TITLE 8. THE ORGANIZATION AND GOVERNMENT OF COURTS [68070 - 77655] ( Title 8 added by Stats. 1953, Ch. 206. ) ## CHAPTER 13. State Funding of Trial Courts [77000 - 77400] ( Chapter 13 repealed and added by Stats. 1988, Ch. 945, Sec. 10. ) ## ARTICLE 3. State Finance Provisions [77200 - 77212] ( Article 3 repealed and added by Stats. 1997, Ch. 850, Sec. 46. ) ## 77211. Any trial court may establish a “900” telephone number or numbers for traffic, misdemeanor, and other telephonic arraignment, for court scheduling, and for rendering tentative civil decisions, provided the court provides an alternative method of obtaining the service or information in a free and timely manner, and informs individuals of this alternative in the message preceding the “900” information. The proceeds from these “900” telephone numbers shall be continuously and solely appropriated to the use of that court for staff, information, and data-processing services for the purposes specified in this section. (Added by Stats. 1997, Ch. 850, Sec. 46. Effective January 1, 1998. Conditionally inoperative as provided in Section 77400.)
  28. 77212.

    ## Government Code - GOV ## TITLE 8. THE ORGANIZATION AND GOVERNMENT OF COURTS [68070 - 77655] ( Title 8 added by Stats. 1953, Ch. 206. ) ## CHAPTER 13. State Funding of Trial Courts [77000 - 77400] ( Chapter 13 repealed and added by Stats. 1988, Ch. 945, Sec. 10. ) ## ARTICLE 3. State Finance Provisions [77200 - 77212] ( Article 3 repealed and added by Stats. 1997, Ch. 850, Sec. 46. )

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    Counties and trial courts must keep certain shared county services in place, use contracts for ongoing services, and follow notice and cost-allocation rules.

    ## Government Code - GOV ## TITLE 8. THE ORGANIZATION AND GOVERNMENT OF COURTS [68070 - 77655] ( Title 8 added by Stats. 1953, Ch. 206. ) ## CHAPTER 13. State Funding of Trial Courts [77000 - 77400] ( Chapter 13 repealed and added by Stats. 1988, Ch. 945, Sec. 10. ) ## ARTICLE 3. State Finance Provisions [77200 - 77212] ( Article 3 repealed and added by Stats. 1997, Ch. 850, Sec. 46. ) ## 77212. (a) The State of California, the counties of California, and the trial courts of California, recognize that a unique and interdependent relationship has evolved between the courts and the counties over a sustained period of time. While it is the intent of this act to transfer all fiscal responsibility for the support of the trial courts from the counties to the State of California, it is imperative that the activities of the state, the counties, and the trial courts be maintained in a manner that ensures that services to the people of California not be disrupted. Therefore, to this end, during the 1997–98 fiscal year, commencing on July 1, 1997, counties shall continue to provide and courts shall continue to use, county services provided to the trial courts on July 1, 1997, including, but not limited to: auditor/controller services, coordination of telephone services, data-processing and information technology services, procurement, human resources services, affirmative action services, treasurer/tax collector services, county counsel services, facilities management, and legal representation. These services shall be provided to the court at a rate that shall not exceed the costs of providing similar services to county departments or special districts. If the cost was not included in the county base pursuant to paragraph (1) of subdivision (b) of Section 77201 or was not otherwise charged to the court prior to July 1, 1997, and were court operation costs as defined in Section 77003 in fiscal year 1994–95, the court may seek adjustment of the amount the county is required to submit to the state pursuant Section 77201. (b) In fiscal year 1998–99 commencing on July 1, 1998, and thereafter the county may give notice to the court that the county will no longer provide a specific service except that the county shall cooperate with the court to ensure that a vital service for the court shall be available from the county or other entities that provide the service. The notice must be given at least 90 days prior to the end of the fiscal year and shall be effective only upon the first day of the succeeding fiscal year. (c) In fiscal year 1998–99, commencing on July 1, 1998, and thereafter, the court may give notice to the county that the court will no longer use a specific county service. The notice shall be given at least 90 days prior to the end of the fiscal year and shall be effective only upon the first day of the succeeding fiscal year. However, for three years from the effective date of this section, a court shall not terminate a service that involved the acquisition of equipment, including, but not limited to, computer and data processing systems, financed by a long-term financing plan whereby the county is dependent upon the court’s continued financial support for a portion of the cost of the acquisition. (d) (1) If a trial court desires to receive or continue to receive a specific service from a county or city and county as provided in subdivision (c), and the county or city and county desires to provide or continue to provide that service as provided in subdivision (b), the presiding judge of that court and the county or city and county shall enter into a contract for that service. The contract shall identify the scope of service, method of service delivery, term of agreement, anticipated service outcomes, and the cost of the service. The court and the county or city and county shall cooperate in developing and implementing the contract. For any contract entered into after January 1, 2002, the amount of any indirect or overhead costs shall be individually stated in any contract together with the method of calculation of the indirect or overhead costs. This amount shall not contain items that are not otherwise allowable court operations. The Judicial Council may audit the county figures to ensure compliance with this section and to determine the reasonableness of the figures. (2) This subdivision applies to services to be provided in fiscal year 1999–2000 and thereafter. (Amended by Stats. 2001, Ch. 812, Sec. 24. Effective January 1, 2002. Conditionally inoperative as provided in Section 77400.)
  29. 77400.

    ## Government Code - GOV ## TITLE 8. THE ORGANIZATION AND GOVERNMENT OF COURTS [68070 - 77655] ( Title 8 added by Stats. 1953, Ch. 206. ) ## CHAPTER 13. State Funding of Trial Courts [77000 - 77400] ( Chapter 13 repealed and added by Stats. 1988, Ch. 945, Sec. 10. ) ## ARTICLE 5. Nonseverability [77400- 77400.] ( Article 5 added by Stats. 1988, Ch. 945, Sec. 10. )

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    If any part of this chapter is found unconstitutional or void, the whole chapter becomes inoperative.

    ## Government Code - GOV ## TITLE 8. THE ORGANIZATION AND GOVERNMENT OF COURTS [68070 - 77655] ( Title 8 added by Stats. 1953, Ch. 206. ) ## CHAPTER 13. State Funding of Trial Courts [77000 - 77400] ( Chapter 13 repealed and added by Stats. 1988, Ch. 945, Sec. 10. ) ## ARTICLE 5. Nonseverability [77400- 77400.] ( Article 5 added by Stats. 1988, Ch. 945, Sec. 10. ) ## 77400. If any portion of this chapter is declared to be unconstitutional or void, the entire chapter shall become inoperative. (Repealed and added by Stats. 1988, Ch. 945, Sec. 10. Effective September 16, 1988. Note: Termination clause applies to Chapter 13, commencing with Section 77000.)
  30. 77655.

    ## Government Code - GOV ## TITLE 8. THE ORGANIZATION AND GOVERNMENT OF COURTS [68070 - 77655] ( Title 8 added by Stats. 1953, Ch. 206. ) ## CHAPTER 14. Trial Court Funding and Improvement Act of 1997 [77655- 77655.] ( Chapter 14 added by Stats. 1997, Ch. 850, Sec. 48. ) ## ARTICLE 2. The Task Force on Court Facilities [77655- 77655.] ( Article 2 added by Stats. 1997, Ch. 850, Sec. 48. )

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    In certain trial-court actions against a county over needed facilities, the Task Force on Court Facilities’ findings may not be used as evidence.

    ## Government Code - GOV ## TITLE 8. THE ORGANIZATION AND GOVERNMENT OF COURTS [68070 - 77655] ( Title 8 added by Stats. 1953, Ch. 206. ) ## CHAPTER 14. Trial Court Funding and Improvement Act of 1997 [77655- 77655.] ( Chapter 14 added by Stats. 1997, Ch. 850, Sec. 48. ) ## ARTICLE 2. The Task Force on Court Facilities [77655- 77655.] ( Article 2 added by Stats. 1997, Ch. 850, Sec. 48. ) ## 77655. Notwithstanding any other law, including Section 70311, the findings of the Task Force on Court Facilities created by Section 48 of Chapter 850 of the Statutes of 1997 shall not be considered or entered into evidence in any action brought by trial courts to compel a county to provide facilities that the trial court contends are necessary and suitable. (Amended by Stats. 2020, Ch. 210, Sec. 63. (AB 1984) Effective January 1, 2021.)
  31. 7900.

    ## Government Code - GOV ## TITLE 1. GENERAL [100 - 7931.000] ( Title 1 enacted by Stats. 1943, Ch. 134. ) ## DIVISION 9. EXPENDITURE LIMITATIONS [7900 - 7914] ( Division 9 added by Stats. 1980, Ch. 1205. )

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    This section states the Legislature’s purpose for the division and its intent that citizens receive timely information to support local oversight.

    ## Government Code - GOV ## TITLE 1. GENERAL [100 - 7931.000] ( Title 1 enacted by Stats. 1943, Ch. 134. ) ## DIVISION 9. EXPENDITURE LIMITATIONS [7900 - 7914] ( Division 9 added by Stats. 1980, Ch. 1205. ) ## 7900. (a) The Legislature finds and declares that the purpose of this division is to provide for the effective and efficient implementation of Article XIII B of the California Constitution. (b) It is the intent of the Legislature that citizens be provided with timely information so that effective oversight can be accomplished at the local level. (Added by Stats. 1980, Ch. 1205.)
  32. 7901.

    ## Government Code - GOV ## TITLE 1. GENERAL [100 - 7931.000] ( Title 1 enacted by Stats. 1943, Ch. 134. ) ## DIVISION 9. EXPENDITURE LIMITATIONS [7900 - 7914] ( Division 9 added by Stats. 1980, Ch. 1205. )

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    This section defines several terms used for California appropriations-limit calculations and related local agency rules.

    ## Government Code - GOV ## TITLE 1. GENERAL [100 - 7931.000] ( Title 1 enacted by Stats. 1943, Ch. 134. ) ## DIVISION 9. EXPENDITURE LIMITATIONS [7900 - 7914] ( Division 9 added by Stats. 1980, Ch. 1205. ) ## 7901. For the purposes of Article XIII B of the California Constitution and this division: (a) “Change in California per capita personal income” means the number resulting when the quotient of the California personal income, as published by the United States Department of Commerce in the Survey of Current Business for the fourth quarter of a calendar year divided by the civilian population of the state on January 1 of the next calendar year, as estimated by the Department of Finance, is divided by the similarly determined quotient for the next prior year. For example, the change in California per capita personal income for 1979 (to be used for computing the appropriations limit for the 1980–81 fiscal year) would equal the fourth quarter 1979 personal income divided by the January 1, 1980, population, the quotient divided by the fourth quarter 1978 personal income divided by the January 1, 1979, population. (b) “Change in population” for a local agency for a calendar year means the number resulting when the percentage change in population between January 1 of the next calendar year and January 1 of the calendar year in question, as estimated by the Department of Finance pursuant to Section 2227 of the Revenue and Taxation Code for each city and county and Section 2228 of the Revenue and Taxation Code for each special district, plus 100, is divided by 100. For example, the change in population for 1979 would equal the percentage change in population between January 1, 1980, and January 1, 1979, plus 100, the sum divided by 100. For purposes of the state’s appropriations limit, “change in population” means the number resulting when the civilian population of the state on January 1 of the next calendar year, as estimated by the Department of Finance, is divided by the similarly estimated population for January 1 of the calendar year in question. For example, the change in population for 1979 (to be used for computing the appropriations limit for the 1980–81 fiscal year) would equal the January 1, 1980, population divided by the January 1, 1979, population. A city or special district may choose to use the change in population within its jurisdiction or within the county in which it is located. For a special district located in two or more counties, the special district may choose to use the change in population in the county in which the portion of the district is located which has the highest assessed valuation. Each city and special district shall select its change in population pursuant to this paragraph annually by a recorded vote of the governing body of the city or special district. A charter city and county may choose to use the change in population provided in this paragraph or may choose to use the change in population provided in Section 2 of Chapter 1221 of the Statutes of 1980. A county may choose to use any one of the following: (1) The change in population within its jurisdiction. (2) The change in population within its jurisdiction, combined with the change in population within all counties having borders that are contiguous to that county. (3) The change in population within the incorporated portion of the county. (c) “Change in population” for a school district means the change in average daily attendance between the year prior to that for which the appropriations limit is being computed and the year for which the appropriations limit is being computed, using the average daily attendance as defined in Section 7906. (d) “Change in population” for a community college district means the number resulting when the average daily attendance reported by the community college district for state apportionment funding purposes computed pursuant to former Article 2 (commencing with Section 84520) of Chapter 4 of Part 50 of the Education Code is divided by the similarly computed average daily attendance for the previous year. (e) “Local agency” means a city, county, city and county, special district, authority or other political subdivision of the state, except a school district, community college district, or county superintendent of schools. The term “special district” shall not include any district which (1) existed on January 1, 1978, and did not possess the power to levy a property tax at that time or did not levy or have levied on its behalf, an ad valorem property tax rate on all taxable property in the district on the secured roll in excess of 121/2 cents per one hundred dollars ($100) of assessed value for the 1977–78 fiscal year, or (2) existed on January 1, 1978, or was thereafter created by a vote of the people, and is totally funded by revenues other than the proceeds of taxes as defined in subdivision (c) of Section 8 of Article XIII B of the California Constitution. If a special district levied, or had levied on its behalf, different property tax rates for the 1977–78 fiscal year depending on which area or zone within the district boundaries property was located, it shall be deemed not to have levied a secured property tax rate in excess of 121/2 cents per one hundred dollars ($100) of assessed value if the total revenue derived from the ad valorem property tax levied by or for the district for 1977–78, divided by the total amount of taxable assessed valuation within the district’s boundaries for 1977–78, does not exceed .00125. (f) “School district” means an elementary, high school, or unified school district. (g) “Local jurisdiction” means a local agency, school district, community college district, or county superintendent of schools. (h) As used in Section 2 and subdivision (b) of Section 3 of Article XIII B, “revenues” means all tax revenues and the proceeds to a local jurisdiction or the state received from (1) regulatory licenses, user charges, and user fees to the extent that those proceeds exceed the costs reasonably borne by that entity in providing the regulation, product, or service, and (2) the investment of tax revenues as described in subdivision (i) of Section 8 of Article XIII B. For a local jurisdiction, revenues and appropriations shall also include subventions, as defined in Section 7903, and with respect to the state, revenues and appropriations shall exclude those subventions. (i) (1) “Proceeds of taxes” shall not include proceeds to a local jurisdiction or the state from regulatory licenses, user charges, or user fees except to the extent that those proceeds exceed the costs reasonably borne by that entity in providing the regulation, product, or service. (2) “Proceeds of taxes” also does not include the proceeds received by a local jurisdiction from a license tax imposed pursuant to Section 25149.5 of the Health and Safety Code or a tax or fee imposed pursuant to Section 25173.5 of the Health and Safety Code on the operation of a hazardous waste facility, or the proceeds received by a local jurisdiction from a surcharge that is collected by a regional disposal facility, as authorized pursuant to Section 115255 of the Health and Safety Code to the extent that these proceeds of the license tax, tax, fee, or surcharge are expended for costs or increased burdens on local jurisdictions that are associated with the hazardous waste facility or regional disposal facility. These costs or burdens include, but are not limited to, general fund expenses, the improvement and maintenance of roads and bridges, fire protection, emergency medical response, law enforcement, air and groundwater monitoring, epidemiological studies, emergency response training, and equipment related to the hosting of the hazardous waste facility or regional disposal facility. (3) For the 2021–22 fiscal year, and each fiscal year thereafter, “proceeds of taxes” does not include deposits by a local jurisdiction into a routine restricted maintenance account, as described in paragraph (1) of subdivision (b) of Section 17070.75 of the Education Code. (Amended by Stats. 2022, Ch. 52, Sec. 98. (AB 181) Effective June 30, 2022.)
  33. 7902.

    ## Government Code - GOV ## TITLE 1. GENERAL [100 - 7931.000] ( Title 1 enacted by Stats. 1943, Ch. 134. ) ## DIVISION 9. EXPENDITURE LIMITATIONS [7900 - 7914] ( Division 9 added by Stats. 1980, Ch. 1205. )

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    This section sets how the state and each local jurisdiction must calculate their appropriations limit for each fiscal year.

    ## Government Code - GOV ## TITLE 1. GENERAL [100 - 7931.000] ( Title 1 enacted by Stats. 1943, Ch. 134. ) ## DIVISION 9. EXPENDITURE LIMITATIONS [7900 - 7914] ( Division 9 added by Stats. 1980, Ch. 1205. ) ## 7902. (a) For the 1980–81 fiscal year, the appropriations limit of the state and of each local jurisdiction shall be determined as follows: (1) Multiply the total amount of appropriations subject to limitation of each such entity for the 1978–79 fiscal year by the lesser of the change in cost of living for the 1979 calendar year or the change in California per capita personal income for the 1978 calendar year, and multiply this product by the change in population of each such entity for the 1978 calendar year. (2) Multiply the product determined pursuant to paragraph (1) by the lesser of the change in cost of living for the 1980 calendar year or the change in California per capita personal income for the 1979 calendar year, and multiply this product by the change in population of each entity for the 1979 calendar year. The resulting product, as adjusted for other changes required or permitted by Article XIII B of the California Constitution, shall be the appropriations limit of each entity for fiscal year 1980–81. (b) For the 1981–82 fiscal year and each year thereafter, the appropriations limit of the state and of each local jurisdiction shall equal the appropriations limit for the prior fiscal year multiplied by the product of the change in cost of living, as defined in paragraph (2) of subdivision (e) of Section 8 of Article XIII B of the California Constitution, and the change in population of the local jurisdiction for the calendar year preceding the beginning of the fiscal year for which the appropriations limit is to be determined, and adjusted for other changes required or permitted by Article XIII B of the California Constitution. (c) For the purposes of this division, if a local agency’s fiscal year begins on January 1, the agency shall base its appropriations limit on its appropriations subject to limitation for the 1979 calendar year. For that agency, the 1981 calendar year shall be the first year for which the appropriations limit shall apply. For purposes of the computations required by this section, that agency shall use the change in population, cost-of-living, and per capita personal income factors that it would have used had its fiscal year begun on the previous July 1. (Amended by Stats. 2003, Ch. 296, Sec. 4. Effective January 1, 2004.)
  34. 7902.1.

    ## Government Code - GOV ## TITLE 1. GENERAL [100 - 7931.000] ( Title 1 enacted by Stats. 1943, Ch. 134. ) ## DIVISION 9. EXPENDITURE LIMITATIONS [7900 - 7914] ( Division 9 added by Stats. 1980, Ch. 1205. )

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    If a school district, community college district, or county superintendent of schools has tax proceeds above its appropriations limit, it must raise that limit to match the proceeds; if the limit is above tax proceeds in later fiscal years, it must lower the limit to match the proceeds.

    ## Government Code - GOV ## TITLE 1. GENERAL [100 - 7931.000] ( Title 1 enacted by Stats. 1943, Ch. 134. ) ## DIVISION 9. EXPENDITURE LIMITATIONS [7900 - 7914] ( Division 9 added by Stats. 1980, Ch. 1205. ) ## 7902.1. (a) (1) If, beginning with the 1980–81 fiscal year or any fiscal year thereafter, the proceeds of taxes of a school district, community college district, or county superintendent of schools, exceed its appropriations limit determined pursuant to Section 7902 for that fiscal year, the governing body of the school district or community college district, or the county superintendent of schools, shall increase its appropriations limit to an amount equal to its proceeds of taxes. (2) Any increase in a local jurisdiction’s appropriations limit pursuant to this section shall, in the fiscal year in which the change is made, reduce the appropriations limit of the state by an equal amount. (b) (1) If, in the 2021–22 fiscal year or any fiscal year thereafter, the appropriations limit determined pursuant to Section 7902 for that fiscal year of a school district, community college district, or county superintendent of schools exceeds its proceeds of taxes, the governing board of the school district or community college district, or the county superintendent of schools, shall decrease its appropriations limit to an amount equal to its proceeds of taxes. (2) Any decrease in a local jurisdiction’s appropriations limit pursuant to this section shall increase the appropriations limit of the state by an equal amount. (Amended by Stats. 2021, Ch. 44, Sec. 108. (AB 130) Effective July 9, 2021.)
  35. 7902.2.

    ## Government Code - GOV ## TITLE 1. GENERAL [100 - 7931.000] ( Title 1 enacted by Stats. 1943, Ch. 134. ) ## DIVISION 9. EXPENDITURE LIMITATIONS [7900 - 7914] ( Division 9 added by Stats. 1980, Ch. 1205. )

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    If certain local education agencies’ appropriations limits exceed their tax proceeds in fiscal years 2019–20 or 2020–21, the limit must be reduced to match tax proceeds, and state and education officials must notify affected boards of the reductions.

    ## Government Code - GOV ## TITLE 1. GENERAL [100 - 7931.000] ( Title 1 enacted by Stats. 1943, Ch. 134. ) ## DIVISION 9. EXPENDITURE LIMITATIONS [7900 - 7914] ( Division 9 added by Stats. 1980, Ch. 1205. ) ## 7902.2. (a) For the 2019–20 and 2020–21 fiscal years only, if the appropriations limit determined pursuant to Section 7902 of a school district, community college district, or county superintendent of schools, exceeds its proceeds of taxes, the appropriations limit shall be decreased to the proceeds of taxes for that school district, community college district, or county superintendent of schools. (b) The Superintendent of Public Instruction shall notify the governing board of affected school districts and county superintendents of schools of the amounts reduced pursuant to subdivision (a). The notification shall be made at a time and in a manner determined by the Superintendent of Public Instruction. (c) The Chancellor of the California Community Colleges shall notify the governing board of affected community college districts of the amounts reduced pursuant to subdivision (a). The notification shall be made at a time and in a manner determined by the Chancellor of the California Community Colleges. (d) Any decrease in a local jurisdiction’s appropriations limit pursuant to this section shall increase the appropriations limit of the state by an equal amount. (Added by Stats. 2021, Ch. 44, Sec. 109. (AB 130) Effective July 9, 2021.)
  36. 7902.2.2.

    ## Government Code - GOV ## TITLE 1. GENERAL [100 - 7931.000] ( Title 1 enacted by Stats. 1943, Ch. 134. ) ## DIVISION 9. EXPENDITURE LIMITATIONS [7900 - 7914] ( Division 9 added by Stats. 1980, Ch. 1205. )

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    If a city, county, or city and county’s tax proceeds exceed its appropriations limit, its governing body must calculate specified amounts and may increase the limit in some cases.

    ## Government Code - GOV ## TITLE 1. GENERAL [100 - 7931.000] ( Title 1 enacted by Stats. 1943, Ch. 134. ) ## DIVISION 9. EXPENDITURE LIMITATIONS [7900 - 7914] ( Division 9 added by Stats. 1980, Ch. 1205. ) ## 7902.2.2. (a) If, beginning with the 2020–21 fiscal year or any fiscal year thereafter, the proceeds of taxes of a city, county, or city and county exceed its appropriations limit determined pursuant to Section 7902 for that fiscal year, the governing body of the city, county, or city and county shall calculate the following amounts: (1) The appropriations limit of the city, county, or city and county determined pursuant to Section 7902. (2) The total amount of proceeds of taxes of the city, county, or city and county. (3) The amount of proceeds of taxes of the city, county, or city and county attributable to funding received by the city, county, or city and county from the Local Revenue Fund, established pursuant to Section 17600 of the Welfare and Institutions Code, and the Local Revenue Fund 2011, established pursuant to Section 30025 of the Government Code. (4) The total amount of proceeds of taxes of the city, county, or city and county calculated pursuant to paragraph (2), less the amount calculated pursuant to paragraph (3). (5) The amount equal to the appropriations limit of the city, county, or city and county calculated pursuant to paragraph (1), less the amount calculated pursuant to paragraph (4). (6) If the calculation in paragraph (5) results in a positive value, the amount calculated pursuant to paragraph (3) less the positive value calculated pursuant to paragraph (5). (b) If the amount determined pursuant to paragraph (6) of subdivision (a) results in a positive value, the governing body of the city, county, or city and county may increase its appropriations limit for the applicable fiscal year by that amount. (c) To the extent that the amount determined pursuant to paragraph (4) of subdivision (a) is equal to or exceeds the amount determined pursuant to paragraph (1) of subdivision (a), the governing body of the city, county, or city and county may increase its appropriations limit for the applicable fiscal year by the amount determined pursuant to paragraph (3) of subdivision (a). (d) In the event that the governing body of a city, county, or city and county increases its appropriations limit pursuant to subdivision (b) or (c) of this section, it shall notify the Director of Finance of the change within 45 days. (e) Commencing with the 2020–21 fiscal year, and each fiscal year thereafter, the appropriations limit of the state shall be reduced by the total amount reported pursuant to subdivision (d) by each city, county, or city and county in the fiscal year in which the change is made. (Added by renumbering Section 7902.2 (as added by Stats. 2021, Ch. 77, Sec. 8) by Stats. 2021, Ch. 251, Sec. 4. (AB 163) Effective September 23, 2021.)
  37. 7902.5.

    ## Government Code - GOV ## TITLE 1. GENERAL [100 - 7931.000] ( Title 1 enacted by Stats. 1943, Ch. 134. ) ## DIVISION 9. EXPENDITURE LIMITATIONS [7900 - 7914] ( Division 9 added by Stats. 1980, Ch. 1205. )

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    Certain newly incorporated cities may adopt an appropriations limit by resolution, and some must estimate expected tax-proceeds revenue before July 1, 1980.

    ## Government Code - GOV ## TITLE 1. GENERAL [100 - 7931.000] ( Title 1 enacted by Stats. 1943, Ch. 134. ) ## DIVISION 9. EXPENDITURE LIMITATIONS [7900 - 7914] ( Division 9 added by Stats. 1980, Ch. 1205. ) ## 7902.5. The governing body of any city incorporated after July 1, 1978, but prior to January 1, 1980, may, by resolution, adopt an appropriations limit for the purposes of Article XIII B of the California Constitution determined in the following manner: (a) If the city’s first full fiscal year of operation was the 1979–80 fiscal year, the appropriations limit of the city for fiscal year 1980–81 shall be equal to the total amount of proceeds of taxes received for fiscal year 1979–80 adjusted for changes in the cost of living and population and such other changes as may be required or permitted by Article XIII B. (b) If the city’s first full fiscal year of operation is the 1980–81 fiscal year, the governing body of the city shall, prior to July 1, 1980, estimate the amount of revenue anticipated to be received by the city from the proceeds of taxes for the 1980–81 fiscal year. This amount shall be the appropriations limit of the city for the 1980–81 fiscal year. For the 1981–82 fiscal year and each fiscal year thereafter, the appropriations limit of the city shall be equal to the total amount of proceeds of taxes received for fiscal year 1980–81 adjusted for changes in the cost of living and population and such other changes as may be required or permitted by Article XIII B. (Added by renumbering Section 7900 (as added by Stats. 1980, Ch. 220) by Stats. 1980, Ch. 1205.)
  38. 7902.6.

    ## Government Code - GOV ## TITLE 1. GENERAL [100 - 7931.000] ( Title 1 enacted by Stats. 1943, Ch. 134. ) ## DIVISION 9. EXPENDITURE LIMITATIONS [7900 - 7914] ( Division 9 added by Stats. 1980, Ch. 1205. )

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    A qualifying city governing body may adopt an appropriations limit by resolution.

    ## Government Code - GOV ## TITLE 1. GENERAL [100 - 7931.000] ( Title 1 enacted by Stats. 1943, Ch. 134. ) ## DIVISION 9. EXPENDITURE LIMITATIONS [7900 - 7914] ( Division 9 added by Stats. 1980, Ch. 1205. ) ## 7902.6. The governing body of any city incorporated at the General Election held on November 4, 1980, for which no appropriations limit has been established by the electors of that entity, may, by resolution, adopt an appropriations limit for the purposes of Article XIII B of the California Constitution in the following manner: (a) For the 1980–81 fiscal year, the appropriations limit of the city shall not exceed the amount determined pursuant to subdivision (a) of Section 3 of Article XIII B of the California Constitution as adjusted in any manner which may be required or permitted by Article XIII B. (b) For the 1981–82 fiscal year, the appropriations limit of the city shall not exceed the total amount of proceeds of taxes received by the city during the 1981–82 fiscal year. (c) For the 1982–83 fiscal year and each year thereafter, the appropriations limit of the city shall be equal to the total amount of proceeds of taxes received by the city for the 1981–82 fiscal year, adjusted for changes in the cost-of-living and population and such other changes as may be required or permitted by Article XIII B. (Added by Stats. 1981, Ch. 84, Sec. 1. Effective June 21, 1981.)
  39. 7902.7.

    ## Government Code - GOV ## TITLE 1. GENERAL [100 - 7931.000] ( Title 1 enacted by Stats. 1943, Ch. 134. ) ## DIVISION 9. EXPENDITURE LIMITATIONS [7900 - 7914] ( Division 9 added by Stats. 1980, Ch. 1205. )

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    For certain newly formed local governments, the appropriations limit must be set under specified code sections, and some limits need voter approval at the formation election.

    ## Government Code - GOV ## TITLE 1. GENERAL [100 - 7931.000] ( Title 1 enacted by Stats. 1943, Ch. 134. ) ## DIVISION 9. EXPENDITURE LIMITATIONS [7900 - 7914] ( Division 9 added by Stats. 1980, Ch. 1205. ) ## 7902.7. (a) The appropriations limit of a city incorporated on or after January 1, 1990, shall be determined pursuant to Section 56812. (b) The appropriations limit of a special district formed on or after January 1, 1988, shall be determined pursuant to Section 56811 and approved by the voters at the formation election. (c) The appropriations limit of a county formed on or after January 1, 1988, shall be determined pursuant to Section 23332 and approved by the voters at the formation election. (Amended by Stats. 2009, Ch. 332, Sec. 2. (SB 113) Effective January 1, 2010.)
  40. 7902.8.

    ## Government Code - GOV ## TITLE 1. GENERAL [100 - 7931.000] ( Title 1 enacted by Stats. 1943, Ch. 134. ) ## DIVISION 9. EXPENDITURE LIMITATIONS [7900 - 7914] ( Division 9 added by Stats. 1980, Ch. 1205. )

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    For certain special districts, the appropriations limit is treated as established by the voters at the tax-approval election and based on the first full fiscal year’s tax proceeds.

    ## Government Code - GOV ## TITLE 1. GENERAL [100 - 7931.000] ( Title 1 enacted by Stats. 1943, Ch. 134. ) ## DIVISION 9. EXPENDITURE LIMITATIONS [7900 - 7914] ( Division 9 added by Stats. 1980, Ch. 1205. ) ## 7902.8. Notwithstanding any other provision of law, with respect to any special district formed during the 1978–79 fiscal year which initially was totally funded by other than the proceeds of taxes, and which subsequently, during the 1980–81 fiscal year, imposed a special tax with voter approval, the appropriations limit of such an entity, unless otherwise established pursuant to law, shall be deemed established by the electors at the election approving the special tax as that amount equal to the proceeds of taxes received during the first full fiscal year in which proceeds of taxes were received, and shall thereafter be adjusted in any manner which may be required or permitted by Article XIII B of the California Constitution. (Added by Stats. 1989, Ch. 211, Sec. 1.)
  41. 7903.

    ## Government Code - GOV ## TITLE 1. GENERAL [100 - 7931.000] ( Title 1 enacted by Stats. 1943, Ch. 134. ) ## DIVISION 9. EXPENDITURE LIMITATIONS [7900 - 7914] ( Division 9 added by Stats. 1980, Ch. 1205. )

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    This section defines “state subventions” and requires annual calculations, distribution, and reporting of certain subvention amounts by the Department of Finance, local agencies, and the Director of Finance.

    ## Government Code - GOV ## TITLE 1. GENERAL [100 - 7931.000] ( Title 1 enacted by Stats. 1943, Ch. 134. ) ## DIVISION 9. EXPENDITURE LIMITATIONS [7900 - 7914] ( Division 9 added by Stats. 1980, Ch. 1205. ) ## 7903. (a) “State subventions” shall, except as provided in subdivision (b), include only money received by a local agency from the state, the use of which is unrestricted by the statute providing the subvention. (b) (1) Commencing with the 2021–22 fiscal year and each fiscal year thereafter, “state subventions” shall also include any money provided to a local agency pursuant to any of the following: (A) Child support administration relating to local child support agencies (Sections 17306, subdivision (b) of Section 17704, and subdivision (a) of Section 17710 of the Family Code). (B) Black Infant Health Program (Section 123255 of the Health and Safety Code). (C) California Home Visiting Program (Section 123255 of the Health and Safety Code). (D) Sexually transmitted disease prevention and control activities (Section 120511 of the Health and Safety Code). (E) Support for vital public health activities (Article 7 (commencing with Section 101320) of Chapter 3 of Part 3 of Division 101 of the Health and Safety Code). (F) County administration for Medi-Cal eligibility (Section 14154 of the Welfare and Institutions Code). (G) Optional Targeted Low Income Children’s Program (Section 14005.27 of the Welfare and Institutions Code). (H) Case management services under the California Children’s Services program (Section 123850 of the Health and Safety Code). (I) Child Health and Disability Prevention Program (Article 6 (commencing with Section 124024) of Chapter 3 of Part 2 of Division 106 of the Health and Safety Code). (J) Specialty Mental Health Services (Chapter 8.9 (commencing with Section 14700) of Part 3 of Division 9 of the Welfare and Institutions Code). (K) Specified precare and postcare services for individuals treated in short-term residential therapeutic programs (Article 5 (commencing with Section 14680) of Chapter 8.8 of Part 3 of Division 9 of the Welfare and Institutions Code). (L) Behavioral Health Quality Improvement Program (Section 14184.405 of the Welfare and Institutions Code). (M) Mental health plan costs for Continuum of Care Reform (Sections 4096.5 and 11462.01 of the Welfare and Institutions Code). (N) Mobile crisis services (Section 14132.57 of the Welfare and Institutions Code). (O) Los Angeles County Justice-Involved Population Services and Supports (Provision 18 of Item 4260-101-0001 of the Budget Act of 2022). (P) Funds distributed from the Behavioral Health Services Fund pursuant to Section 5892 of the Welfare and Institutions Code. (Q) Drug Medi-Cal organized delivery system, excluding Narcotic Treatment Program services (Section 14184.401 of the Welfare and Institutions Code). (R) Drug Medi-Cal, excluding Narcotic Treatment Program services (Section 14124.20 of the Welfare and Institutions Code). (S) Behavioral Health Bridge Housing Program (Provision 17 of Item 4260-101-0001 of the Budget Act of 2022). (T) Mental Health Student Services Act partnership grant program (Section 5886 of the Welfare and Institutions Code). (U) CalFresh (Section 18906.55 of the Welfare and Institutions Code). (V) In-Home Supportive Services (Sections 12306.16 and 12302.25 of the Welfare and Institutions Code). (W) Community Care Expansion Program (Section 18999.97 of the Welfare and Institutions Code). (X) Housing and Disability Income Advocacy Program (Chapter 25 of the Statutes of 2016 (Assembly Bill No. 1603) and Chapter 17 (commencing with Section 18999) of Part 6 of Division 9 of the Welfare and Institutions Code). (Y) Project Roomkey (Executive Order No. N-32-20 and Item 5180-151-0001 of the Budget Act of 2019, Item 5180-151-0001 of the Budget Act of 2021, and Item 5180-493 of the Budget Act of 2022). (Z) Bringing Families Home Program (Section 16523.1 of the Welfare and Institutions Code). (AA) Home Safe Program (Section 15771 of the Welfare and Institutions Code). (AB) CalWORKs Housing Support Program (Section 11330.5 of the Welfare and Institutions Code). (AC) CalWORKs (Section 15204.3 of the Welfare and Institutions Code). (AD) Automation (Section 10823 of the Welfare and Institutions Code and Item 5180-141-0001 of the Budget Act of 2022). (AE) Adult Protective Services (Chapter 13 (commencing with Section 15750) of Part 3 of Division 9 of the Welfare and Institutions Code). (AF) Adult corrections and rehabilitation operations—institution administration (Chapter 3 (commencing with Section 1228) of Title 8 of Part 2 of the Penal Code, Sections 1557 and 4750 of the Penal Code, and Section 26747 of the Government Code). (AG) Corrections planning and grant programs (The Safe Neighborhoods and Schools Act (Proposition 47 approved at the November 4, 2014, general election), The Public Safety and Rehabilitation Act of 2016 (Proposition 57 approved at the November 8, 2016, general election), The Control, Regulate, and Tax Adult Use of Marijuana Act (Proposition 64 approved at the November 8, 2016, general election), Section 7599.1 of the Government Code, Title 10.2 (commencing with Section 14130) of the Penal Code, Chapter 337 of the Statutes of 2020 (Senate Bill No. 823), Items 5227-123-0001, 5227-117-0001, 5227-118-0001, 5227-120-0001, 5227-121-0001, 5227-125-0001, of the Budget Act of 2022, Items 5227-115-0001 and 5227-116-0001 of the Budget Act of 2021). (AH) Office of the Small Business Advocate (Item 0509-103-0001 of the Budget Act of 2021). (AI) Elections (Chapter 9 of the Statutes of 2022 (Senate Bill No. 119) and Item 0890-101-0001 of the Budget Act of 2021). (AJ) County Subvention (Items 8955-101-0001 and 8955-101-3085 of the Budget Act of 2021). (AK) Department of Cannabis Control grant (Item 1115-101-0001 of the Budget Act of 2021 and Item 1115-102-0001 of the Budget Act of 2022). (AL) Agricultural land burning in San Joaquin Valley (Provision 1 of Item 3900-101-0001 of the Budget Act of 2021). (AM) Carl Moyer Air Quality Standards Attainment Program (Provision 2g of Item 3970-101-0001 of the Budget Act of 2021). (AN) Pre-positioning for fire and rescue (Provision 3 of Item 0690-101-0001 of the Budget Act of 2021 and the Budget Act of 2022). (AO) Prepare California (Item 0690-106-0001 of the Budget Act of 2021). (AP) Law Enforcement Mutual Aid (Provision 6 of Item 0690-101-0001 of the Budget Act of 2022). (AQ) Los Angeles Regional Interoperable Communication Systems (Provision 9 of Item 0690-101-0001 of the Budget Act of 2022). (AR) Homeless Housing, Assistance, and Prevention program grants (Chapter 6 (commencing with Sections 50216) of Part 1 of Division 31 of the Health and Safety Code). (AS) Encampment resolution grants (Chapter 7 (commencing with Section 50250) and Chapter 8 (commencing with Section 50255) of Part 1 of Division 31 of the Health and Safety Code). (AT) Operating subsidies for Homekey facilities (Sections 50675.1.1 to 50675.14, inclusive, of the Health and Safety Code). (AU) Various programs contained in Control Sections 19.56 and 19.57 of the Budget Act of 2021, and Control Section 19.56 of the Budget Act of 2022. (2) State subventions pursuant to programs listed in paragraph (1) shall be included within the appropriations limit of the local agency, up to the amount representing the difference between the total amount of proceeds of taxes of the local agency, calculated without application of this section, and the full appropriations limit of the local agency, as determined pursuant to Section 7902. (c) (1) No later than February 1 of each year, the Department of Finance shall do both of the following: (A) Calculate for each local agency the individual subvention amounts for each program listed in paragraph (1) of subdivision (b). (B) Provide the information described in subparagraph (A) to the California State Association of Counties and the League of California Cities for distribution to local agencies. (2) Local agencies shall utilize the amounts calculated by the Department of Finance and provided to them pursuant to this subdivision for purposes of Article XIII B of the California Constitution and this division. (d) (1) Any portion of state subventions pursuant to programs listed in paragraph (1) of subdivision (b) that exceeds the amount representing the difference between the total amount of proceeds of taxes of the local agency, calculated without application of this section, and the appropriations limit of the local agency shall be identified and reported to the Director of Finance by November 1, 2022, and by that date annually thereafter. (2) The Director of Finance shall calculate the total amounts reported by local agencies pursuant to this subdivision and shall include those amounts within the state appropriations limit determined pursuant to Section 7902. (e) The determinations and calculations required pursuant to this section shall be in addition to any determinations and calculations required pursuant to Section 7902.2.2 of the Government Code. (Amended by Stats. 2024, Ch. 40, Sec. 1. (SB 159) Effective June 29, 2024. Operative January 1, 2025, pursuant to Sec. 85 of Stats. 2024, Ch. 40.)
  42. 7904.

    ## Government Code - GOV ## TITLE 1. GENERAL [100 - 7931.000] ( Title 1 enacted by Stats. 1943, Ch. 134. ) ## DIVISION 9. EXPENDITURE LIMITATIONS [7900 - 7914] ( Division 9 added by Stats. 1980, Ch. 1205. )

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    The same tax proceeds cannot be counted against the appropriations limit of more than one local jurisdiction or the state.

    ## Government Code - GOV ## TITLE 1. GENERAL [100 - 7931.000] ( Title 1 enacted by Stats. 1943, Ch. 134. ) ## DIVISION 9. EXPENDITURE LIMITATIONS [7900 - 7914] ( Division 9 added by Stats. 1980, Ch. 1205. ) ## 7904. In no event shall the appropriation of the same proceeds of taxes be subject to the appropriations limit of more than one local jurisdiction or the state. (Added by Stats. 1980, Ch. 1205.)
  43. 7905.

    ## Government Code - GOV ## TITLE 1. GENERAL [100 - 7931.000] ( Title 1 enacted by Stats. 1943, Ch. 134. ) ## DIVISION 9. EXPENDITURE LIMITATIONS [7900 - 7914] ( Division 9 added by Stats. 1980, Ch. 1205. )

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    A local jurisdiction may aggregate revenues from regulatory licenses, user charges, or user fees if they are reasonably related.

    ## Government Code - GOV ## TITLE 1. GENERAL [100 - 7931.000] ( Title 1 enacted by Stats. 1943, Ch. 134. ) ## DIVISION 9. EXPENDITURE LIMITATIONS [7900 - 7914] ( Division 9 added by Stats. 1980, Ch. 1205. ) ## 7905. Revenues to a local jurisdiction from regulatory licenses, user charges, or user fees may be aggregated if they are reasonably related. (Added by Stats. 1980, Ch. 1205.)
  44. 7906.

    ## Government Code - GOV ## TITLE 1. GENERAL [100 - 7931.000] ( Title 1 enacted by Stats. 1943, Ch. 134. ) ## DIVISION 9. EXPENDITURE LIMITATIONS [7900 - 7914] ( Division 9 added by Stats. 1980, Ch. 1205. )

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    This section defines key school-district finance terms and requires annual reporting of appropriations-limit information.

    ## Government Code - GOV ## TITLE 1. GENERAL [100 - 7931.000] ( Title 1 enacted by Stats. 1943, Ch. 134. ) ## DIVISION 9. EXPENDITURE LIMITATIONS [7900 - 7914] ( Division 9 added by Stats. 1980, Ch. 1205. ) ## 7906. For school districts: (a) (1) For the 1980–81 to 2012–13 fiscal years, inclusive, “ADA” means a school district’s second principal apportionment units of average daily attendance as determined pursuant to Section 42238.5 of the Education Code, including average daily attendance in summer school, regional occupational centers and programs, and apprenticeship programs, and excluding average daily attendance in adult education programs. All other units of average daily attendance including, but not limited to, special day classes for special education pupils, shall be included. (A) For purposes of this subdivision, the average daily attendance of apprenticeship programs shall be determined pursuant to Section 79149.1 or 79149.3 of the Education Code. (B) For the 2008–09 to 2012–13 fiscal years, inclusive, the average daily attendance of public school districts, including county superintendents of schools, serving kindergarten and grades 1 to 12, inclusive, or any part thereof, shall include the same amount of average daily attendance for classes for supplemental instruction and regional occupational centers and programs that was used for purposes of this section for the 2007–08 fiscal year. (2) For the 2013–14 fiscal year and each fiscal year thereafter, “ADA” means a school district’s second principal apportionment units of average daily attendance, as determined pursuant to Section 42238.05 of the Education Code. (b) “Foundation program level” means: (1) For the 1978–79 fiscal year, one thousand two hundred forty-one dollars ($1,241) for elementary school districts, one thousand three hundred twenty-two dollars ($1,322) for unified school districts, and one thousand four hundred twenty-seven dollars ($1,427) for high school districts. (2) For the 1979–80 fiscal year to the 1986–87 fiscal year, inclusive, the levels specified in paragraph (1) increased by the lesser of the change in cost of living or California per capita personal income for the preceding calendar year. (3) For the 1986–87 fiscal year, the levels specified in paragraph (2) increased by one hundred eighty dollars ($180) for elementary school districts, one hundred ninety-one dollars ($191) for unified school districts, and two hundred seven dollars ($207) for high school districts. (4) For the 1987–88 fiscal year, the levels specified in paragraph (3) increased by the lesser of the change in cost of living or California per capita personal income for the preceding calendar year. (5) For the 1988–89 fiscal year and each fiscal year thereafter, the appropriations limit of the school district for the current fiscal year, plus amounts paid for any nonreimbursed court or federal mandates imposed on or after November 6, 1979, less the sum of the following: (A) Interest earned on the proceeds of taxes during the current fiscal year. (B) The 50 percent of miscellaneous funds received during the current fiscal year that are from the proceeds of taxes. (C) Locally voted taxes received during the current fiscal year, such as parcel taxes or square foot taxes, unless for voter-approved bonded debt. (D) Any other local proceeds of taxes received during the current fiscal year, other than local taxes that offset state aid, such as excess bond revenues transferred to a school district’s general fund pursuant to Section 15234 of the Education Code. (c) “Proceeds of taxes” shall be deemed to include subventions received from the state only if those subventions are for one of the following purposes: (1) Basic aid subventions of one hundred twenty dollars ($120) per ADA. (2) (A) Additional apportionments that, when added to the school district’s local revenues, do not exceed the foundation program level for that school district. In no case shall subventions received from the state for reimbursement of state mandates in accordance with Section 6 of Article XIII B of the California Constitution or Section 17561, or for reimbursement of court or federal mandates imposed on or after November 6, 1979, be considered “proceeds of taxes” for purposes of this section. (B) A school district’s local revenues for purposes of subparagraph (A) are the amounts that offset state aid, as follows: (i) For the 1980–81 to 2012–13 fiscal years, inclusive, as defined in Section 42238 of the Education Code. (ii) For the 2013–14 fiscal year and each fiscal year thereafter, as defined in subdivision (j) of Section 42238.02 of the Education Code. (d) Proceeds of taxes for a fiscal year shall not include any proceeds of taxes within the school district’s beginning balance or reserve, unless those funds were not appropriated in a prior fiscal year. Funds that were appropriated to a reserve or other fund referenced in Section 5 of Article XIII B of the California Constitution shall be deemed to be appropriated for the purpose of this paragraph. (e) The remainder of the state apportionments shall not be considered proceeds of taxes for a school district, and shall be considered appropriations subject to the state’s limit. (f) (1) Each school district shall report to the Superintendent of Public Instruction and to the Director of Finance at least annually its appropriations limit, its appropriations subject to limitation, the amount of its state aid apportionments and subventions included within the proceeds of taxes of the school district, amounts excluded from its appropriations limit, and any increase or decrease to its appropriations limit pursuant to Section 7902.1, at a time and in a manner prescribed by the Superintendent of Public Instruction and approved by the Director of Finance. (2) (A) A local jurisdiction that made a deposit into a routine restricted maintenance account, as described in paragraph (1) of subdivision (b) of Section 17070.75 of the Education Code, for the 2021–22 fiscal year shall revise the report that is required pursuant to paragraph (1) to reflect the exclusion in paragraph (3) of subdivision (i) of Section 7901. (B) For purposes of subparagraph (A), the Director of Finance may direct the Superintendent of Public Instruction to make any necessary adjustments to a local jurisdiction’s report, and may direct the Superintendent of Public Instruction to notify the local jurisdiction of the adjustments made. These adjustments may be retroactive to the two fiscal years before the adjustments made. (g) For the 1988–89 fiscal year and each fiscal year thereafter, paragraph (2) of subdivision (c) shall not be construed as requiring the amount determined pursuant to subdivision (b) to be multiplied by the amount determined pursuant to subdivision (a) for purposes of determining the amount of state aid included in school district “proceeds of taxes” for purposes of this section. (Amended by Stats. 2023, Ch. 131, Sec. 64. (AB 1754) Effective January 1, 2024.)
  45. 7907.

    ## Government Code - GOV ## TITLE 1. GENERAL [100 - 7931.000] ( Title 1 enacted by Stats. 1943, Ch. 134. ) ## DIVISION 9. EXPENDITURE LIMITATIONS [7900 - 7914] ( Division 9 added by Stats. 1980, Ch. 1205. )

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    County superintendents of schools must report certain appropriations-limit and funding information at least annually to the Superintendent of Public Instruction and the Director of Finance.

    ## Government Code - GOV ## TITLE 1. GENERAL [100 - 7931.000] ( Title 1 enacted by Stats. 1943, Ch. 134. ) ## DIVISION 9. EXPENDITURE LIMITATIONS [7900 - 7914] ( Division 9 added by Stats. 1980, Ch. 1205. ) ## 7907. For county superintendents of schools: (a) (1) For the 1978–79 to 2012–13 fiscal years, inclusive, “proceeds of taxes” shall be deemed to include subventions received from the state only if those subventions are received for one or more of the following programs: (A) Educational services provided directly to pupils, including, but not limited to, the services described in subdivision (c) of Section 1981 of, Sections 1904, 2550.2, 2551.3, 8152, 48633, 52570, and 58804 of, and Article 1 (commencing with Section 52300) of Chapter 9 of Part 28 of Division 4 of Title 2 of, the Education Code. (B) Support services provided to school districts, including, but not limited to, the services described in subdivision (b) of Section 2550 of, and Sections 1510, 2509, 2551, 2554, and 2555 of, the Education Code. (C) Direct services provided to school districts, as described in subdivision (a) of Section 2550 of the Education Code. (2) For the 2013–14 fiscal year and each fiscal year thereafter, “proceeds of taxes” shall be deemed to include subventions received from the state only if those subventions are received for one or more of the following programs: (A) The alternative education grant described in Section 2574 of the Education Code. (B) The operations grant described in Section 2574 of the Education Code. (C) The add-on amount described in subdivision (e) of Section 2574 of the Education Code and any amounts added either pursuant to calculations in Sections 2575 of the Education Code or added to the calculations in Section 2575 of the Education Code. (b) For programs identified in subparagraph (A) of paragraph (1) of subdivision (a), an amount shall be calculated equal to the appropriations made for those programs from the proceeds of taxes for the 1978–79 fiscal year, adjusted for the 1979–80 and 1980–81 fiscal years by the lesser of the change in cost of living or change in California per capita personal income applicable to each year and by the percentage change in average daily attendance in those programs for the 1979–80 and 1980–81 fiscal years. (c) For all other programs operated by the county superintendent of schools, including, but not limited to, the programs identified in subparagraphs (B) and (C) of paragraph (1) of subdivision (a), an amount shall be calculated equal to the appropriations made for those programs from the proceeds of taxes for the 1978–79 fiscal year, adjusted for the 1979–80 and 1980–81 fiscal years by the lesser of the change in cost of living or change in California per capita personal income for each year and by the percentage change in population, as defined by subdivision (d) of Section 7901, for all the school districts in the county for the 1979–80 and 1980–81 fiscal years. The “percentage change in population” for the program identified in subparagraph (C) of paragraph (1) of subdivision (a) shall be, for purposes of this subdivision, the percentage change in direct services average daily attendance as calculated pursuant to subdivision (a) of Section 2550 of the Education Code. (d) The sum of the amounts calculated in subdivisions (b) and (c) shall be the appropriations limit for the county superintendent for the 1980–81 fiscal year. (e) For the 1981–82 fiscal year and each fiscal year thereafter, the appropriations limit for the prior year shall be adjusted by the appropriate average daily attendance and the lesser of the change in cost of living or California per capita personal income. (f) For the 1981–82 fiscal year to the 1987–88 fiscal years, inclusive, state apportionments to county superintendents in excess of the amounts in subdivision (d) or (e) shall not be considered proceeds of taxes for a county superintendent of schools. (g) For the 1988–89 fiscal year and each fiscal year thereafter, the state apportionments to county superintendents that shall be considered “proceeds of taxes” for a county superintendent of schools shall be equal to the lesser of the following: (1) The total amount of state apportionments received for that fiscal year, excluding amounts paid for reimbursement of state mandates in accordance with Section 6 of Article XIII B of the California Constitution or Section 17561, or for reimbursement of court or federal mandates imposed on or after November 6, 1979. (2) The appropriations limit for the county superintendent for that fiscal year, less the sum of all of the following: (A) Interest earned on the proceeds of taxes during the current fiscal year. (B) The 50 percent of miscellaneous funds received during the current fiscal year that are from the proceeds of taxes. (C) Locally voted taxes received during the current year, such as parcel taxes or square foot taxes, other than for voter-approved bonded debt. (D) Any other local proceeds of taxes received during the current year, such as excess bond revenues transferred to a school district’s general fund pursuant to Section 15234 of the Education Code. (E) Local proceeds of taxes received during the current fiscal year that offset state aid. (3) Amounts paid for court or federal mandates shall be excluded from the appropriations limit. (h) Each county superintendent of schools shall report to the Superintendent of Public Instruction and to the Director of Finance at least annually its appropriations limit, its appropriations subject to limitation, the amount of its state aid apportionments and subventions included within the proceeds of taxes of the county superintendents of schools, amounts excluded from its appropriations limit, and any increase or decrease to its appropriations limit pursuant to Section 7902.1, at a time and in a manner prescribed by the Superintendent of Public Instruction and approved by the Director of Finance. (Amended by Stats. 2021, Ch. 44, Sec. 111. (AB 130) Effective July 9, 2021.)
  46. 7908.

    ## Government Code - GOV ## TITLE 1. GENERAL [100 - 7931.000] ( Title 1 enacted by Stats. 1943, Ch. 134. ) ## DIVISION 9. EXPENDITURE LIMITATIONS [7900 - 7914] ( Division 9 added by Stats. 1980, Ch. 1205. )

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    Community college districts must report specified appropriations-limit information to the Chancellor of the California Community Colleges and the Director of Finance at least annually.

    ## Government Code - GOV ## TITLE 1. GENERAL [100 - 7931.000] ( Title 1 enacted by Stats. 1943, Ch. 134. ) ## DIVISION 9. EXPENDITURE LIMITATIONS [7900 - 7914] ( Division 9 added by Stats. 1980, Ch. 1205. ) ## 7908. For community college districts: (a) As used in this section, “ADA” means the annual average daily attendance reported for students attending the community college district during the fiscal year. (b) “Proceeds of taxes” shall be deemed to include subventions from the state, including special purpose apportionments, but excluding subventions received from the state for reimbursement of state mandates in accordance with Section 6 of Article XIII B of the California Constitution or Section 17561, or for reimbursement of court or federal mandates imposed on or after November 6, 1979, only if those subventions, when added to the community college district’s local resources, as defined in items (2) and (3) of subdivision (a) of Section 84904 of the Education Code, do not exceed: (1) For the 1978–79 fiscal year, the lesser of the statewide average revenues or the actual revenues received per ADA, as defined in paragraph (1) of subdivision (c) of Section 84700 of the Education Code, multiplied by the ADA in the community college district for the 1978–79 fiscal year. (2) For the 1979–80 to the 1987–88 fiscal years, inclusive, the amount specified in paragraph (1) adjusted by the lesser of the change in cost of living or California per capita personal income for the preceding calendar year and the percentage change in the community college district’s ADA for that fiscal year. (3) For the 1988–89 fiscal year and each fiscal year thereafter, the appropriations limit of that community college district, plus amounts paid for any nonreimbursed court or federal mandates imposed on or after November 6, 1979, less the sum of the following: (A) Interest earned on the proceeds of taxes during the current fiscal year. (B) The 50 percent of miscellaneous funds received during the current fiscal year that are from the proceeds of taxes. (C) Locally voted taxes received during the current fiscal year, such as parcel taxes or square foot taxes, unless for voter-approved bonded debt. (D) Any other local proceeds of taxes received during the current fiscal year, other than local taxes which count towards the revenue limit, such as excess bond revenues transferred to a community college district’s general fund pursuant to Section 15234. (c) Each community college district shall report to the Chancellor of the California Community Colleges and to the Director of Finance at least annually its appropriations limit, its appropriations subject to limitation, the amount of its state aid apportionments and subventions included within the proceeds of taxes of the community college district, amounts excluded from the appropriations limit, and any increase or decrease to its appropriations limit pursuant to Section 7902.1, at a time and in a manner prescribed by the Chancellor of the California Community Colleges and approved by the Director of Finance. (Amended by Stats. 2021, Ch. 44, Sec. 112. (AB 130) Effective July 9, 2021.)
  47. 7909.

    ## Government Code - GOV ## TITLE 1. GENERAL [100 - 7931.000] ( Title 1 enacted by Stats. 1943, Ch. 134. ) ## DIVISION 9. EXPENDITURE LIMITATIONS [7900 - 7914] ( Division 9 added by Stats. 1980, Ch. 1205. )

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    The Department of Finance must make annual May 1 notifications to local and education agencies, and the education agencies must pass the information on to the districts they oversee.

    ## Government Code - GOV ## TITLE 1. GENERAL [100 - 7931.000] ( Title 1 enacted by Stats. 1943, Ch. 134. ) ## DIVISION 9. EXPENDITURE LIMITATIONS [7900 - 7914] ( Division 9 added by Stats. 1980, Ch. 1205. ) ## 7909. No later than May 1 of each year, the Department of Finance shall notify each local agency of the change in the cost of living or change in California per capita personal income, whichever is less, and population for each local agency for the prior calendar year. No later than May 1 of each year, the Department of Finance shall notify the Department of Education and the Chancellor’s Office of the California Community Colleges of the change in the cost of living or change in California per capita personal income, whichever is less. These agencies shall inform the school districts, county superintendents of schools, and community college districts for which they are respectively responsible. (Amended by Stats. 1982, Ch. 1638, Sec. 2. Effective October 1, 1982.)
  48. 7910.

    ## Government Code - GOV ## TITLE 1. GENERAL [100 - 7931.000] ( Title 1 enacted by Stats. 1943, Ch. 134. ) ## DIVISION 9. EXPENDITURE LIMITATIONS [7900 - 7914] ( Division 9 added by Stats. 1980, Ch. 1205. )

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    Local governing bodies must set their appropriations limit each year by resolution, make required determinations, and make supporting documentation public 15 days before the meeting.

    ## Government Code - GOV ## TITLE 1. GENERAL [100 - 7931.000] ( Title 1 enacted by Stats. 1943, Ch. 134. ) ## DIVISION 9. EXPENDITURE LIMITATIONS [7900 - 7914] ( Division 9 added by Stats. 1980, Ch. 1205. ) ## 7910. (a) Each year the governing body of each local jurisdiction shall, by resolution, establish its appropriations limit and make other necessary determinations for the following fiscal year pursuant to Article XIII B of the California Constitution at a regularly scheduled meeting or noticed special meeting. Fifteen days prior to the meeting documentation used in the determination of the appropriations limit and other necessary determinations shall be available to the public. The determinations made pursuant to this section are legislative acts. (b) A judicial action or proceeding to attack, review, set aside, void, or annul the action of the governing body taken pursuant to this section shall be commenced within 45 days of the effective date of the resolution. (c) A court in which an action described in subdivision (b) is pending, including any court reviewing the action on appeal from the decision of a lower court, shall give the action preference over all other civil actions, in the manner of setting the action for hearing or trial and in hearing the action, to the end that the action shall be quickly heard and determined. (Amended by Stats. 2007, Ch. 263, Sec. 25. Effective January 1, 2008.)
  49. 7911.

    ## Government Code - GOV ## TITLE 1. GENERAL [100 - 7931.000] ( Title 1 enacted by Stats. 1943, Ch. 134. ) ## DIVISION 9. EXPENDITURE LIMITATIONS [7900 - 7914] ( Division 9 added by Stats. 1980, Ch. 1205. )

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    A local jurisdiction may return excess revenues by several listed methods. Judicial review is available only by writ of mandate filed within 30 days, and courts must prioritize these cases.

    ## Government Code - GOV ## TITLE 1. GENERAL [100 - 7931.000] ( Title 1 enacted by Stats. 1943, Ch. 134. ) ## DIVISION 9. EXPENDITURE LIMITATIONS [7900 - 7914] ( Division 9 added by Stats. 1980, Ch. 1205. ) ## 7911. For the purposes of Section 2 of Article XIII B, a local jurisdiction may return excess revenues by granting a tax credit or refund, by providing a temporary suspension of tax rates or fee schedules, or by any other means consistent with the intent of that section. The determination by the governing body of such entity of the means by which such excess revenues are to be returned is a legislative act. Judicial review of such determination may be obtained only by a proceeding for a writ of mandate which shall be brought within 30 days after the governing body’s determination. All courts wherein such actions are or may be hereafter pending, including any court reviewing such action on appeal from the decision of a lower court, shall give such actions preference over all other civil actions therein, in the manner of setting the same for hearing or trial and in hearing the same, to the end that all such actions shall be quickly heard and determined. (Added by Stats. 1980, Ch. 1205.)
  50. 7912.

    ## Government Code - GOV ## TITLE 1. GENERAL [100 - 7931.000] ( Title 1 enacted by Stats. 1943, Ch. 134. ) ## DIVISION 9. EXPENDITURE LIMITATIONS [7900 - 7914] ( Division 9 added by Stats. 1980, Ch. 1205. )

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    Each year, the Governor must include an estimate of the state’s appropriations limit in the budget submitted to the Legislature.

    ## Government Code - GOV ## TITLE 1. GENERAL [100 - 7931.000] ( Title 1 enacted by Stats. 1943, Ch. 134. ) ## DIVISION 9. EXPENDITURE LIMITATIONS [7900 - 7914] ( Division 9 added by Stats. 1980, Ch. 1205. ) ## 7912. Each year, the Governor shall include in the budget as submitted to the Legislature an estimate of the state’s appropriations limit for the budget year. This estimate shall be subject to the budget process, and shall be established in the Budget Bill. (Added by Stats. 1980, Ch. 1205.)
  51. 7913.

    ## Government Code - GOV ## TITLE 1. GENERAL [100 - 7931.000] ( Title 1 enacted by Stats. 1943, Ch. 134. ) ## DIVISION 9. EXPENDITURE LIMITATIONS [7900 - 7914] ( Division 9 added by Stats. 1980, Ch. 1205. )

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    This section says a shift of service funding from other government revenues to regulatory licenses, user charges, or user fees counts only if the dollar amount from those other revenues is reduced.

    ## Government Code - GOV ## TITLE 1. GENERAL [100 - 7931.000] ( Title 1 enacted by Stats. 1943, Ch. 134. ) ## DIVISION 9. EXPENDITURE LIMITATIONS [7900 - 7914] ( Division 9 added by Stats. 1980, Ch. 1205. ) ## 7913. For purposes of subdivision (b) of Section 3 of Article XIII B of the California Constitution, the financial responsibility of providing services is transferred in whole or in part from other revenues of an entity of government to proceeds from regulatory licenses, user charges, or user fees only when the dollar amount allocated from other revenues of a local jurisdiction or the state to the provision of such services is decreased. (Added by Stats. 1980, Ch. 1205.)
  52. 7914.

    ## Government Code - GOV ## TITLE 1. GENERAL [100 - 7931.000] ( Title 1 enacted by Stats. 1943, Ch. 134. ) ## DIVISION 9. EXPENDITURE LIMITATIONS [7900 - 7914] ( Division 9 added by Stats. 1980, Ch. 1205. )

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    This section defines when an appropriation counts as a “qualified capital outlay project.”

    ## Government Code - GOV ## TITLE 1. GENERAL [100 - 7931.000] ( Title 1 enacted by Stats. 1943, Ch. 134. ) ## DIVISION 9. EXPENDITURE LIMITATIONS [7900 - 7914] ( Division 9 added by Stats. 1980, Ch. 1205. ) ## 7914. An appropriation for a “qualified capital outlay project,” as used in subdivision (d) of Section 9 of Article XIII B of the California Constitution, means an appropriation for a fixed asset (including land and construction) with a useful life of 10 or more years and a value which equals or exceeds one hundred thousand dollars ($100,000). (Added by Stats. 1990, Ch. 60, Sec. 7. Applicable from July 1, 1990, pursuant to Secs. 8 and 9 of Ch. 60.)
  53. 7920.000.

    ## Government Code - GOV ## TITLE 1. GENERAL [100 - 7931.000] ( Title 1 enacted by Stats. 1943, Ch. 134. ) ## DIVISION 10. ACCESS TO PUBLIC RECORDS [7920.000 - 7931.000] ( Division 10 added by Stats. 2021, Ch. 614, Sec. 2. ) ## PART 1. GENERAL PROVISIONS [7920.000 - 7920.545] ( Part 1 added by Stats. 2021, Ch. 614, Sec. 2. ) ## CHAPTER 1. Preliminary Provisions [7920.000 - 7920.200] ( Chapter 1 added by Stats. 2021, Ch. 614, Sec. 2. ) ## ARTICLE 1. Short Titles [7920.000 - 7920.005] ( Article 1 added by Stats. 2021, Ch. 614, Sec. 2. )

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    This division may be known and cited as the California Public Records Act.

    ## Government Code - GOV ## TITLE 1. GENERAL [100 - 7931.000] ( Title 1 enacted by Stats. 1943, Ch. 134. ) ## DIVISION 10. ACCESS TO PUBLIC RECORDS [7920.000 - 7931.000] ( Division 10 added by Stats. 2021, Ch. 614, Sec. 2. ) ## PART 1. GENERAL PROVISIONS [7920.000 - 7920.545] ( Part 1 added by Stats. 2021, Ch. 614, Sec. 2. ) ## CHAPTER 1. Preliminary Provisions [7920.000 - 7920.200] ( Chapter 1 added by Stats. 2021, Ch. 614, Sec. 2. ) ## ARTICLE 1. Short Titles [7920.000 - 7920.005] ( Article 1 added by Stats. 2021, Ch. 614, Sec. 2. ) ## 7920.000. This division shall be known and may be cited as the California Public Records Act. (Added by Stats. 2021, Ch. 614, Sec. 2. (AB 473) Effective January 1, 2022. Operative January 1, 2023, pursuant to Sec. 7931.000.)
  54. 7920.005.

    ## Government Code - GOV ## TITLE 1. GENERAL [100 - 7931.000] ( Title 1 enacted by Stats. 1943, Ch. 134. ) ## DIVISION 10. ACCESS TO PUBLIC RECORDS [7920.000 - 7931.000] ( Division 10 added by Stats. 2021, Ch. 614, Sec. 2. ) ## PART 1. GENERAL PROVISIONS [7920.000 - 7920.545] ( Part 1 added by Stats. 2021, Ch. 614, Sec. 2. ) ## CHAPTER 1. Preliminary Provisions [7920.000 - 7920.200] ( Chapter 1 added by Stats. 2021, Ch. 614, Sec. 2. ) ## ARTICLE 1. Short Titles [7920.000 - 7920.005] ( Article 1 added by Stats. 2021, Ch. 614, Sec. 2. )

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    This section says the division recodifies former Chapter 3.5 and names the related act the “CPRA Recodification Act of 2021.”

    ## Government Code - GOV ## TITLE 1. GENERAL [100 - 7931.000] ( Title 1 enacted by Stats. 1943, Ch. 134. ) ## DIVISION 10. ACCESS TO PUBLIC RECORDS [7920.000 - 7931.000] ( Division 10 added by Stats. 2021, Ch. 614, Sec. 2. ) ## PART 1. GENERAL PROVISIONS [7920.000 - 7920.545] ( Part 1 added by Stats. 2021, Ch. 614, Sec. 2. ) ## CHAPTER 1. Preliminary Provisions [7920.000 - 7920.200] ( Chapter 1 added by Stats. 2021, Ch. 614, Sec. 2. ) ## ARTICLE 1. Short Titles [7920.000 - 7920.005] ( Article 1 added by Stats. 2021, Ch. 614, Sec. 2. ) ## 7920.005. This division recodifies the provisions of former Chapter 3.5 (commencing with Section 6250) of Division 7 of this title. The act that added this division, and the act that consists of conforming revisions to reflect the addition of this division, shall be known and may be cited as the “CPRA Recodification Act of 2021.” (Added by Stats. 2021, Ch. 614, Sec. 2. (AB 473) Effective January 1, 2022. Operative January 1, 2023, pursuant to Sec. 7931.000.)
  55. 7920.100.

    ## Government Code - GOV ## TITLE 1. GENERAL [100 - 7931.000] ( Title 1 enacted by Stats. 1943, Ch. 134. ) ## DIVISION 10. ACCESS TO PUBLIC RECORDS [7920.000 - 7931.000] ( Division 10 added by Stats. 2021, Ch. 614, Sec. 2. ) ## PART 1. GENERAL PROVISIONS [7920.000 - 7920.545] ( Part 1 added by Stats. 2021, Ch. 614, Sec. 2. ) ## CHAPTER 1. Preliminary Provisions [7920.000 - 7920.200] ( Chapter 1 added by Stats. 2021, Ch. 614, Sec. 2. ) ## ARTICLE 2. Effect of Recodification [7920.100 - 7920.120] ( Article 2 added by Stats. 2021, Ch. 614, Sec. 2. )

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    The CPRA Recodification Act of 2021 is not meant to change the law on inspecting public records and must be read as nonsubstantive.

    ## Government Code - GOV ## TITLE 1. GENERAL [100 - 7931.000] ( Title 1 enacted by Stats. 1943, Ch. 134. ) ## DIVISION 10. ACCESS TO PUBLIC RECORDS [7920.000 - 7931.000] ( Division 10 added by Stats. 2021, Ch. 614, Sec. 2. ) ## PART 1. GENERAL PROVISIONS [7920.000 - 7920.545] ( Part 1 added by Stats. 2021, Ch. 614, Sec. 2. ) ## CHAPTER 1. Preliminary Provisions [7920.000 - 7920.200] ( Chapter 1 added by Stats. 2021, Ch. 614, Sec. 2. ) ## ARTICLE 2. Effect of Recodification [7920.100 - 7920.120] ( Article 2 added by Stats. 2021, Ch. 614, Sec. 2. ) ## 7920.100. Nothing in the CPRA Recodification Act of 2021 is intended to substantively change the law relating to inspection of public records. The act is intended to be entirely nonsubstantive in effect. Every provision of this division and every other provision of this act, including, without limitation, every cross-reference in every provision of the act, shall be interpreted consistent with the nonsubstantive intent of the act. (Added by Stats. 2021, Ch. 614, Sec. 2. (AB 473) Effective January 1, 2022. Operative January 1, 2023, pursuant to Sec. 7931.000.)
  56. 7920.105.

    ## Government Code - GOV ## TITLE 1. GENERAL [100 - 7931.000] ( Title 1 enacted by Stats. 1943, Ch. 134. ) ## DIVISION 10. ACCESS TO PUBLIC RECORDS [7920.000 - 7931.000] ( Division 10 added by Stats. 2021, Ch. 614, Sec. 2. ) ## PART 1. GENERAL PROVISIONS [7920.000 - 7920.545] ( Part 1 added by Stats. 2021, Ch. 614, Sec. 2. ) ## CHAPTER 1. Preliminary Provisions [7920.000 - 7920.200] ( Chapter 1 added by Stats. 2021, Ch. 614, Sec. 2. ) ## ARTICLE 2. Effect of Recodification [7920.100 - 7920.120] ( Article 2 added by Stats. 2021, Ch. 614, Sec. 2. )

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    This section says substantially similar recodified provisions are treated as continuations, not new enactments, and related statute references carry over unless a contrary intent appears.

    ## Government Code - GOV ## TITLE 1. GENERAL [100 - 7931.000] ( Title 1 enacted by Stats. 1943, Ch. 134. ) ## DIVISION 10. ACCESS TO PUBLIC RECORDS [7920.000 - 7931.000] ( Division 10 added by Stats. 2021, Ch. 614, Sec. 2. ) ## PART 1. GENERAL PROVISIONS [7920.000 - 7920.545] ( Part 1 added by Stats. 2021, Ch. 614, Sec. 2. ) ## CHAPTER 1. Preliminary Provisions [7920.000 - 7920.200] ( Chapter 1 added by Stats. 2021, Ch. 614, Sec. 2. ) ## ARTICLE 2. Effect of Recodification [7920.100 - 7920.120] ( Article 2 added by Stats. 2021, Ch. 614, Sec. 2. ) ## 7920.105. (a) A provision of this division, or any other provision of the CPRA Recodification Act of 2021, insofar as it is substantially the same as a previously existing provision relating to the same subject matter, shall be considered as a restatement and continuation thereof and not as a new enactment. (b) A reference in a statute to a previously existing provision that is restated and continued in this division, or in any other provision of the CPRA Recodification Act of 2021, shall, unless a contrary intent appears, be deemed a reference to the restatement and continuation. (c) A reference in a statute to a provision of this division, or any other provision of the CPRA Recodification Act of 2021, which is substantially the same as a previously existing provision, shall, unless a contrary intent appears, be deemed to include a reference to the previously existing provision. (Added by Stats. 2021, Ch. 614, Sec. 2. (AB 473) Effective January 1, 2022. Operative January 1, 2023, pursuant to Sec. 7931.000.)
  57. 7920.110.

    ## Government Code - GOV ## TITLE 1. GENERAL [100 - 7931.000] ( Title 1 enacted by Stats. 1943, Ch. 134. ) ## DIVISION 10. ACCESS TO PUBLIC RECORDS [7920.000 - 7931.000] ( Division 10 added by Stats. 2021, Ch. 614, Sec. 2. ) ## PART 1. GENERAL PROVISIONS [7920.000 - 7920.545] ( Part 1 added by Stats. 2021, Ch. 614, Sec. 2. ) ## CHAPTER 1. Preliminary Provisions [7920.000 - 7920.200] ( Chapter 1 added by Stats. 2021, Ch. 614, Sec. 2. ) ## ARTICLE 2. Effect of Recodification [7920.100 - 7920.120] ( Article 2 added by Stats. 2021, Ch. 614, Sec. 2. )

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    Judicial decisions interpreting an earlier provision may be used when interpreting a later provision that restates and continues that same provision.

    ## Government Code - GOV ## TITLE 1. GENERAL [100 - 7931.000] ( Title 1 enacted by Stats. 1943, Ch. 134. ) ## DIVISION 10. ACCESS TO PUBLIC RECORDS [7920.000 - 7931.000] ( Division 10 added by Stats. 2021, Ch. 614, Sec. 2. ) ## PART 1. GENERAL PROVISIONS [7920.000 - 7920.545] ( Part 1 added by Stats. 2021, Ch. 614, Sec. 2. ) ## CHAPTER 1. Preliminary Provisions [7920.000 - 7920.200] ( Chapter 1 added by Stats. 2021, Ch. 614, Sec. 2. ) ## ARTICLE 2. Effect of Recodification [7920.100 - 7920.120] ( Article 2 added by Stats. 2021, Ch. 614, Sec. 2. ) ## 7920.110. (a) A judicial decision interpreting a previously existing provision is relevant in interpreting any provision of this division, or any other provision of the CPRA Recodification Act of 2021, which restates and continues that previously existing provision. (b) However, in enacting the CPRA Recodification Act of 2021, the Legislature has not evaluated the correctness of any judicial decision interpreting a provision affected by the act. (c) The CPRA Recodification Act of 2021 is not intended to, and does not, reflect any assessment of any judicial decision interpreting any provision affected by the act. (Added by Stats. 2021, Ch. 614, Sec. 2. (AB 473) Effective January 1, 2022. Operative January 1, 2023, pursuant to Sec. 7931.000.)
  58. 7920.115.

    ## Government Code - GOV ## TITLE 1. GENERAL [100 - 7931.000] ( Title 1 enacted by Stats. 1943, Ch. 134. ) ## DIVISION 10. ACCESS TO PUBLIC RECORDS [7920.000 - 7931.000] ( Division 10 added by Stats. 2021, Ch. 614, Sec. 2. ) ## PART 1. GENERAL PROVISIONS [7920.000 - 7920.545] ( Part 1 added by Stats. 2021, Ch. 614, Sec. 2. ) ## CHAPTER 1. Preliminary Provisions [7920.000 - 7920.200] ( Chapter 1 added by Stats. 2021, Ch. 614, Sec. 2. ) ## ARTICLE 2. Effect of Recodification [7920.100 - 7920.120] ( Article 2 added by Stats. 2021, Ch. 614, Sec. 2. )

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    Attorney General opinions on earlier provisions may be used when interpreting matching recodified provisions, but the Legislature did not evaluate their correctness.

    ## Government Code - GOV ## TITLE 1. GENERAL [100 - 7931.000] ( Title 1 enacted by Stats. 1943, Ch. 134. ) ## DIVISION 10. ACCESS TO PUBLIC RECORDS [7920.000 - 7931.000] ( Division 10 added by Stats. 2021, Ch. 614, Sec. 2. ) ## PART 1. GENERAL PROVISIONS [7920.000 - 7920.545] ( Part 1 added by Stats. 2021, Ch. 614, Sec. 2. ) ## CHAPTER 1. Preliminary Provisions [7920.000 - 7920.200] ( Chapter 1 added by Stats. 2021, Ch. 614, Sec. 2. ) ## ARTICLE 2. Effect of Recodification [7920.100 - 7920.120] ( Article 2 added by Stats. 2021, Ch. 614, Sec. 2. ) ## 7920.115. (a) An opinion of the Attorney General interpreting a previously existing provision is relevant in interpreting any provision of this division, or any other provision of the CPRA Recodification Act of 2021, which restates and continues that previously existing provision. (b) However, in enacting the CPRA Recodification Act of 2021, the Legislature has not evaluated the correctness of any Attorney General opinion interpreting a provision affected by the act. (c) The CPRA Recodification Act of 2021 is not intended to, and does not, reflect any assessment of any Attorney General opinion interpreting any provision affected by the act. (Added by Stats. 2021, Ch. 614, Sec. 2. (AB 473) Effective January 1, 2022. Operative January 1, 2023, pursuant to Sec. 7931.000.)
  59. 7920.120.

    ## Government Code - GOV ## TITLE 1. GENERAL [100 - 7931.000] ( Title 1 enacted by Stats. 1943, Ch. 134. ) ## DIVISION 10. ACCESS TO PUBLIC RECORDS [7920.000 - 7931.000] ( Division 10 added by Stats. 2021, Ch. 614, Sec. 2. ) ## PART 1. GENERAL PROVISIONS [7920.000 - 7920.545] ( Part 1 added by Stats. 2021, Ch. 614, Sec. 2. ) ## CHAPTER 1. Preliminary Provisions [7920.000 - 7920.200] ( Chapter 1 added by Stats. 2021, Ch. 614, Sec. 2. ) ## ARTICLE 2. Effect of Recodification [7920.100 - 7920.120] ( Article 2 added by Stats. 2021, Ch. 614, Sec. 2. )

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    This section says prior court decisions and Attorney General opinions may be relevant to the constitutionality of recodified provisions, but the Legislature did not evaluate constitutionality and the act does not decide it.

    ## Government Code - GOV ## TITLE 1. GENERAL [100 - 7931.000] ( Title 1 enacted by Stats. 1943, Ch. 134. ) ## DIVISION 10. ACCESS TO PUBLIC RECORDS [7920.000 - 7931.000] ( Division 10 added by Stats. 2021, Ch. 614, Sec. 2. ) ## PART 1. GENERAL PROVISIONS [7920.000 - 7920.545] ( Part 1 added by Stats. 2021, Ch. 614, Sec. 2. ) ## CHAPTER 1. Preliminary Provisions [7920.000 - 7920.200] ( Chapter 1 added by Stats. 2021, Ch. 614, Sec. 2. ) ## ARTICLE 2. Effect of Recodification [7920.100 - 7920.120] ( Article 2 added by Stats. 2021, Ch. 614, Sec. 2. ) ## 7920.120. (a) A judicial decision or Attorney General opinion on the constitutionality of a previously existing provision is relevant in determining the constitutionality of any provision of this division, or any other provision of the CPRA Recodification Act of 2021, which restates and continues that previously existing provision. (b) However, in enacting the CPRA Recodification Act of 2021, the Legislature has not evaluated the constitutionality of any provision affected by the act, or the correctness of any judicial decision or Attorney General opinion on the constitutionality of any provision affected by the act. (c) The CPRA Recodification Act of 2021 is not intended to, and does not, reflect any determination of the constitutionality of any provision affected by the act. (Added by Stats. 2021, Ch. 614, Sec. 2. (AB 473) Effective January 1, 2022. Operative January 1, 2023, pursuant to Sec. 7931.000.)
  60. 7920.500.

    ## Government Code - GOV ## TITLE 1. GENERAL [100 - 7931.000] ( Title 1 enacted by Stats. 1943, Ch. 134. ) ## DIVISION 10. ACCESS TO PUBLIC RECORDS [7920.000 - 7931.000] ( Division 10 added by Stats. 2021, Ch. 614, Sec. 2. ) ## PART 1. GENERAL PROVISIONS [7920.000 - 7920.545] ( Part 1 added by Stats. 2021, Ch. 614, Sec. 2. ) ## CHAPTER 2. Definitions [7920.500 - 7920.545] ( Chapter 2 added by Stats. 2021, Ch. 614, Sec. 2. )

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    This section defines “elected or appointed official” for a specific article and lists many included offices and roles.

    ## Government Code - GOV ## TITLE 1. GENERAL [100 - 7931.000] ( Title 1 enacted by Stats. 1943, Ch. 134. ) ## DIVISION 10. ACCESS TO PUBLIC RECORDS [7920.000 - 7931.000] ( Division 10 added by Stats. 2021, Ch. 614, Sec. 2. ) ## PART 1. GENERAL PROVISIONS [7920.000 - 7920.545] ( Part 1 added by Stats. 2021, Ch. 614, Sec. 2. ) ## CHAPTER 2. Definitions [7920.500 - 7920.545] ( Chapter 2 added by Stats. 2021, Ch. 614, Sec. 2. ) ## 7920.500. For purposes of Article 3 (commencing with Section 7928.200) of Chapter 14 of Part 5, “elected or appointed official” includes, but is not limited to, all of the following: (a) A state constitutional officer. (b) A Member of the Legislature. (c) An active or retired judge, court commissioner, or judge of the State Bar Court. (d) A district attorney. (e) A public defender. (f) A member of a city council. (g) A member of a board of supervisors. (h) An appointee of the Governor. (i) An appointee of the Legislature. (j) A mayor. (k) A city attorney. (l) A police chief or sheriff. (m) A public safety official. (n) A state administrative law judge. (o) An active or retired federal judge or federal defender. (p) A member of the United States Congress or appointee of the President of the United States. (q) An active or retired judge of a federally recognized Indian tribe. (r) An appointee of a court to serve as children’s counsel in a family or dependency proceeding. (Amended by Stats. 2025, Ch. 142, Sec. 1. (AB 343) Effective January 1, 2026.)
  61. 7920.505.

    ## Government Code - GOV ## TITLE 1. GENERAL [100 - 7931.000] ( Title 1 enacted by Stats. 1943, Ch. 134. ) ## DIVISION 10. ACCESS TO PUBLIC RECORDS [7920.000 - 7931.000] ( Division 10 added by Stats. 2021, Ch. 614, Sec. 2. ) ## PART 1. GENERAL PROVISIONS [7920.000 - 7920.545] ( Part 1 added by Stats. 2021, Ch. 614, Sec. 2. ) ## CHAPTER 2. Definitions [7920.500 - 7920.545] ( Chapter 2 added by Stats. 2021, Ch. 614, Sec. 2. )

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    This section says the listed provisions are continuations of former Section 6254 provisions, and it labels them that way.

    ## Government Code - GOV ## TITLE 1. GENERAL [100 - 7931.000] ( Title 1 enacted by Stats. 1943, Ch. 134. ) ## DIVISION 10. ACCESS TO PUBLIC RECORDS [7920.000 - 7931.000] ( Division 10 added by Stats. 2021, Ch. 614, Sec. 2. ) ## PART 1. GENERAL PROVISIONS [7920.000 - 7920.545] ( Part 1 added by Stats. 2021, Ch. 614, Sec. 2. ) ## CHAPTER 2. Definitions [7920.500 - 7920.545] ( Chapter 2 added by Stats. 2021, Ch. 614, Sec. 2. ) ## 7920.505. (a) The following provisions are continuations of provisions that were included in former Section 6254 as that section read when it was repealed by the CPRA Recodification Act of 2021: (1) Section 7921.500. (2) Sections 7923.600 to 7923.625, inclusive. (3) Section 7923.700. (4) Sections 7923.800 and 7923.805. (5) Section 7924.505. (6) Section 7925.000. (7) Section 7925.005. (8) Section 7925.010. (9) Section 7926.000. (10) Section 7926.100. (11) Section 7926.200. (12) Section 7926.210. (13) Section 7926.220, except the continuation of former Section 6254.14(b). (14) Section 7926.225, except the continuation of former Section 6254.14(b). (15) Section 7926.230, except the continuation of former Section 6254.14(b). (16) Section 7926.235. (17) Section 7927.000. (18) Section 7927.100. (19) Section 7927.200. (20) Section 7927.300. (21) Section 7927.500. (22) Section 7927.700. (23) Section 7927.705. (24) Section 7928.000. (25) Section 7928.100. (26) Sections 7928.405 and 7928.410. (27) Section 7928.705. (28) Section 7929.000. (29) Section 7929.200. (30) Section 7929.205. (31) Chapter 18 (commencing with Section 7929.400) of Part 5. (32) Section 7929.605. (b) The provisions listed in subdivision (a) may be referred to as “former Section 6254 provisions.” (c) Subdivision (a) does not include any provision that was first codified in one of the specified numerical ranges after the effective date of the CPRA Recodification Act of 2021. (Added by Stats. 2021, Ch. 614, Sec. 2. (AB 473) Effective January 1, 2022. Operative January 1, 2023, pursuant to Sec. 7931.000.)
  62. 7920.510.

    ## Government Code - GOV ## TITLE 1. GENERAL [100 - 7931.000] ( Title 1 enacted by Stats. 1943, Ch. 134. ) ## DIVISION 10. ACCESS TO PUBLIC RECORDS [7920.000 - 7931.000] ( Division 10 added by Stats. 2021, Ch. 614, Sec. 2. ) ## PART 1. GENERAL PROVISIONS [7920.000 - 7920.545] ( Part 1 added by Stats. 2021, Ch. 614, Sec. 2. ) ## CHAPTER 2. Definitions [7920.500 - 7920.545] ( Chapter 2 added by Stats. 2021, Ch. 614, Sec. 2. )

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    This section defines “local agency” for this division.

    ## Government Code - GOV ## TITLE 1. GENERAL [100 - 7931.000] ( Title 1 enacted by Stats. 1943, Ch. 134. ) ## DIVISION 10. ACCESS TO PUBLIC RECORDS [7920.000 - 7931.000] ( Division 10 added by Stats. 2021, Ch. 614, Sec. 2. ) ## PART 1. GENERAL PROVISIONS [7920.000 - 7920.545] ( Part 1 added by Stats. 2021, Ch. 614, Sec. 2. ) ## CHAPTER 2. Definitions [7920.500 - 7920.545] ( Chapter 2 added by Stats. 2021, Ch. 614, Sec. 2. ) ## 7920.510. As used in this division, “local agency” includes any of the following: (a) A county. (b) A city, whether general law or chartered. (c) A city and county. (d) A school district. (e) A municipal corporation. (f) A district. (g) A political subdivision. (h) Any board, commission, or agency of the foregoing. (i) Another local public agency. (j) An entity that is a legislative body of a local agency pursuant to subdivision (c) or (d) of Section 54952. (Added by Stats. 2021, Ch. 614, Sec. 2. (AB 473) Effective January 1, 2022. Operative January 1, 2023, pursuant to Sec. 7931.000.)
  63. 7920.515.

    ## Government Code - GOV ## TITLE 1. GENERAL [100 - 7931.000] ( Title 1 enacted by Stats. 1943, Ch. 134. ) ## DIVISION 10. ACCESS TO PUBLIC RECORDS [7920.000 - 7931.000] ( Division 10 added by Stats. 2021, Ch. 614, Sec. 2. ) ## PART 1. GENERAL PROVISIONS [7920.000 - 7920.545] ( Part 1 added by Stats. 2021, Ch. 614, Sec. 2. ) ## CHAPTER 2. Definitions [7920.500 - 7920.545] ( Chapter 2 added by Stats. 2021, Ch. 614, Sec. 2. )

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    This section defines “member of the public” for this division.

    ## Government Code - GOV ## TITLE 1. GENERAL [100 - 7931.000] ( Title 1 enacted by Stats. 1943, Ch. 134. ) ## DIVISION 10. ACCESS TO PUBLIC RECORDS [7920.000 - 7931.000] ( Division 10 added by Stats. 2021, Ch. 614, Sec. 2. ) ## PART 1. GENERAL PROVISIONS [7920.000 - 7920.545] ( Part 1 added by Stats. 2021, Ch. 614, Sec. 2. ) ## CHAPTER 2. Definitions [7920.500 - 7920.545] ( Chapter 2 added by Stats. 2021, Ch. 614, Sec. 2. ) ## 7920.515. As used in this division, “member of the public” means any person other than a member, agent, officer, or employee of a federal, state, or local agency who is acting within the scope of that membership, agency, office, or employment. (Added by Stats. 2021, Ch. 614, Sec. 2. (AB 473) Effective January 1, 2022. Operative January 1, 2023, pursuant to Sec. 7931.000.)
  64. 7920.520.

    ## Government Code - GOV ## TITLE 1. GENERAL [100 - 7931.000] ( Title 1 enacted by Stats. 1943, Ch. 134. ) ## DIVISION 10. ACCESS TO PUBLIC RECORDS [7920.000 - 7931.000] ( Division 10 added by Stats. 2021, Ch. 614, Sec. 2. ) ## PART 1. GENERAL PROVISIONS [7920.000 - 7920.545] ( Part 1 added by Stats. 2021, Ch. 614, Sec. 2. ) ## CHAPTER 2. Definitions [7920.500 - 7920.545] ( Chapter 2 added by Stats. 2021, Ch. 614, Sec. 2. )

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    This section defines “person” for this division to include natural persons and several business entity types.

    ## Government Code - GOV ## TITLE 1. GENERAL [100 - 7931.000] ( Title 1 enacted by Stats. 1943, Ch. 134. ) ## DIVISION 10. ACCESS TO PUBLIC RECORDS [7920.000 - 7931.000] ( Division 10 added by Stats. 2021, Ch. 614, Sec. 2. ) ## PART 1. GENERAL PROVISIONS [7920.000 - 7920.545] ( Part 1 added by Stats. 2021, Ch. 614, Sec. 2. ) ## CHAPTER 2. Definitions [7920.500 - 7920.545] ( Chapter 2 added by Stats. 2021, Ch. 614, Sec. 2. ) ## 7920.520. As used in this division, “person” includes any natural person, corporation, partnership, limited liability company, firm, or association. (Added by Stats. 2021, Ch. 614, Sec. 2. (AB 473) Effective January 1, 2022. Operative January 1, 2023, pursuant to Sec. 7931.000.)
  65. 7920.525.

    ## Government Code - GOV ## TITLE 1. GENERAL [100 - 7931.000] ( Title 1 enacted by Stats. 1943, Ch. 134. ) ## DIVISION 10. ACCESS TO PUBLIC RECORDS [7920.000 - 7931.000] ( Division 10 added by Stats. 2021, Ch. 614, Sec. 2. ) ## PART 1. GENERAL PROVISIONS [7920.000 - 7920.545] ( Part 1 added by Stats. 2021, Ch. 614, Sec. 2. ) ## CHAPTER 2. Definitions [7920.500 - 7920.545] ( Chapter 2 added by Stats. 2021, Ch. 614, Sec. 2. )

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    This section defines “public agency” for this division and for a specific article in Chapter 5.

    ## Government Code - GOV ## TITLE 1. GENERAL [100 - 7931.000] ( Title 1 enacted by Stats. 1943, Ch. 134. ) ## DIVISION 10. ACCESS TO PUBLIC RECORDS [7920.000 - 7931.000] ( Division 10 added by Stats. 2021, Ch. 614, Sec. 2. ) ## PART 1. GENERAL PROVISIONS [7920.000 - 7920.545] ( Part 1 added by Stats. 2021, Ch. 614, Sec. 2. ) ## CHAPTER 2. Definitions [7920.500 - 7920.545] ( Chapter 2 added by Stats. 2021, Ch. 614, Sec. 2. ) ## 7920.525. (a) As used in this division, “public agency” means any state or local agency. (b) As used in Article 5 (commencing with Section 7926.400) of Chapter 5 of Part 5, “public agency” means an entity specified in subdivision (c) of Section 7926.400. (Added by Stats. 2021, Ch. 614, Sec. 2. (AB 473) Effective January 1, 2022. Operative January 1, 2023, pursuant to Sec. 7931.000.)
  66. 7920.530.

    ## Government Code - GOV ## TITLE 1. GENERAL [100 - 7931.000] ( Title 1 enacted by Stats. 1943, Ch. 134. ) ## DIVISION 10. ACCESS TO PUBLIC RECORDS [7920.000 - 7931.000] ( Division 10 added by Stats. 2021, Ch. 614, Sec. 2. ) ## PART 1. GENERAL PROVISIONS [7920.000 - 7920.545] ( Part 1 added by Stats. 2021, Ch. 614, Sec. 2. ) ## CHAPTER 2. Definitions [7920.500 - 7920.545] ( Chapter 2 added by Stats. 2021, Ch. 614, Sec. 2. )

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    This section defines “public records” for this division, including writings about the public’s business held by state or local agencies, and gives a special definition for records in the Governor’s office.

    ## Government Code - GOV ## TITLE 1. GENERAL [100 - 7931.000] ( Title 1 enacted by Stats. 1943, Ch. 134. ) ## DIVISION 10. ACCESS TO PUBLIC RECORDS [7920.000 - 7931.000] ( Division 10 added by Stats. 2021, Ch. 614, Sec. 2. ) ## PART 1. GENERAL PROVISIONS [7920.000 - 7920.545] ( Part 1 added by Stats. 2021, Ch. 614, Sec. 2. ) ## CHAPTER 2. Definitions [7920.500 - 7920.545] ( Chapter 2 added by Stats. 2021, Ch. 614, Sec. 2. ) ## 7920.530. (a) As used in this division, “public records” includes 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. (b) “Public records” in the custody of, or maintained by, the Governor’s office means any writing prepared on or after January 6, 1975. (Added by Stats. 2021, Ch. 614, Sec. 2. (AB 473) Effective January 1, 2022. Operative January 1, 2023, pursuant to Sec. 7931.000.)
  67. 7920.535.

    ## Government Code - GOV ## TITLE 1. GENERAL [100 - 7931.000] ( Title 1 enacted by Stats. 1943, Ch. 134. ) ## DIVISION 10. ACCESS TO PUBLIC RECORDS [7920.000 - 7931.000] ( Division 10 added by Stats. 2021, Ch. 614, Sec. 2. ) ## PART 1. GENERAL PROVISIONS [7920.000 - 7920.545] ( Part 1 added by Stats. 2021, Ch. 614, Sec. 2. ) ## CHAPTER 2. Definitions [7920.500 - 7920.545] ( Chapter 2 added by Stats. 2021, Ch. 614, Sec. 2. )

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    This section defines “public safety official” for this division.

    ## Government Code - GOV ## TITLE 1. GENERAL [100 - 7931.000] ( Title 1 enacted by Stats. 1943, Ch. 134. ) ## DIVISION 10. ACCESS TO PUBLIC RECORDS [7920.000 - 7931.000] ( Division 10 added by Stats. 2021, Ch. 614, Sec. 2. ) ## PART 1. GENERAL PROVISIONS [7920.000 - 7920.545] ( Part 1 added by Stats. 2021, Ch. 614, Sec. 2. ) ## CHAPTER 2. Definitions [7920.500 - 7920.545] ( Chapter 2 added by Stats. 2021, Ch. 614, Sec. 2. ) ## 7920.535. As used in this division, “public safety official” means the following parties, whether active or retired: (a) A peace officer as defined in Sections 830 to 830.65, inclusive, of the Penal Code, or a person who is not a peace officer, but may exercise the powers of arrest during the course and within the scope of the person’s employment pursuant to Section 830.7 of the Penal Code. (b) A public officer or other person listed in Section 1808.2 or 1808.6 of the Vehicle Code. (c) An “elected or appointed official” as defined in Section 7920.500. (d) An attorney employed by the Department of Justice, the State Public Defender, or a county office of the district attorney or public defender, the United States Attorney, or the Federal Public Defender. (e) A city attorney and an attorney who represents cities in criminal matters. (f) An employee of the Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation who supervises inmates or is required to have care or custody of a prisoner. (g) A sworn or nonsworn employee who supervises inmates in a city police department, a county sheriff’s office, the Department of the California Highway Patrol, federal, state, or a local detention facility, or a local juvenile hall, camp, ranch, or home, and a probation officer as defined in Section 830.5 of the Penal Code. (h) A federal prosecutor, a federal criminal investigator, and a National Park Service Ranger working in California. (i) The surviving spouse or child of a peace officer defined in Section 830 of the Penal Code, if the peace officer died in the line of duty. (j) State and federal judges and court commissioners. (k) An employee of the Attorney General, a district attorney, or a public defender who submits verification from the Attorney General, district attorney, or public defender that the employee represents the Attorney General, district attorney, or public defender in matters that routinely place that employee in personal contact with persons under investigation for, charged with, or convicted of, committing criminal acts. (l) A nonsworn employee of the Department of Justice or a police department or sheriff’s office that, in the course of employment, is responsible for collecting, documenting, and preserving physical evidence at crime scenes, testifying in court as an expert witness, and other technical duties, and a nonsworn employee that, in the course of employment, performs a variety of standardized and advanced laboratory procedures in the examination of physical crime evidence, determines their results, and provides expert testimony in court. (Added by Stats. 2021, Ch. 614, Sec. 2. (AB 473) Effective January 1, 2022. Operative January 1, 2023, pursuant to Sec. 7931.000.)
  68. 7920.540.

    ## Government Code - GOV ## TITLE 1. GENERAL [100 - 7931.000] ( Title 1 enacted by Stats. 1943, Ch. 134. ) ## DIVISION 10. ACCESS TO PUBLIC RECORDS [7920.000 - 7931.000] ( Division 10 added by Stats. 2021, Ch. 614, Sec. 2. ) ## PART 1. GENERAL PROVISIONS [7920.000 - 7920.545] ( Part 1 added by Stats. 2021, Ch. 614, Sec. 2. ) ## CHAPTER 2. Definitions [7920.500 - 7920.545] ( Chapter 2 added by Stats. 2021, Ch. 614, Sec. 2. )

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    This provision defines “state agency” for this division.

    ## Government Code - GOV ## TITLE 1. GENERAL [100 - 7931.000] ( Title 1 enacted by Stats. 1943, Ch. 134. ) ## DIVISION 10. ACCESS TO PUBLIC RECORDS [7920.000 - 7931.000] ( Division 10 added by Stats. 2021, Ch. 614, Sec. 2. ) ## PART 1. GENERAL PROVISIONS [7920.000 - 7920.545] ( Part 1 added by Stats. 2021, Ch. 614, Sec. 2. ) ## CHAPTER 2. Definitions [7920.500 - 7920.545] ( Chapter 2 added by Stats. 2021, Ch. 614, Sec. 2. ) ## 7920.540. (a) As used in this division, “state agency” means every state office, officer, department, division, bureau, board, and commission or other state body or agency, except those agencies provided for in Article IV (except Section 20 thereof) or Article VI of the California Constitution. (b) Notwithstanding subdivision (a) or any other law, “state agency” also means the State Bar of California, as described in Section 6001 of the Business and Professions Code. (Added by Stats. 2021, Ch. 614, Sec. 2. (AB 473) Effective January 1, 2022. Operative January 1, 2023, pursuant to Sec. 7931.000.)
  69. 7920.545.

    ## Government Code - GOV ## TITLE 1. GENERAL [100 - 7931.000] ( Title 1 enacted by Stats. 1943, Ch. 134. ) ## DIVISION 10. ACCESS TO PUBLIC RECORDS [7920.000 - 7931.000] ( Division 10 added by Stats. 2021, Ch. 614, Sec. 2. ) ## PART 1. GENERAL PROVISIONS [7920.000 - 7920.545] ( Part 1 added by Stats. 2021, Ch. 614, Sec. 2. ) ## CHAPTER 2. Definitions [7920.500 - 7920.545] ( Chapter 2 added by Stats. 2021, Ch. 614, Sec. 2. )

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    This section defines “writing” broadly for this division.

    ## Government Code - GOV ## TITLE 1. GENERAL [100 - 7931.000] ( Title 1 enacted by Stats. 1943, Ch. 134. ) ## DIVISION 10. ACCESS TO PUBLIC RECORDS [7920.000 - 7931.000] ( Division 10 added by Stats. 2021, Ch. 614, Sec. 2. ) ## PART 1. GENERAL PROVISIONS [7920.000 - 7920.545] ( Part 1 added by Stats. 2021, Ch. 614, Sec. 2. ) ## CHAPTER 2. Definitions [7920.500 - 7920.545] ( Chapter 2 added by Stats. 2021, Ch. 614, Sec. 2. ) ## 7920.545. As used in this division, “writing” means any handwriting, typewriting, printing, photostating, photographing, photocopying, transmitting by electronic mail or facsimile, and every other means of recording upon any tangible thing any form of communication or representation, including letters, words, pictures, sounds, or symbols, or combinations thereof, and any record thereby created, regardless of the manner in which the record has been stored. (Added by Stats. 2021, Ch. 614, Sec. 2. (AB 473) Effective January 1, 2022. Operative January 1, 2023, pursuant to Sec. 7931.000.)
  70. 7921.000.

    ## Government Code - GOV ## TITLE 1. GENERAL [100 - 7931.000] ( Title 1 enacted by Stats. 1943, Ch. 134. ) ## DIVISION 10. ACCESS TO PUBLIC RECORDS [7920.000 - 7931.000] ( Division 10 added by Stats. 2021, Ch. 614, Sec. 2. ) ## PART 2. DISCLOSURE AND EXEMPTIONS GENERALLY [7921.000 - 7922.210] ( Part 2 added by Stats. 2021, Ch. 614, Sec. 2. ) ## CHAPTER 1. Right of Access to Public Records [7921.000 - 7921.010] ( Chapter 1 added by Stats. 2021, Ch. 614, Sec. 2. )

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    The section states that access to information about the conduct of the people’s business is a fundamental and necessary right of every person in California, while noting privacy interests.

    ## Government Code - GOV ## TITLE 1. GENERAL [100 - 7931.000] ( Title 1 enacted by Stats. 1943, Ch. 134. ) ## DIVISION 10. ACCESS TO PUBLIC RECORDS [7920.000 - 7931.000] ( Division 10 added by Stats. 2021, Ch. 614, Sec. 2. ) ## PART 2. DISCLOSURE AND EXEMPTIONS GENERALLY [7921.000 - 7922.210] ( Part 2 added by Stats. 2021, Ch. 614, Sec. 2. ) ## CHAPTER 1. Right of Access to Public Records [7921.000 - 7921.010] ( Chapter 1 added by Stats. 2021, Ch. 614, Sec. 2. ) ## 7921.000. In enacting this division, the Legislature, mindful of the right of individuals to privacy, finds and declares that access to information concerning the conduct of the people’s business is a fundamental and necessary right of every person in this state. (Added by Stats. 2021, Ch. 614, Sec. 2. (AB 473) Effective January 1, 2022. Operative January 1, 2023, pursuant to Sec. 7931.000.)
  71. 7921.005.

    ## Government Code - GOV ## TITLE 1. GENERAL [100 - 7931.000] ( Title 1 enacted by Stats. 1943, Ch. 134. ) ## DIVISION 10. ACCESS TO PUBLIC RECORDS [7920.000 - 7931.000] ( Division 10 added by Stats. 2021, Ch. 614, Sec. 2. ) ## PART 2. DISCLOSURE AND EXEMPTIONS GENERALLY [7921.000 - 7922.210] ( Part 2 added by Stats. 2021, Ch. 614, Sec. 2. ) ## CHAPTER 1. Right of Access to Public Records [7921.000 - 7921.010] ( Chapter 1 added by Stats. 2021, Ch. 614, Sec. 2. )

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    A state or local agency may not let another party control disclosure of information that must otherwise be disclosed under this division.

    ## Government Code - GOV ## TITLE 1. GENERAL [100 - 7931.000] ( Title 1 enacted by Stats. 1943, Ch. 134. ) ## DIVISION 10. ACCESS TO PUBLIC RECORDS [7920.000 - 7931.000] ( Division 10 added by Stats. 2021, Ch. 614, Sec. 2. ) ## PART 2. DISCLOSURE AND EXEMPTIONS GENERALLY [7921.000 - 7922.210] ( Part 2 added by Stats. 2021, Ch. 614, Sec. 2. ) ## CHAPTER 1. Right of Access to Public Records [7921.000 - 7921.010] ( Chapter 1 added by Stats. 2021, Ch. 614, Sec. 2. ) ## 7921.005. A state or local agency may not allow another party to control the disclosure of information that is otherwise subject to disclosure pursuant to this division. (Added by Stats. 2021, Ch. 614, Sec. 2. (AB 473) Effective January 1, 2022. Operative January 1, 2023, pursuant to Sec. 7931.000.)
  72. 7921.010.

    ## Government Code - GOV ## TITLE 1. GENERAL [100 - 7931.000] ( Title 1 enacted by Stats. 1943, Ch. 134. ) ## DIVISION 10. ACCESS TO PUBLIC RECORDS [7920.000 - 7931.000] ( Division 10 added by Stats. 2021, Ch. 614, Sec. 2. ) ## PART 2. DISCLOSURE AND EXEMPTIONS GENERALLY [7921.000 - 7922.210] ( Part 2 added by Stats. 2021, Ch. 614, Sec. 2. ) ## CHAPTER 1. Right of Access to Public Records [7921.000 - 7921.010] ( Chapter 1 added by Stats. 2021, Ch. 614, Sec. 2. )

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    A state or local agency may not give a disclosable public record to a private entity in a way that stops the agency from providing the record directly.

    ## Government Code - GOV ## TITLE 1. GENERAL [100 - 7931.000] ( Title 1 enacted by Stats. 1943, Ch. 134. ) ## DIVISION 10. ACCESS TO PUBLIC RECORDS [7920.000 - 7931.000] ( Division 10 added by Stats. 2021, Ch. 614, Sec. 2. ) ## PART 2. DISCLOSURE AND EXEMPTIONS GENERALLY [7921.000 - 7922.210] ( Part 2 added by Stats. 2021, Ch. 614, Sec. 2. ) ## CHAPTER 1. Right of Access to Public Records [7921.000 - 7921.010] ( Chapter 1 added by Stats. 2021, Ch. 614, Sec. 2. ) ## 7921.010. (a) Notwithstanding any other provision of law, no state or local agency shall sell, exchange, furnish, or otherwise provide a public record subject to disclosure pursuant to this division to a private entity in a manner that prevents a state or local agency from providing the record directly pursuant to this division. (b) Nothing in this section requires a state or local agency to use the State Printer to print public records. (c) Nothing in this section prevents the destruction of a public record pursuant to law. (d) This section shall not apply to contracts entered into before January 1, 1996, between the County of Santa Clara and a private entity, for the provision of public records subject to disclosure under this division. (Added by Stats. 2021, Ch. 614, Sec. 2. (AB 473) Effective January 1, 2022. Operative January 1, 2023, pursuant to Sec. 7931.000.)
  73. 7921.300.

    ## Government Code - GOV ## TITLE 1. GENERAL [100 - 7931.000] ( Title 1 enacted by Stats. 1943, Ch. 134. ) ## DIVISION 10. ACCESS TO PUBLIC RECORDS [7920.000 - 7931.000] ( Division 10 added by Stats. 2021, Ch. 614, Sec. 2. ) ## PART 2. DISCLOSURE AND EXEMPTIONS GENERALLY [7921.000 - 7922.210] ( Part 2 added by Stats. 2021, Ch. 614, Sec. 2. ) ## CHAPTER 2. General Rules Governing Disclosure [7921.300 - 7921.710] ( Chapter 2 added by Stats. 2021, Ch. 614, Sec. 2. ) ## ARTICLE 1. Nondiscrimination [7921.300 - 7921.310] ( Article 1 added by Stats. 2021, Ch. 614, Sec. 2. )

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    This section says access to a public record cannot be limited because of the requester’s purpose, if the record is otherwise disclosable.

    ## Government Code - GOV ## TITLE 1. GENERAL [100 - 7931.000] ( Title 1 enacted by Stats. 1943, Ch. 134. ) ## DIVISION 10. ACCESS TO PUBLIC RECORDS [7920.000 - 7931.000] ( Division 10 added by Stats. 2021, Ch. 614, Sec. 2. ) ## PART 2. DISCLOSURE AND EXEMPTIONS GENERALLY [7921.000 - 7922.210] ( Part 2 added by Stats. 2021, Ch. 614, Sec. 2. ) ## CHAPTER 2. General Rules Governing Disclosure [7921.300 - 7921.710] ( Chapter 2 added by Stats. 2021, Ch. 614, Sec. 2. ) ## ARTICLE 1. Nondiscrimination [7921.300 - 7921.310] ( Article 1 added by Stats. 2021, Ch. 614, Sec. 2. ) ## 7921.300. This division does not allow limitations on access to a public record based upon the purpose for which the record is being requested, if the record is otherwise subject to disclosure. (Added by Stats. 2021, Ch. 614, Sec. 2. (AB 473) Effective January 1, 2022. Operative January 1, 2023, pursuant to Sec. 7931.000.)
  74. 7921.305.

    ## Government Code - GOV ## TITLE 1. GENERAL [100 - 7931.000] ( Title 1 enacted by Stats. 1943, Ch. 134. ) ## DIVISION 10. ACCESS TO PUBLIC RECORDS [7920.000 - 7931.000] ( Division 10 added by Stats. 2021, Ch. 614, Sec. 2. ) ## PART 2. DISCLOSURE AND EXEMPTIONS GENERALLY [7921.000 - 7922.210] ( Part 2 added by Stats. 2021, Ch. 614, Sec. 2. ) ## CHAPTER 2. General Rules Governing Disclosure [7921.300 - 7921.710] ( Chapter 2 added by Stats. 2021, Ch. 614, Sec. 2. ) ## ARTICLE 1. Nondiscrimination [7921.300 - 7921.310] ( Article 1 added by Stats. 2021, Ch. 614, Sec. 2. )

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    Elected members or officers of a state or local agency may access that agency’s public records on the same basis as any other person.

    ## Government Code - GOV ## TITLE 1. GENERAL [100 - 7931.000] ( Title 1 enacted by Stats. 1943, Ch. 134. ) ## DIVISION 10. ACCESS TO PUBLIC RECORDS [7920.000 - 7931.000] ( Division 10 added by Stats. 2021, Ch. 614, Sec. 2. ) ## PART 2. DISCLOSURE AND EXEMPTIONS GENERALLY [7921.000 - 7922.210] ( Part 2 added by Stats. 2021, Ch. 614, Sec. 2. ) ## CHAPTER 2. General Rules Governing Disclosure [7921.300 - 7921.710] ( Chapter 2 added by Stats. 2021, Ch. 614, Sec. 2. ) ## ARTICLE 1. Nondiscrimination [7921.300 - 7921.310] ( Article 1 added by Stats. 2021, Ch. 614, Sec. 2. ) ## 7921.305. (a) Notwithstanding the definition of “member of the public” in Section 7920.515, an elected member or officer of any state or local agency is entitled to access to public records of that agency on the same basis as any other person. Nothing in this section shall limit the ability of elected members or officers to access public records permitted by law in the administration of their duties. (b) This section does not constitute a change in, but is declaratory of, existing law. (Added by Stats. 2021, Ch. 614, Sec. 2. (AB 473) Effective January 1, 2022. Operative January 1, 2023, pursuant to Sec. 7931.000.)
  75. 7921.310.

    ## Government Code - GOV ## TITLE 1. GENERAL [100 - 7931.000] ( Title 1 enacted by Stats. 1943, Ch. 134. ) ## DIVISION 10. ACCESS TO PUBLIC RECORDS [7920.000 - 7931.000] ( Division 10 added by Stats. 2021, Ch. 614, Sec. 2. ) ## PART 2. DISCLOSURE AND EXEMPTIONS GENERALLY [7921.000 - 7922.210] ( Part 2 added by Stats. 2021, Ch. 614, Sec. 2. ) ## CHAPTER 2. General Rules Governing Disclosure [7921.300 - 7921.710] ( Chapter 2 added by Stats. 2021, Ch. 614, Sec. 2. ) ## ARTICLE 1. Nondiscrimination [7921.300 - 7921.310] ( Article 1 added by Stats. 2021, Ch. 614, Sec. 2. )

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    A local agency must not treat members of a legislative body differently about which records are made available to them, or when.

    ## Government Code - GOV ## TITLE 1. GENERAL [100 - 7931.000] ( Title 1 enacted by Stats. 1943, Ch. 134. ) ## DIVISION 10. ACCESS TO PUBLIC RECORDS [7920.000 - 7931.000] ( Division 10 added by Stats. 2021, Ch. 614, Sec. 2. ) ## PART 2. DISCLOSURE AND EXEMPTIONS GENERALLY [7921.000 - 7922.210] ( Part 2 added by Stats. 2021, Ch. 614, Sec. 2. ) ## CHAPTER 2. General Rules Governing Disclosure [7921.300 - 7921.710] ( Chapter 2 added by Stats. 2021, Ch. 614, Sec. 2. ) ## ARTICLE 1. Nondiscrimination [7921.300 - 7921.310] ( Article 1 added by Stats. 2021, Ch. 614, Sec. 2. ) ## 7921.310. Notwithstanding Section 7921.305 or any other provision of law, when the members of a legislative body of a local agency are authorized to access a writing of the body or of the agency as permitted by law in the administration of their duties, the local agency, as defined in Section 54951, shall not discriminate between or among any of those members as to which writing or portion thereof is made available or when it is made available. (Added by Stats. 2021, Ch. 614, Sec. 2. (AB 473) Effective January 1, 2022. Operative January 1, 2023, pursuant to Sec. 7931.000.)
  76. 7921.500.

    ## Government Code - GOV ## TITLE 1. GENERAL [100 - 7931.000] ( Title 1 enacted by Stats. 1943, Ch. 134. ) ## DIVISION 10. ACCESS TO PUBLIC RECORDS [7920.000 - 7931.000] ( Division 10 added by Stats. 2021, Ch. 614, Sec. 2. ) ## PART 2. DISCLOSURE AND EXEMPTIONS GENERALLY [7921.000 - 7922.210] ( Part 2 added by Stats. 2021, Ch. 614, Sec. 2. ) ## CHAPTER 2. General Rules Governing Disclosure [7921.300 - 7921.710] ( Chapter 2 added by Stats. 2021, Ch. 614, Sec. 2. ) ## ARTICLE 2. Voluntary Disclosure [7921.500 - 7921.505] ( Article 2 added by Stats. 2021, Ch. 614, Sec. 2. )

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    An agency may open its administrative records to public inspection unless disclosure is otherwise prohibited by law.

    ## Government Code - GOV ## TITLE 1. GENERAL [100 - 7931.000] ( Title 1 enacted by Stats. 1943, Ch. 134. ) ## DIVISION 10. ACCESS TO PUBLIC RECORDS [7920.000 - 7931.000] ( Division 10 added by Stats. 2021, Ch. 614, Sec. 2. ) ## PART 2. DISCLOSURE AND EXEMPTIONS GENERALLY [7921.000 - 7922.210] ( Part 2 added by Stats. 2021, Ch. 614, Sec. 2. ) ## CHAPTER 2. General Rules Governing Disclosure [7921.300 - 7921.710] ( Chapter 2 added by Stats. 2021, Ch. 614, Sec. 2. ) ## ARTICLE 2. Voluntary Disclosure [7921.500 - 7921.505] ( Article 2 added by Stats. 2021, Ch. 614, Sec. 2. ) ## 7921.500. Unless disclosure is otherwise prohibited by law, the provisions listed in Section 7920.505 do not prevent any agency from opening its records concerning the administration of the agency to public inspection. (Added by Stats. 2021, Ch. 614, Sec. 2. (AB 473) Effective January 1, 2022. Operative January 1, 2023, pursuant to Sec. 7931.000.)
  77. 7921.505.

    ## Government Code - GOV ## TITLE 1. GENERAL [100 - 7931.000] ( Title 1 enacted by Stats. 1943, Ch. 134. ) ## DIVISION 10. ACCESS TO PUBLIC RECORDS [7920.000 - 7931.000] ( Division 10 added by Stats. 2021, Ch. 614, Sec. 2. ) ## PART 2. DISCLOSURE AND EXEMPTIONS GENERALLY [7921.000 - 7922.210] ( Part 2 added by Stats. 2021, Ch. 614, Sec. 2. ) ## CHAPTER 2. General Rules Governing Disclosure [7921.300 - 7921.710] ( Chapter 2 added by Stats. 2021, Ch. 614, Sec. 2. ) ## ARTICLE 2. Voluntary Disclosure [7921.500 - 7921.505] ( Article 2 added by Stats. 2021, Ch. 614, Sec. 2. )

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    If a state or local agency voluntarily discloses an otherwise exempt public record to a member of the public, that disclosure waives the listed exemptions, subject to several stated exceptions.

    ## Government Code - GOV ## TITLE 1. GENERAL [100 - 7931.000] ( Title 1 enacted by Stats. 1943, Ch. 134. ) ## DIVISION 10. ACCESS TO PUBLIC RECORDS [7920.000 - 7931.000] ( Division 10 added by Stats. 2021, Ch. 614, Sec. 2. ) ## PART 2. DISCLOSURE AND EXEMPTIONS GENERALLY [7921.000 - 7922.210] ( Part 2 added by Stats. 2021, Ch. 614, Sec. 2. ) ## CHAPTER 2. General Rules Governing Disclosure [7921.300 - 7921.710] ( Chapter 2 added by Stats. 2021, Ch. 614, Sec. 2. ) ## ARTICLE 2. Voluntary Disclosure [7921.500 - 7921.505] ( Article 2 added by Stats. 2021, Ch. 614, Sec. 2. ) ## 7921.505. (a) As used in this section, “agency” includes a member, agent, officer, or employee of the agency acting within the scope of that membership, agency, office, or employment. (b) Notwithstanding any other law, if a state or local agency discloses to a member of the public a public record that is otherwise exempt from this division, this disclosure constitutes a waiver of the exemptions specified in: (1) The provisions listed in Section 7920.505. (2) Sections 7924.510 and 7924.700. (3) Other similar provisions of law. (c) This section, however, does not apply to any of the following disclosures: (1) A disclosure made pursuant to the Information Practices Act of 1977 (Chapter 1 (commencing with Section 1798) of Title 1.8 of Part 4 of Division 3 of the Civil Code) or a discovery proceeding. (2) A disclosure made through other legal proceedings or as otherwise required by law. (3) A disclosure within the scope of disclosure of a statute that limits disclosure of specified writings to certain purposes. (4) A disclosure not required by law, and prohibited by formal action of an elected legislative body of the local agency that retains the writing. (5) A disclosure made to a governmental agency that agrees to treat the disclosed material as confidential. Only persons authorized in writing by the person in charge of the agency shall be permitted to obtain the information. Any information obtained by the agency shall only be used for purposes that are consistent with existing law. (6) A disclosure of records relating to a financial institution or an affiliate thereof, if the disclosure is made to the financial institution or affiliate by a state agency responsible for regulation or supervision of the financial institution or affiliate. (7) A disclosure of records relating to a person who is subject to the jurisdiction of the Department of Business Oversight, if the disclosure is made to the person who is the subject of the records for the purpose of corrective action by that person, or, if a corporation, to an officer, director, or other key personnel of the corporation for the purpose of corrective action, or to any other person to the extent necessary to obtain information from that person for the purpose of an investigation by the Department of Business Oversight. (8) A disclosure made by the Commissioner of Business Oversight under Section 450, 452, 8009, or 18396 of the Financial Code. (9) A disclosure of records relating to a person who is subject to the jurisdiction of the Department of Managed Health Care, if the disclosure is made to the person who is the subject of the records for the purpose of corrective action by that person, or, if a corporation, to an officer, director, or other key personnel of the corporation for the purpose of corrective action, or to any other person to the extent necessary to obtain information from that person for the purpose of an investigation by the Department of Managed Health Care. (10) A disclosure made through the sharing of information between the Independent System Operator and a state agency. (Amended by Stats. 2022, Ch. 361, Sec. 2. (SB 1020) Effective January 1, 2023. Operative January 1, 2023, pursuant to Sec. 7931.000.)
  78. 7921.700.

    ## Government Code - GOV ## TITLE 1. GENERAL [100 - 7931.000] ( Title 1 enacted by Stats. 1943, Ch. 134. ) ## DIVISION 10. ACCESS TO PUBLIC RECORDS [7920.000 - 7931.000] ( Division 10 added by Stats. 2021, Ch. 614, Sec. 2. ) ## PART 2. DISCLOSURE AND EXEMPTIONS GENERALLY [7921.000 - 7922.210] ( Part 2 added by Stats. 2021, Ch. 614, Sec. 2. ) ## CHAPTER 2. General Rules Governing Disclosure [7921.300 - 7921.710] ( Chapter 2 added by Stats. 2021, Ch. 614, Sec. 2. ) ## ARTICLE 3. Disclosure to District Attorney and Related Matters [7921.700 - 7921.710] ( Article 3 added by Stats. 2021, Ch. 614, Sec. 2. )

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    A state or local agency must allow a district attorney to inspect or copy public records that are not exempt under this division.

    ## Government Code - GOV ## TITLE 1. GENERAL [100 - 7931.000] ( Title 1 enacted by Stats. 1943, Ch. 134. ) ## DIVISION 10. ACCESS TO PUBLIC RECORDS [7920.000 - 7931.000] ( Division 10 added by Stats. 2021, Ch. 614, Sec. 2. ) ## PART 2. DISCLOSURE AND EXEMPTIONS GENERALLY [7921.000 - 7922.210] ( Part 2 added by Stats. 2021, Ch. 614, Sec. 2. ) ## CHAPTER 2. General Rules Governing Disclosure [7921.300 - 7921.710] ( Chapter 2 added by Stats. 2021, Ch. 614, Sec. 2. ) ## ARTICLE 3. Disclosure to District Attorney and Related Matters [7921.700 - 7921.710] ( Article 3 added by Stats. 2021, Ch. 614, Sec. 2. ) ## 7921.700. A state or local agency shall allow an inspection or copying of any public record or class of public records not exempted by this division when requested by a district attorney. (Added by Stats. 2021, Ch. 614, Sec. 2. (AB 473) Effective January 1, 2022. Operative January 1, 2023, pursuant to Sec. 7931.000.)
  79. 7921.705.

    ## Government Code - GOV ## TITLE 1. GENERAL [100 - 7931.000] ( Title 1 enacted by Stats. 1943, Ch. 134. ) ## DIVISION 10. ACCESS TO PUBLIC RECORDS [7920.000 - 7931.000] ( Division 10 added by Stats. 2021, Ch. 614, Sec. 2. ) ## PART 2. DISCLOSURE AND EXEMPTIONS GENERALLY [7921.000 - 7922.210] ( Part 2 added by Stats. 2021, Ch. 614, Sec. 2. ) ## CHAPTER 2. General Rules Governing Disclosure [7921.300 - 7921.710] ( Chapter 2 added by Stats. 2021, Ch. 614, Sec. 2. ) ## ARTICLE 3. Disclosure to District Attorney and Related Matters [7921.700 - 7921.710] ( Article 3 added by Stats. 2021, Ch. 614, Sec. 2. )

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    A district attorney may ask a court to order a state or local agency to let the district attorney inspect or copy certain public records if the agency does not comply within 10 working days.

    ## Government Code - GOV ## TITLE 1. GENERAL [100 - 7931.000] ( Title 1 enacted by Stats. 1943, Ch. 134. ) ## DIVISION 10. ACCESS TO PUBLIC RECORDS [7920.000 - 7931.000] ( Division 10 added by Stats. 2021, Ch. 614, Sec. 2. ) ## PART 2. DISCLOSURE AND EXEMPTIONS GENERALLY [7921.000 - 7922.210] ( Part 2 added by Stats. 2021, Ch. 614, Sec. 2. ) ## CHAPTER 2. General Rules Governing Disclosure [7921.300 - 7921.710] ( Chapter 2 added by Stats. 2021, Ch. 614, Sec. 2. ) ## ARTICLE 3. Disclosure to District Attorney and Related Matters [7921.700 - 7921.710] ( Article 3 added by Stats. 2021, Ch. 614, Sec. 2. ) ## 7921.705. (a) If a district attorney makes a request to a state or local agency to inspect or receive a copy of a public record or class of public records not exempted by this division, and the state or local agency fails or refuses to allow inspection or copying within 10 working days of that request, the district attorney may petition a court of competent jurisdiction to require the state or local agency to allow the requested inspection or copying. (b) Unless the public interest or good cause in withholding the requested records clearly outweighs the public interest in disclosure, the court may require the public agency to allow the district attorney to inspect or copy those records. (Added by Stats. 2021, Ch. 614, Sec. 2. (AB 473) Effective January 1, 2022. Operative January 1, 2023, pursuant to Sec. 7931.000.)
  80. 7921.710.

    ## Government Code - GOV ## TITLE 1. GENERAL [100 - 7931.000] ( Title 1 enacted by Stats. 1943, Ch. 134. ) ## DIVISION 10. ACCESS TO PUBLIC RECORDS [7920.000 - 7931.000] ( Division 10 added by Stats. 2021, Ch. 614, Sec. 2. ) ## PART 2. DISCLOSURE AND EXEMPTIONS GENERALLY [7921.000 - 7922.210] ( Part 2 added by Stats. 2021, Ch. 614, Sec. 2. ) ## CHAPTER 2. General Rules Governing Disclosure [7921.300 - 7921.710] ( Chapter 2 added by Stats. 2021, Ch. 614, Sec. 2. ) ## ARTICLE 3. Disclosure to District Attorney and Related Matters [7921.700 - 7921.710] ( Article 3 added by Stats. 2021, Ch. 614, Sec. 2. )

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    Disclosing records to a district attorney under this division does not change the records’ status under any other law.

    ## Government Code - GOV ## TITLE 1. GENERAL [100 - 7931.000] ( Title 1 enacted by Stats. 1943, Ch. 134. ) ## DIVISION 10. ACCESS TO PUBLIC RECORDS [7920.000 - 7931.000] ( Division 10 added by Stats. 2021, Ch. 614, Sec. 2. ) ## PART 2. DISCLOSURE AND EXEMPTIONS GENERALLY [7921.000 - 7922.210] ( Part 2 added by Stats. 2021, Ch. 614, Sec. 2. ) ## CHAPTER 2. General Rules Governing Disclosure [7921.300 - 7921.710] ( Chapter 2 added by Stats. 2021, Ch. 614, Sec. 2. ) ## ARTICLE 3. Disclosure to District Attorney and Related Matters [7921.700 - 7921.710] ( Article 3 added by Stats. 2021, Ch. 614, Sec. 2. ) ## 7921.710. Disclosure of records to a district attorney under the provisions of this division shall effect no change in the status of the records under any other provision of law. (Added by Stats. 2021, Ch. 614, Sec. 2. (AB 473) Effective January 1, 2022. Operative January 1, 2023, pursuant to Sec. 7931.000.)
  81. 7922.000.

    ## Government Code - GOV ## TITLE 1. GENERAL [100 - 7931.000] ( Title 1 enacted by Stats. 1943, Ch. 134. ) ## DIVISION 10. ACCESS TO PUBLIC RECORDS [7920.000 - 7931.000] ( Division 10 added by Stats. 2021, Ch. 614, Sec. 2. ) ## PART 2. DISCLOSURE AND EXEMPTIONS GENERALLY [7921.000 - 7922.210] ( Part 2 added by Stats. 2021, Ch. 614, Sec. 2. ) ## CHAPTER 3. General Rules Governing Exemptions from Disclosure [7922.000 - 7922.210] ( Chapter 3 added by Stats. 2021, Ch. 614, Sec. 2. ) ## ARTICLE 1. Justification for Withholding of Record [7922.000- 7922.000.] ( Article 1 added by Stats. 2021, Ch. 614, Sec. 2. )

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    An agency must justify withholding a record by showing the record is exempt or that nondisclosure serves the public interest more than disclosure.

    ## Government Code - GOV ## TITLE 1. GENERAL [100 - 7931.000] ( Title 1 enacted by Stats. 1943, Ch. 134. ) ## DIVISION 10. ACCESS TO PUBLIC RECORDS [7920.000 - 7931.000] ( Division 10 added by Stats. 2021, Ch. 614, Sec. 2. ) ## PART 2. DISCLOSURE AND EXEMPTIONS GENERALLY [7921.000 - 7922.210] ( Part 2 added by Stats. 2021, Ch. 614, Sec. 2. ) ## CHAPTER 3. General Rules Governing Exemptions from Disclosure [7922.000 - 7922.210] ( Chapter 3 added by Stats. 2021, Ch. 614, Sec. 2. ) ## ARTICLE 1. Justification for Withholding of Record [7922.000- 7922.000.] ( Article 1 added by Stats. 2021, Ch. 614, Sec. 2. ) ## 7922.000. An agency shall justify withholding any record by demonstrating that the record in question is exempt under express provisions of this division, 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. (Added by Stats. 2021, Ch. 614, Sec. 2. (AB 473) Effective January 1, 2022. Operative January 1, 2023, pursuant to Sec. 7931.000.)
  82. 7922.200.

    ## Government Code - GOV ## TITLE 1. GENERAL [100 - 7931.000] ( Title 1 enacted by Stats. 1943, Ch. 134. ) ## DIVISION 10. ACCESS TO PUBLIC RECORDS [7920.000 - 7931.000] ( Division 10 added by Stats. 2021, Ch. 614, Sec. 2. ) ## PART 2. DISCLOSURE AND EXEMPTIONS GENERALLY [7921.000 - 7922.210] ( Part 2 added by Stats. 2021, Ch. 614, Sec. 2. ) ## CHAPTER 3. General Rules Governing Exemptions from Disclosure [7922.000 - 7922.210] ( Chapter 3 added by Stats. 2021, Ch. 614, Sec. 2. ) ## ARTICLE 2. Social Security Numbers and Related Matters [7922.200 - 7922.210] ( Article 2 added by Stats. 2021, Ch. 614, Sec. 2. )

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    A local agency must redact social security numbers before releasing a record to the public, except that this section does not apply to records maintained by a county recorder.

    ## Government Code - GOV ## TITLE 1. GENERAL [100 - 7931.000] ( Title 1 enacted by Stats. 1943, Ch. 134. ) ## DIVISION 10. ACCESS TO PUBLIC RECORDS [7920.000 - 7931.000] ( Division 10 added by Stats. 2021, Ch. 614, Sec. 2. ) ## PART 2. DISCLOSURE AND EXEMPTIONS GENERALLY [7921.000 - 7922.210] ( Part 2 added by Stats. 2021, Ch. 614, Sec. 2. ) ## CHAPTER 3. General Rules Governing Exemptions from Disclosure [7922.000 - 7922.210] ( Chapter 3 added by Stats. 2021, Ch. 614, Sec. 2. ) ## ARTICLE 2. Social Security Numbers and Related Matters [7922.200 - 7922.210] ( Article 2 added by Stats. 2021, Ch. 614, Sec. 2. ) ## 7922.200. (a) It is the intent of the Legislature that, in order to protect against the risk of identity theft, a local agency shall redact social security numbers from a record before disclosing the record to the public pursuant to this division. (b) Nothing in this division shall be construed to require a local agency to disclose a social security number. (c) This section does not apply to a record maintained by a county recorder. (Added by Stats. 2021, Ch. 614, Sec. 2. (AB 473) Effective January 1, 2022. Operative January 1, 2023, pursuant to Sec. 7931.000.)
  83. 7922.205.

    ## Government Code - GOV ## TITLE 1. GENERAL [100 - 7931.000] ( Title 1 enacted by Stats. 1943, Ch. 134. ) ## DIVISION 10. ACCESS TO PUBLIC RECORDS [7920.000 - 7931.000] ( Division 10 added by Stats. 2021, Ch. 614, Sec. 2. ) ## PART 2. DISCLOSURE AND EXEMPTIONS GENERALLY [7921.000 - 7922.210] ( Part 2 added by Stats. 2021, Ch. 614, Sec. 2. ) ## CHAPTER 3. General Rules Governing Exemptions from Disclosure [7922.000 - 7922.210] ( Chapter 3 added by Stats. 2021, Ch. 614, Sec. 2. ) ## ARTICLE 2. Social Security Numbers and Related Matters [7922.200 - 7922.210] ( Article 2 added by Stats. 2021, Ch. 614, Sec. 2. )

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    A county recorder is not required to disclose an official record if a public record version of that record is available under the cited article.

    ## Government Code - GOV ## TITLE 1. GENERAL [100 - 7931.000] ( Title 1 enacted by Stats. 1943, Ch. 134. ) ## DIVISION 10. ACCESS TO PUBLIC RECORDS [7920.000 - 7931.000] ( Division 10 added by Stats. 2021, Ch. 614, Sec. 2. ) ## PART 2. DISCLOSURE AND EXEMPTIONS GENERALLY [7921.000 - 7922.210] ( Part 2 added by Stats. 2021, Ch. 614, Sec. 2. ) ## CHAPTER 3. General Rules Governing Exemptions from Disclosure [7922.000 - 7922.210] ( Chapter 3 added by Stats. 2021, Ch. 614, Sec. 2. ) ## ARTICLE 2. Social Security Numbers and Related Matters [7922.200 - 7922.210] ( Article 2 added by Stats. 2021, Ch. 614, Sec. 2. ) ## 7922.205. Nothing in this division shall be construed to require the disclosure by a county recorder of any “official record,” if a “public record” version of that record is available pursuant to Article 3.5 (commencing with Section 27300) of Chapter 6 of Part 3 of Division 2 of Title 3. (Added by Stats. 2021, Ch. 614, Sec. 2. (AB 473) Effective January 1, 2022. Operative January 1, 2023, pursuant to Sec. 7931.000.)
  84. 7922.210.

    ## Government Code - GOV ## TITLE 1. GENERAL [100 - 7931.000] ( Title 1 enacted by Stats. 1943, Ch. 134. ) ## DIVISION 10. ACCESS TO PUBLIC RECORDS [7920.000 - 7931.000] ( Division 10 added by Stats. 2021, Ch. 614, Sec. 2. ) ## PART 2. DISCLOSURE AND EXEMPTIONS GENERALLY [7921.000 - 7922.210] ( Part 2 added by Stats. 2021, Ch. 614, Sec. 2. ) ## CHAPTER 3. General Rules Governing Exemptions from Disclosure [7922.000 - 7922.210] ( Chapter 3 added by Stats. 2021, Ch. 614, Sec. 2. ) ## ARTICLE 2. Social Security Numbers and Related Matters [7922.200 - 7922.210] ( Article 2 added by Stats. 2021, Ch. 614, Sec. 2. )

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    A filing office is not required to disclose an official filing when a public filing version of that record is available under Commercial Code section 9526.5.

    ## Government Code - GOV ## TITLE 1. GENERAL [100 - 7931.000] ( Title 1 enacted by Stats. 1943, Ch. 134. ) ## DIVISION 10. ACCESS TO PUBLIC RECORDS [7920.000 - 7931.000] ( Division 10 added by Stats. 2021, Ch. 614, Sec. 2. ) ## PART 2. DISCLOSURE AND EXEMPTIONS GENERALLY [7921.000 - 7922.210] ( Part 2 added by Stats. 2021, Ch. 614, Sec. 2. ) ## CHAPTER 3. General Rules Governing Exemptions from Disclosure [7922.000 - 7922.210] ( Chapter 3 added by Stats. 2021, Ch. 614, Sec. 2. ) ## ARTICLE 2. Social Security Numbers and Related Matters [7922.200 - 7922.210] ( Article 2 added by Stats. 2021, Ch. 614, Sec. 2. ) ## 7922.210. Nothing in this division shall be construed to require the disclosure by a filing office of any “official filing,” if a “public filing” version of that record is available pursuant to Section 9526.5 of the Commercial Code. (Added by Stats. 2021, Ch. 614, Sec. 2. (AB 473) Effective January 1, 2022. Operative January 1, 2023, pursuant to Sec. 7931.000.)
  85. 7922.500.

    ## Government Code - GOV ## TITLE 1. GENERAL [100 - 7931.000] ( Title 1 enacted by Stats. 1943, Ch. 134. ) ## DIVISION 10. ACCESS TO PUBLIC RECORDS [7920.000 - 7931.000] ( Division 10 added by Stats. 2021, Ch. 614, Sec. 2. ) ## PART 3. PROCEDURES AND RELATED MATTERS [7922.500 - 7922.725] ( Part 3 added by Stats. 2021, Ch. 614, Sec. 2. ) ## CHAPTER 1. Request for a Public Record [7922.500 - 7922.605] ( Chapter 1 added by Stats. 2021, Ch. 614, Sec. 2. ) ## ARTICLE 1. General Principles [7922.500 - 7922.505] ( Article 1 added by Stats. 2021, Ch. 614, Sec. 2. )

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    An agency may not delay or obstruct inspection or copying of public records.

    ## Government Code - GOV ## TITLE 1. GENERAL [100 - 7931.000] ( Title 1 enacted by Stats. 1943, Ch. 134. ) ## DIVISION 10. ACCESS TO PUBLIC RECORDS [7920.000 - 7931.000] ( Division 10 added by Stats. 2021, Ch. 614, Sec. 2. ) ## PART 3. PROCEDURES AND RELATED MATTERS [7922.500 - 7922.725] ( Part 3 added by Stats. 2021, Ch. 614, Sec. 2. ) ## CHAPTER 1. Request for a Public Record [7922.500 - 7922.605] ( Chapter 1 added by Stats. 2021, Ch. 614, Sec. 2. ) ## ARTICLE 1. General Principles [7922.500 - 7922.505] ( Article 1 added by Stats. 2021, Ch. 614, Sec. 2. ) ## 7922.500. Nothing in this division shall be construed to permit an agency to delay or obstruct the inspection or copying of public records. (Added by Stats. 2021, Ch. 614, Sec. 2. (AB 473) Effective January 1, 2022. Operative January 1, 2023, pursuant to Sec. 7931.000.)
  86. 7922.505.

    ## Government Code - GOV ## TITLE 1. GENERAL [100 - 7931.000] ( Title 1 enacted by Stats. 1943, Ch. 134. ) ## DIVISION 10. ACCESS TO PUBLIC RECORDS [7920.000 - 7931.000] ( Division 10 added by Stats. 2021, Ch. 614, Sec. 2. ) ## PART 3. PROCEDURES AND RELATED MATTERS [7922.500 - 7922.725] ( Part 3 added by Stats. 2021, Ch. 614, Sec. 2. ) ## CHAPTER 1. Request for a Public Record [7922.500 - 7922.605] ( Chapter 1 added by Stats. 2021, Ch. 614, Sec. 2. ) ## ARTICLE 1. General Principles [7922.500 - 7922.505] ( Article 1 added by Stats. 2021, Ch. 614, Sec. 2. )

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    A state or local agency may set its own requirements to give faster or greater access to records, unless another law prohibits it.

    ## Government Code - GOV ## TITLE 1. GENERAL [100 - 7931.000] ( Title 1 enacted by Stats. 1943, Ch. 134. ) ## DIVISION 10. ACCESS TO PUBLIC RECORDS [7920.000 - 7931.000] ( Division 10 added by Stats. 2021, Ch. 614, Sec. 2. ) ## PART 3. PROCEDURES AND RELATED MATTERS [7922.500 - 7922.725] ( Part 3 added by Stats. 2021, Ch. 614, Sec. 2. ) ## CHAPTER 1. Request for a Public Record [7922.500 - 7922.605] ( Chapter 1 added by Stats. 2021, Ch. 614, Sec. 2. ) ## ARTICLE 1. General Principles [7922.500 - 7922.505] ( Article 1 added by Stats. 2021, Ch. 614, Sec. 2. ) ## 7922.505. Except as otherwise prohibited by law, a state or local agency may adopt requirements for itself that allow for faster, more efficient, or greater access to records than prescribed by the minimum standards set forth in this division. (Added by Stats. 2021, Ch. 614, Sec. 2. (AB 473) Effective January 1, 2022. Operative January 1, 2023, pursuant to Sec. 7931.000.)
  87. 7922.525.

    ## Government Code - GOV ## TITLE 1. GENERAL [100 - 7931.000] ( Title 1 enacted by Stats. 1943, Ch. 134. ) ## DIVISION 10. ACCESS TO PUBLIC RECORDS [7920.000 - 7931.000] ( Division 10 added by Stats. 2021, Ch. 614, Sec. 2. ) ## PART 3. PROCEDURES AND RELATED MATTERS [7922.500 - 7922.725] ( Part 3 added by Stats. 2021, Ch. 614, Sec. 2. ) ## CHAPTER 1. Request for a Public Record [7922.500 - 7922.605] ( Chapter 1 added by Stats. 2021, Ch. 614, Sec. 2. ) ## ARTICLE 2. Procedural Requirements Generally [7922.525 - 7922.545] ( Article 2 added by Stats. 2021, Ch. 614, Sec. 2. )

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    Public records must be open for inspection during agency office hours, and any person has a right to inspect them subject to other legal exceptions.

    ## Government Code - GOV ## TITLE 1. GENERAL [100 - 7931.000] ( Title 1 enacted by Stats. 1943, Ch. 134. ) ## DIVISION 10. ACCESS TO PUBLIC RECORDS [7920.000 - 7931.000] ( Division 10 added by Stats. 2021, Ch. 614, Sec. 2. ) ## PART 3. PROCEDURES AND RELATED MATTERS [7922.500 - 7922.725] ( Part 3 added by Stats. 2021, Ch. 614, Sec. 2. ) ## CHAPTER 1. Request for a Public Record [7922.500 - 7922.605] ( Chapter 1 added by Stats. 2021, Ch. 614, Sec. 2. ) ## ARTICLE 2. Procedural Requirements Generally [7922.525 - 7922.545] ( Article 2 added by Stats. 2021, Ch. 614, Sec. 2. ) ## 7922.525. (a) Public records are open to inspection at all times during the office hours of a state or local agency and every person has a right to inspect any public record, except as otherwise provided. (b) Any reasonably segregable portion of a record shall be available for inspection by any person requesting the record after deletion of the portions that are exempted by law. (Amended by Stats. 2024, Ch. 80, Sec. 54. (SB 1525) Effective January 1, 2025.)
  88. 7922.530.

    ## Government Code - GOV ## TITLE 1. GENERAL [100 - 7931.000] ( Title 1 enacted by Stats. 1943, Ch. 134. ) ## DIVISION 10. ACCESS TO PUBLIC RECORDS [7920.000 - 7931.000] ( Division 10 added by Stats. 2021, Ch. 614, Sec. 2. ) ## PART 3. PROCEDURES AND RELATED MATTERS [7922.500 - 7922.725] ( Part 3 added by Stats. 2021, Ch. 614, Sec. 2. ) ## CHAPTER 1. Request for a Public Record [7922.500 - 7922.605] ( Chapter 1 added by Stats. 2021, Ch. 614, Sec. 2. ) ## ARTICLE 2. Procedural Requirements Generally [7922.525 - 7922.545] ( Article 2 added by Stats. 2021, Ch. 614, Sec. 2. )

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    State and local agencies must promptly provide requested identifiable records, except for records exempt by law, and may charge duplication fees or a statutory fee if applicable.

    ## Government Code - GOV ## TITLE 1. GENERAL [100 - 7931.000] ( Title 1 enacted by Stats. 1943, Ch. 134. ) ## DIVISION 10. ACCESS TO PUBLIC RECORDS [7920.000 - 7931.000] ( Division 10 added by Stats. 2021, Ch. 614, Sec. 2. ) ## PART 3. PROCEDURES AND RELATED MATTERS [7922.500 - 7922.725] ( Part 3 added by Stats. 2021, Ch. 614, Sec. 2. ) ## CHAPTER 1. Request for a Public Record [7922.500 - 7922.605] ( Chapter 1 added by Stats. 2021, Ch. 614, Sec. 2. ) ## ARTICLE 2. Procedural Requirements Generally [7922.525 - 7922.545] ( Article 2 added by Stats. 2021, Ch. 614, Sec. 2. ) ## 7922.530. (a) Except with respect to public records exempt from disclosure by express provisions of law, each state or local agency, upon a request for a copy of records that reasonably describes an identifiable record or records, shall make the records promptly available to any person upon payment of fees covering direct costs of duplication, or a statutory fee if applicable. Upon request, an exact copy shall be provided unless impracticable to do so. (b) A requester who inspects a disclosable record on the premises of the agency has the right to use the requester’s equipment on those premises, without being charged any fees or costs, to photograph or otherwise copy or reproduce the record in a manner that does not require the equipment to make physical contact with the record, unless the means of copy or reproduction would result in either of the following: (1) Damage to the record. (2) Unauthorized access to the agency’s computer systems or secured networks by using software, equipment, or any other technology capable of accessing, altering, or compromising the agency’s electronic records. (c) The agency may impose any reasonable limits on the use of the requester’s equipment that are necessary to protect the safety of the records or to prevent the copying of records from being an unreasonable burden to the orderly function of the agency and its employees. In addition, the agency may impose any limit that is necessary to maintain the integrity of, or ensure the long-term preservation of, historic or high-value records. (Added by Stats. 2021, Ch. 614, Sec. 2. (AB 473) Effective January 1, 2022. Operative January 1, 2023, pursuant to Sec. 7931.000.)
  89. 7922.535.

    ## Government Code - GOV ## TITLE 1. GENERAL [100 - 7931.000] ( Title 1 enacted by Stats. 1943, Ch. 134. ) ## DIVISION 10. ACCESS TO PUBLIC RECORDS [7920.000 - 7931.000] ( Division 10 added by Stats. 2021, Ch. 614, Sec. 2. ) ## PART 3. PROCEDURES AND RELATED MATTERS [7922.500 - 7922.725] ( Part 3 added by Stats. 2021, Ch. 614, Sec. 2. ) ## CHAPTER 1. Request for a Public Record [7922.500 - 7922.605] ( Chapter 1 added by Stats. 2021, Ch. 614, Sec. 2. ) ## ARTICLE 2. Procedural Requirements Generally [7922.525 - 7922.545] ( Article 2 added by Stats. 2021, Ch. 614, Sec. 2. )

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    An agency must decide within 10 days whether a records request seeks disclosable public records and notify the requester; if the records are disclosable, it must give an estimated availability date and time. In unusual circumstances, the response deadline may be extended by written notice, but the extension stated cannot exceed 14 days.

    ## Government Code - GOV ## TITLE 1. GENERAL [100 - 7931.000] ( Title 1 enacted by Stats. 1943, Ch. 134. ) ## DIVISION 10. ACCESS TO PUBLIC RECORDS [7920.000 - 7931.000] ( Division 10 added by Stats. 2021, Ch. 614, Sec. 2. ) ## PART 3. PROCEDURES AND RELATED MATTERS [7922.500 - 7922.725] ( Part 3 added by Stats. 2021, Ch. 614, Sec. 2. ) ## CHAPTER 1. Request for a Public Record [7922.500 - 7922.605] ( Chapter 1 added by Stats. 2021, Ch. 614, Sec. 2. ) ## ARTICLE 2. Procedural Requirements Generally [7922.525 - 7922.545] ( Article 2 added by Stats. 2021, Ch. 614, Sec. 2. ) ## 7922.535. (a) Each agency, upon a request for a copy of records, shall, within 10 days from receipt of the request, determine whether the request, in whole or in part, seeks copies of disclosable public records in the possession of the agency and shall promptly notify the person making the request of the determination and the reasons therefor. If the agency determines that the request seeks disclosable public records, the agency shall also state the estimated date and time when the records will be made available. (b) In unusual circumstances, the time limit prescribed in this article and Article 1 (commencing with Section 7922.500) may be extended by written notice from the head of the agency or a designee to the person making the request, setting forth the reasons for the extension and the date on which a determination is expected to be dispatched. The notice shall not specify a date that would result in an extension for more than 14 days. (c) As used in this section, “unusual circumstances” means the following, but only to the extent reasonably necessary to the proper processing of the particular request: (1) The need to search for and collect the requested records from field facilities or other establishments that are separate from the office processing the request. (2) The need to search for, collect, and appropriately examine a voluminous amount of separate and distinct records that are demanded in a single request. (3) The need for consultation, which shall be conducted with all practicable speed, with another agency having substantial interest in the determination of the request or among two or more components of the agency having substantial subject matter interest therein. (4) The need to compile data, to write programming language or a computer program, or to construct a computer report to extract data. (5) The inability of the agency, because of a cyberattack, to access its electronic servers or systems in order to search for and obtain a record that the agency believes is responsive to a request and is maintained on the servers or systems in an electronic format. (A) This paragraph does not relieve the agency of its obligation to comply with subdivision (a) when the requested record is maintained in a location other than on the electronic server or system affected by the cyberattack, or maintained in a nonelectronic format. (B) This paragraph applies only until the agency regains its ability to access its electronic servers or systems and search for and obtain electronic records that may be responsive to a request. (6) The need to search for, collect, and appropriately examine records during a state of emergency proclaimed by the Governor in the jurisdiction where the agency is located when the state of emergency currently and directly affects, due to the state of emergency, the agency’s ability to timely respond to requests due to staffing shortages or closure of facilities where the requested records are located. (A) This paragraph shall not apply to a request for records created during and related to the state of emergency proclaimed by the Governor. (B) For purposes of this paragraph, “state of emergency” means a state of emergency proclaimed pursuant to Section 8625 of the California Emergency Services Act (Chapter 7 (commencing with Section 8550) of Division 1 of Title 2). (Amended by Stats. 2025, Ch. 34, Sec. 1. (AB 370) Effective January 1, 2026.)
  90. 7922.540.

    ## Government Code - GOV ## TITLE 1. GENERAL [100 - 7931.000] ( Title 1 enacted by Stats. 1943, Ch. 134. ) ## DIVISION 10. ACCESS TO PUBLIC RECORDS [7920.000 - 7931.000] ( Division 10 added by Stats. 2021, Ch. 614, Sec. 2. ) ## PART 3. PROCEDURES AND RELATED MATTERS [7922.500 - 7922.725] ( Part 3 added by Stats. 2021, Ch. 614, Sec. 2. ) ## CHAPTER 1. Request for a Public Record [7922.500 - 7922.605] ( Chapter 1 added by Stats. 2021, Ch. 614, Sec. 2. ) ## ARTICLE 2. Procedural Requirements Generally [7922.525 - 7922.545] ( Article 2 added by Stats. 2021, Ch. 614, Sec. 2. )

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    If a public-records request is denied, the denial response must be in writing, identify the people responsible, and the agency must justify any withholding under Section 7922.000.

    ## Government Code - GOV ## TITLE 1. GENERAL [100 - 7931.000] ( Title 1 enacted by Stats. 1943, Ch. 134. ) ## DIVISION 10. ACCESS TO PUBLIC RECORDS [7920.000 - 7931.000] ( Division 10 added by Stats. 2021, Ch. 614, Sec. 2. ) ## PART 3. PROCEDURES AND RELATED MATTERS [7922.500 - 7922.725] ( Part 3 added by Stats. 2021, Ch. 614, Sec. 2. ) ## CHAPTER 1. Request for a Public Record [7922.500 - 7922.605] ( Chapter 1 added by Stats. 2021, Ch. 614, Sec. 2. ) ## ARTICLE 2. Procedural Requirements Generally [7922.525 - 7922.545] ( Article 2 added by Stats. 2021, Ch. 614, Sec. 2. ) ## 7922.540. (a) A response to a written request for inspection or copies of public records that includes a determination that the request is denied, in whole or in part, shall be in writing. (b) The notification of denial shall set forth the names and titles or positions of each person responsible for the denial. (c) An agency shall justify withholding any record by complying with Section 7922.000. (Added by Stats. 2021, Ch. 614, Sec. 2. (AB 473) Effective January 1, 2022. Operative January 1, 2023, pursuant to Sec. 7931.000.)
  91. 7922.545.

    ## Government Code - GOV ## TITLE 1. GENERAL [100 - 7931.000] ( Title 1 enacted by Stats. 1943, Ch. 134. ) ## DIVISION 10. ACCESS TO PUBLIC RECORDS [7920.000 - 7931.000] ( Division 10 added by Stats. 2021, Ch. 614, Sec. 2. ) ## PART 3. PROCEDURES AND RELATED MATTERS [7922.500 - 7922.725] ( Part 3 added by Stats. 2021, Ch. 614, Sec. 2. ) ## CHAPTER 1. Request for a Public Record [7922.500 - 7922.605] ( Chapter 1 added by Stats. 2021, Ch. 614, Sec. 2. ) ## ARTICLE 2. Procedural Requirements Generally [7922.525 - 7922.545] ( Article 2 added by Stats. 2021, Ch. 614, Sec. 2. )

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    A public agency may satisfy the public-records rule by posting a record on its website and pointing the requester to it, but it must promptly provide a copy if the requester says they cannot access or reproduce it online.

    ## Government Code - GOV ## TITLE 1. GENERAL [100 - 7931.000] ( Title 1 enacted by Stats. 1943, Ch. 134. ) ## DIVISION 10. ACCESS TO PUBLIC RECORDS [7920.000 - 7931.000] ( Division 10 added by Stats. 2021, Ch. 614, Sec. 2. ) ## PART 3. PROCEDURES AND RELATED MATTERS [7922.500 - 7922.725] ( Part 3 added by Stats. 2021, Ch. 614, Sec. 2. ) ## CHAPTER 1. Request for a Public Record [7922.500 - 7922.605] ( Chapter 1 added by Stats. 2021, Ch. 614, Sec. 2. ) ## ARTICLE 2. Procedural Requirements Generally [7922.525 - 7922.545] ( Article 2 added by Stats. 2021, Ch. 614, Sec. 2. ) ## 7922.545. (a) In addition to maintaining public records for public inspection during its office hours, a public agency may comply with Section 7922.525 by posting any public record on its internet website and, in response to a request for a public record posted on the internet website, directing a member of the public to the location on the internet website where the public record is posted. (b) However, if after the public agency directs a member of the public to the internet website, the member of the public requesting the public record requests a copy of the public record due to an inability to access or reproduce the public record from the internet website, the public agency shall promptly provide a copy of the public record pursuant to subdivision (a) of Section 7922.530. (Added by Stats. 2021, Ch. 614, Sec. 2. (AB 473) Effective January 1, 2022. Operative January 1, 2023, pursuant to Sec. 7931.000.)
  92. 7922.570.

    ## Government Code - GOV ## TITLE 1. GENERAL [100 - 7931.000] ( Title 1 enacted by Stats. 1943, Ch. 134. ) ## DIVISION 10. ACCESS TO PUBLIC RECORDS [7920.000 - 7931.000] ( Division 10 added by Stats. 2021, Ch. 614, Sec. 2. ) ## PART 3. PROCEDURES AND RELATED MATTERS [7922.500 - 7922.725] ( Part 3 added by Stats. 2021, Ch. 614, Sec. 2. ) ## CHAPTER 1. Request for a Public Record [7922.500 - 7922.605] ( Chapter 1 added by Stats. 2021, Ch. 614, Sec. 2. ) ## ARTICLE 3. Information in Electronic Format [7922.570 - 7922.585] ( Article 3 added by Stats. 2021, Ch. 614, Sec. 2. )

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    Agencies must provide eligible public records in electronic format when requested, and in some cases must provide the record in the format they already use or let the requester know it is available electronically.

    ## Government Code - GOV ## TITLE 1. GENERAL [100 - 7931.000] ( Title 1 enacted by Stats. 1943, Ch. 134. ) ## DIVISION 10. ACCESS TO PUBLIC RECORDS [7920.000 - 7931.000] ( Division 10 added by Stats. 2021, Ch. 614, Sec. 2. ) ## PART 3. PROCEDURES AND RELATED MATTERS [7922.500 - 7922.725] ( Part 3 added by Stats. 2021, Ch. 614, Sec. 2. ) ## CHAPTER 1. Request for a Public Record [7922.500 - 7922.605] ( Chapter 1 added by Stats. 2021, Ch. 614, Sec. 2. ) ## ARTICLE 3. Information in Electronic Format [7922.570 - 7922.585] ( Article 3 added by Stats. 2021, Ch. 614, Sec. 2. ) ## 7922.570. (a) Unless otherwise prohibited by law, any agency that has information that constitutes an identifiable public record not exempt from disclosure pursuant to this division that is in an electronic format shall make that information available in an electronic format when requested by any person. (b) When applicable, the agency shall do the following: (1) The agency shall make the information available in any electronic format in which it holds the information. (2) The agency shall provide a copy of an electronic record in the format requested if the requested format is one that the agency has used to create copies for its own use or for provision to other agencies. (c) If a request is for information in other than electronic format, and the information also is in electronic format, an agency may inform the requester that the information is available in electronic format. (Added by Stats. 2021, Ch. 614, Sec. 2. (AB 473) Effective January 1, 2022. Operative January 1, 2023, pursuant to Sec. 7931.000.)
  93. 7922.575.

    ## Government Code - GOV ## TITLE 1. GENERAL [100 - 7931.000] ( Title 1 enacted by Stats. 1943, Ch. 134. ) ## DIVISION 10. ACCESS TO PUBLIC RECORDS [7920.000 - 7931.000] ( Division 10 added by Stats. 2021, Ch. 614, Sec. 2. ) ## PART 3. PROCEDURES AND RELATED MATTERS [7922.500 - 7922.725] ( Part 3 added by Stats. 2021, Ch. 614, Sec. 2. ) ## CHAPTER 1. Request for a Public Record [7922.500 - 7922.605] ( Chapter 1 added by Stats. 2021, Ch. 614, Sec. 2. ) ## ARTICLE 3. Information in Electronic Format [7922.570 - 7922.585] ( Article 3 added by Stats. 2021, Ch. 614, Sec. 2. )

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    For certain electronic public records, the duplication cost is limited to the direct cost of making an electronic copy, but the requester must pay broader production costs when specified conditions apply.

    ## Government Code - GOV ## TITLE 1. GENERAL [100 - 7931.000] ( Title 1 enacted by Stats. 1943, Ch. 134. ) ## DIVISION 10. ACCESS TO PUBLIC RECORDS [7920.000 - 7931.000] ( Division 10 added by Stats. 2021, Ch. 614, Sec. 2. ) ## PART 3. PROCEDURES AND RELATED MATTERS [7922.500 - 7922.725] ( Part 3 added by Stats. 2021, Ch. 614, Sec. 2. ) ## CHAPTER 1. Request for a Public Record [7922.500 - 7922.605] ( Chapter 1 added by Stats. 2021, Ch. 614, Sec. 2. ) ## ARTICLE 3. Information in Electronic Format [7922.570 - 7922.585] ( Article 3 added by Stats. 2021, Ch. 614, Sec. 2. ) ## 7922.575. (a) The cost of duplication of an electronic record pursuant to paragraph (2) of subdivision (b) of Section 7922.570 shall be limited to the direct cost of producing a copy of a record in an electronic format. (b) Notwithstanding subdivision (a), the requester shall bear the cost of producing a copy of the record, including the cost to construct a record, and the cost of programming and computer services necessary to produce a copy of the record when either of the following applies: (1) In order to comply with subdivisions (a) and (b) of Section 7922.570, the public agency would be required to produce a copy of an electronic record and the record is one that is produced only at otherwise regularly scheduled intervals. (2) The request would require data compilation, extraction, or programming to produce the record. (Added by Stats. 2021, Ch. 614, Sec. 2. (AB 473) Effective January 1, 2022. Operative January 1, 2023, pursuant to Sec. 7931.000.)
  94. 7922.580.

    ## Government Code - GOV ## TITLE 1. GENERAL [100 - 7931.000] ( Title 1 enacted by Stats. 1943, Ch. 134. ) ## DIVISION 10. ACCESS TO PUBLIC RECORDS [7920.000 - 7931.000] ( Division 10 added by Stats. 2021, Ch. 614, Sec. 2. ) ## PART 3. PROCEDURES AND RELATED MATTERS [7922.500 - 7922.725] ( Part 3 added by Stats. 2021, Ch. 614, Sec. 2. ) ## CHAPTER 1. Request for a Public Record [7922.500 - 7922.605] ( Chapter 1 added by Stats. 2021, Ch. 614, Sec. 2. ) ## ARTICLE 3. Information in Electronic Format [7922.570 - 7922.585] ( Article 3 added by Stats. 2021, Ch. 614, Sec. 2. )

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    This section says its earlier records-access rules do not require or allow certain electronic-record outcomes in four situations.

    ## Government Code - GOV ## TITLE 1. GENERAL [100 - 7931.000] ( Title 1 enacted by Stats. 1943, Ch. 134. ) ## DIVISION 10. ACCESS TO PUBLIC RECORDS [7920.000 - 7931.000] ( Division 10 added by Stats. 2021, Ch. 614, Sec. 2. ) ## PART 3. PROCEDURES AND RELATED MATTERS [7922.500 - 7922.725] ( Part 3 added by Stats. 2021, Ch. 614, Sec. 2. ) ## CHAPTER 1. Request for a Public Record [7922.500 - 7922.605] ( Chapter 1 added by Stats. 2021, Ch. 614, Sec. 2. ) ## ARTICLE 3. Information in Electronic Format [7922.570 - 7922.585] ( Article 3 added by Stats. 2021, Ch. 614, Sec. 2. ) ## 7922.580. (a) Nothing in Section 7922.570 or 7922.575 shall be construed to require a public agency to reconstruct a record in an electronic format if the agency no longer has the record available in an electronic format. (b) Nothing in Section 7922.570 or 7922.575 shall be construed to permit an agency to make information available only in an electronic format. (c) Nothing in Section 7922.570 or 7922.575 shall be construed to require a public agency to release an electronic record in the electronic form in which it is held by the agency if its release would jeopardize or compromise the security or integrity of the original record or of any proprietary software in which it is maintained. (d) Nothing in Section 7922.570 or 7922.575 shall be construed to permit public access to records held by any agency to which access is otherwise restricted by statute. (Added by Stats. 2021, Ch. 614, Sec. 2. (AB 473) Effective January 1, 2022. Operative January 1, 2023, pursuant to Sec. 7931.000.)
  95. 7922.585.

    ## Government Code - GOV ## TITLE 1. GENERAL [100 - 7931.000] ( Title 1 enacted by Stats. 1943, Ch. 134. ) ## DIVISION 10. ACCESS TO PUBLIC RECORDS [7920.000 - 7931.000] ( Division 10 added by Stats. 2021, Ch. 614, Sec. 2. ) ## PART 3. PROCEDURES AND RELATED MATTERS [7922.500 - 7922.725] ( Part 3 added by Stats. 2021, Ch. 614, Sec. 2. ) ## CHAPTER 1. Request for a Public Record [7922.500 - 7922.605] ( Chapter 1 added by Stats. 2021, Ch. 614, Sec. 2. ) ## ARTICLE 3. Information in Electronic Format [7922.570 - 7922.585] ( Article 3 added by Stats. 2021, Ch. 614, Sec. 2. )

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    This section defines “computer software,” says agency-developed software is not itself a public record, allows the agency to sell, lease, or license it, and confirms that computer-stored public records must still be disclosed.

    ## Government Code - GOV ## TITLE 1. GENERAL [100 - 7931.000] ( Title 1 enacted by Stats. 1943, Ch. 134. ) ## DIVISION 10. ACCESS TO PUBLIC RECORDS [7920.000 - 7931.000] ( Division 10 added by Stats. 2021, Ch. 614, Sec. 2. ) ## PART 3. PROCEDURES AND RELATED MATTERS [7922.500 - 7922.725] ( Part 3 added by Stats. 2021, Ch. 614, Sec. 2. ) ## CHAPTER 1. Request for a Public Record [7922.500 - 7922.605] ( Chapter 1 added by Stats. 2021, Ch. 614, Sec. 2. ) ## ARTICLE 3. Information in Electronic Format [7922.570 - 7922.585] ( Article 3 added by Stats. 2021, Ch. 614, Sec. 2. ) ## 7922.585. (a) As used in this section, “computer software” includes computer mapping systems, computer programs, and computer graphics systems. (b) Computer software developed by a state or local agency is not itself a public record under this division. The agency may sell, lease, or license the software for commercial or noncommercial use. (c) This section shall not be construed to create an implied warranty on the part of the State of California or any local agency for errors, omissions, or other defects in any computer software as provided pursuant to this section. (d) Nothing in this section is intended to affect the public record status of information merely because it is stored in a computer. Public records stored in a computer shall be disclosed as required by this division. (e) Nothing in this section is intended to limit any copyright protections. (Added by Stats. 2021, Ch. 614, Sec. 2. (AB 473) Effective January 1, 2022. Operative January 1, 2023, pursuant to Sec. 7931.000.)
  96. 7922.600.

    ## Government Code - GOV ## TITLE 1. GENERAL [100 - 7931.000] ( Title 1 enacted by Stats. 1943, Ch. 134. ) ## DIVISION 10. ACCESS TO PUBLIC RECORDS [7920.000 - 7931.000] ( Division 10 added by Stats. 2021, Ch. 614, Sec. 2. ) ## PART 3. PROCEDURES AND RELATED MATTERS [7922.500 - 7922.725] ( Part 3 added by Stats. 2021, Ch. 614, Sec. 2. ) ## CHAPTER 1. Request for a Public Record [7922.500 - 7922.605] ( Chapter 1 added by Stats. 2021, Ch. 614, Sec. 2. ) ## ARTICLE 4. Duty to Assist in Formulating Request [7922.600 - 7922.605] ( Article 4 added by Stats. 2021, Ch. 614, Sec. 2. )

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    A public agency must help a requester make a focused, effective public-record request, to the extent reasonable.

    ## Government Code - GOV ## TITLE 1. GENERAL [100 - 7931.000] ( Title 1 enacted by Stats. 1943, Ch. 134. ) ## DIVISION 10. ACCESS TO PUBLIC RECORDS [7920.000 - 7931.000] ( Division 10 added by Stats. 2021, Ch. 614, Sec. 2. ) ## PART 3. PROCEDURES AND RELATED MATTERS [7922.500 - 7922.725] ( Part 3 added by Stats. 2021, Ch. 614, Sec. 2. ) ## CHAPTER 1. Request for a Public Record [7922.500 - 7922.605] ( Chapter 1 added by Stats. 2021, Ch. 614, Sec. 2. ) ## ARTICLE 4. Duty to Assist in Formulating Request [7922.600 - 7922.605] ( Article 4 added by Stats. 2021, Ch. 614, Sec. 2. ) ## 7922.600. (a) When a member of the public requests to inspect a public record or obtain a copy of a public record, the public agency, in order to assist the member of the public make a focused and effective request that reasonably describes an identifiable record or records, shall do all of the following, to the extent reasonable under the circumstances: (1) Assist the member of the public to identify records and information that are responsive to the request or to the purpose of the request, if stated. (2) Describe the information technology and physical location in which the records exist. (3) Provide suggestions for overcoming any practical basis for denying access to the records or information sought. (b) The requirements of paragraph (1) of subdivision (a) shall be deemed to have been satisfied if the public agency is unable to identify the requested information after making a reasonable effort to elicit additional clarifying information from the requester that will help identify the record or records. (c) The requirements of subdivision (a) are in addition to any action required of a public agency by Article 1 (commencing with Section 7922.500) or Article 2 (commencing with Section 7922.525). (Added by Stats. 2021, Ch. 614, Sec. 2. (AB 473) Effective January 1, 2022. Operative January 1, 2023, pursuant to Sec. 7931.000.)
  97. 7922.605.

    ## Government Code - GOV ## TITLE 1. GENERAL [100 - 7931.000] ( Title 1 enacted by Stats. 1943, Ch. 134. ) ## DIVISION 10. ACCESS TO PUBLIC RECORDS [7920.000 - 7931.000] ( Division 10 added by Stats. 2021, Ch. 614, Sec. 2. ) ## PART 3. PROCEDURES AND RELATED MATTERS [7922.500 - 7922.725] ( Part 3 added by Stats. 2021, Ch. 614, Sec. 2. ) ## CHAPTER 1. Request for a Public Record [7922.500 - 7922.605] ( Chapter 1 added by Stats. 2021, Ch. 614, Sec. 2. ) ## ARTICLE 4. Duty to Assist in Formulating Request [7922.600 - 7922.605] ( Article 4 added by Stats. 2021, Ch. 614, Sec. 2. )

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    This article does not apply to a public records request if the agency provides the requested records, makes an index of its records available, or denies the request solely based on a Section 7920.505 exemption.

    ## Government Code - GOV ## TITLE 1. GENERAL [100 - 7931.000] ( Title 1 enacted by Stats. 1943, Ch. 134. ) ## DIVISION 10. ACCESS TO PUBLIC RECORDS [7920.000 - 7931.000] ( Division 10 added by Stats. 2021, Ch. 614, Sec. 2. ) ## PART 3. PROCEDURES AND RELATED MATTERS [7922.500 - 7922.725] ( Part 3 added by Stats. 2021, Ch. 614, Sec. 2. ) ## CHAPTER 1. Request for a Public Record [7922.500 - 7922.605] ( Chapter 1 added by Stats. 2021, Ch. 614, Sec. 2. ) ## ARTICLE 4. Duty to Assist in Formulating Request [7922.600 - 7922.605] ( Article 4 added by Stats. 2021, Ch. 614, Sec. 2. ) ## 7922.605. This article shall not apply to a request for public records if any of the following applies: (a) The public agency makes the requested records available pursuant to Article 1 (commencing with Section 7922.500) and Article 2 (commencing with Section 7922.525). (b) The public agency makes an index of its records available. (c) The public agency determines that the request should be denied and bases that determination solely on an exemption listed in Section 7920.505. (Added by Stats. 2021, Ch. 614, Sec. 2. (AB 473) Effective January 1, 2022. Operative January 1, 2023, pursuant to Sec. 7931.000.)
  98. 7922.630.

    ## Government Code - GOV ## TITLE 1. GENERAL [100 - 7931.000] ( Title 1 enacted by Stats. 1943, Ch. 134. ) ## DIVISION 10. ACCESS TO PUBLIC RECORDS [7920.000 - 7931.000] ( Division 10 added by Stats. 2021, Ch. 614, Sec. 2. ) ## PART 3. PROCEDURES AND RELATED MATTERS [7922.500 - 7922.725] ( Part 3 added by Stats. 2021, Ch. 614, Sec. 2. ) ## CHAPTER 2. Agency Regulations, Guidelines, Systems, and Similar Matters [7922.630 - 7922.725] ( Chapter 2 added by Stats. 2021, Ch. 614, Sec. 2. ) ## ARTICLE 1. Agency Regulations and Guidelines [7922.630 - 7922.640] ( Article 1 added by Stats. 2021, Ch. 614, Sec. 2. )

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    Every agency may adopt regulations about the procedures for making its records available.

    ## Government Code - GOV ## TITLE 1. GENERAL [100 - 7931.000] ( Title 1 enacted by Stats. 1943, Ch. 134. ) ## DIVISION 10. ACCESS TO PUBLIC RECORDS [7920.000 - 7931.000] ( Division 10 added by Stats. 2021, Ch. 614, Sec. 2. ) ## PART 3. PROCEDURES AND RELATED MATTERS [7922.500 - 7922.725] ( Part 3 added by Stats. 2021, Ch. 614, Sec. 2. ) ## CHAPTER 2. Agency Regulations, Guidelines, Systems, and Similar Matters [7922.630 - 7922.725] ( Chapter 2 added by Stats. 2021, Ch. 614, Sec. 2. ) ## ARTICLE 1. Agency Regulations and Guidelines [7922.630 - 7922.640] ( Article 1 added by Stats. 2021, Ch. 614, Sec. 2. ) ## 7922.630. Every agency may adopt regulations in accordance with this article stating the procedures to be followed when making its records available. (Added by Stats. 2021, Ch. 614, Sec. 2. (AB 473) Effective January 1, 2022. Operative January 1, 2023, pursuant to Sec. 7931.000.)
  99. 7922.635.

    ## Government Code - GOV ## TITLE 1. GENERAL [100 - 7931.000] ( Title 1 enacted by Stats. 1943, Ch. 134. ) ## DIVISION 10. ACCESS TO PUBLIC RECORDS [7920.000 - 7931.000] ( Division 10 added by Stats. 2021, Ch. 614, Sec. 2. ) ## PART 3. PROCEDURES AND RELATED MATTERS [7922.500 - 7922.725] ( Part 3 added by Stats. 2021, Ch. 614, Sec. 2. ) ## CHAPTER 2. Agency Regulations, Guidelines, Systems, and Similar Matters [7922.630 - 7922.725] ( Chapter 2 added by Stats. 2021, Ch. 614, Sec. 2. ) ## ARTICLE 1. Agency Regulations and Guidelines [7922.630 - 7922.640] ( Article 1 added by Stats. 2021, Ch. 614, Sec. 2. )

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    Certain listed state and local bodies must create written record-access guidelines, post a copy publicly at their offices, and provide a free copy on request to anyone requesting the body’s records.

    ## Government Code - GOV ## TITLE 1. GENERAL [100 - 7931.000] ( Title 1 enacted by Stats. 1943, Ch. 134. ) ## DIVISION 10. ACCESS TO PUBLIC RECORDS [7920.000 - 7931.000] ( Division 10 added by Stats. 2021, Ch. 614, Sec. 2. ) ## PART 3. PROCEDURES AND RELATED MATTERS [7922.500 - 7922.725] ( Part 3 added by Stats. 2021, Ch. 614, Sec. 2. ) ## CHAPTER 2. Agency Regulations, Guidelines, Systems, and Similar Matters [7922.630 - 7922.725] ( Chapter 2 added by Stats. 2021, Ch. 614, Sec. 2. ) ## ARTICLE 1. Agency Regulations and Guidelines [7922.630 - 7922.640] ( Article 1 added by Stats. 2021, Ch. 614, Sec. 2. ) ## 7922.635. (a) The following state and local bodies shall establish written guidelines for accessibility of records: (1) All regional water quality control boards. (2) Bay Area Air Pollution Control District. (3) California Coastal Commission. (4) Department of Financial Protection and Innovation. (5) Department of Consumer Affairs. (6) Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation. (7) Department of General Services. (8) Department of Industrial Relations. (9) Department of Insurance. (10) Department of Justice. (11) Department of Managed Health Care. (12) Department of Motor Vehicles. (13) Department of Parks and Recreation. (14) Department of Real Estate. (15) Department of Toxic Substances Control. (16) Department of Veterans Affairs. (17) Department of Water Resources. (18) Division of Juvenile Justice. (19) Employment Development Department. (20) Golden Gate Bridge, Highway and Transportation District. (21) Los Angeles County Air Pollution Control District. (22) Office of Environmental Health Hazard Assessment. (23) Public Employees’ Retirement System. (24) Public Utilities Commission. (25) San Francisco Bay Area Rapid Transit District. (26) San Francisco Bay Conservation and Development Commission. (27) Secretary of State. (28) State Air Resources Board. (29) State Board of Equalization. (30) State Department of Developmental Services. (31) State Department of Health Care Services. (32) State Department of Public Health. (33) State Department of Social Services. (34) State Department of State Hospitals. (35) State Water Resources Control Board. (36) Teachers’ Retirement Board. (37) Transportation Agency. (b) A copy of these guidelines shall be posted in a conspicuous public place at the offices of these bodies, and a copy of the guidelines shall be available upon request, free of charge, to any person requesting that body’s records. (Amended by Stats. 2022, Ch. 452, Sec. 178. (SB 1498) Effective January 1, 2023. Operative January 1, 2023, pursuant to Sec. 7931.000.)
  100. 7922.640.

    ## Government Code - GOV ## TITLE 1. GENERAL [100 - 7931.000] ( Title 1 enacted by Stats. 1943, Ch. 134. ) ## DIVISION 10. ACCESS TO PUBLIC RECORDS [7920.000 - 7931.000] ( Division 10 added by Stats. 2021, Ch. 614, Sec. 2. ) ## PART 3. PROCEDURES AND RELATED MATTERS [7922.500 - 7922.725] ( Part 3 added by Stats. 2021, Ch. 614, Sec. 2. ) ## CHAPTER 2. Agency Regulations, Guidelines, Systems, and Similar Matters [7922.630 - 7922.725] ( Chapter 2 added by Stats. 2021, Ch. 614, Sec. 2. ) ## ARTICLE 1. Agency Regulations and Guidelines [7922.630 - 7922.640] ( Article 1 added by Stats. 2021, Ch. 614, Sec. 2. )

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    Agency guidelines and regulations under this article must stay consistent with the division, reflect legislative intent to make records accessible, and must not reduce public-records inspection hours.

    ## Government Code - GOV ## TITLE 1. GENERAL [100 - 7931.000] ( Title 1 enacted by Stats. 1943, Ch. 134. ) ## DIVISION 10. ACCESS TO PUBLIC RECORDS [7920.000 - 7931.000] ( Division 10 added by Stats. 2021, Ch. 614, Sec. 2. ) ## PART 3. PROCEDURES AND RELATED MATTERS [7922.500 - 7922.725] ( Part 3 added by Stats. 2021, Ch. 614, Sec. 2. ) ## CHAPTER 2. Agency Regulations, Guidelines, Systems, and Similar Matters [7922.630 - 7922.725] ( Chapter 2 added by Stats. 2021, Ch. 614, Sec. 2. ) ## ARTICLE 1. Agency Regulations and Guidelines [7922.630 - 7922.640] ( Article 1 added by Stats. 2021, Ch. 614, Sec. 2. ) ## 7922.640. (a) Guidelines and regulations adopted pursuant to this article shall be consistent with all other sections of this division and shall reflect the intention of the Legislature to make the records accessible to the public. (b) Guidelines and regulations adopted pursuant to this article shall not operate to limit the hours public records are open for inspection as prescribed in Article 1 (commencing with Section 7922.500) and Article 2 (commencing with Section 7922.525). (Added by Stats. 2021, Ch. 614, Sec. 2. (AB 473) Effective January 1, 2022. Operative January 1, 2023, pursuant to Sec. 7931.000.)
  101. 7922.680.

    ## Government Code - GOV ## TITLE 1. GENERAL [100 - 7931.000] ( Title 1 enacted by Stats. 1943, Ch. 134. ) ## DIVISION 10. ACCESS TO PUBLIC RECORDS [7920.000 - 7931.000] ( Division 10 added by Stats. 2021, Ch. 614, Sec. 2. ) ## PART 3. PROCEDURES AND RELATED MATTERS [7922.500 - 7922.725] ( Part 3 added by Stats. 2021, Ch. 614, Sec. 2. ) ## CHAPTER 2. Agency Regulations, Guidelines, Systems, and Similar Matters [7922.630 - 7922.725] ( Chapter 2 added by Stats. 2021, Ch. 614, Sec. 2. ) ## ARTICLE 2. Internet Resources [7922.680- 7922.680.] ( Article 2 added by Stats. 2021, Ch. 614, Sec. 2. )

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    A local agency that runs an “open data” internet resource and voluntarily posts a public record there must publish it in an open format.

    ## Government Code - GOV ## TITLE 1. GENERAL [100 - 7931.000] ( Title 1 enacted by Stats. 1943, Ch. 134. ) ## DIVISION 10. ACCESS TO PUBLIC RECORDS [7920.000 - 7931.000] ( Division 10 added by Stats. 2021, Ch. 614, Sec. 2. ) ## PART 3. PROCEDURES AND RELATED MATTERS [7922.500 - 7922.725] ( Part 3 added by Stats. 2021, Ch. 614, Sec. 2. ) ## CHAPTER 2. Agency Regulations, Guidelines, Systems, and Similar Matters [7922.630 - 7922.725] ( Chapter 2 added by Stats. 2021, Ch. 614, Sec. 2. ) ## ARTICLE 2. Internet Resources [7922.680- 7922.680.] ( Article 2 added by Stats. 2021, Ch. 614, Sec. 2. ) ## 7922.680. If a local agency, except a school district, maintains an internet resource, including, but not limited to, an internet website, internet web page, or internet web portal, which the local agency describes or titles as “open data,” and the local agency voluntarily posts a public record on that internet resource, the local agency shall post the public record in an open format that meets all of the following requirements: (a) Retrievable, downloadable, indexable, and electronically searchable by commonly used internet search applications. (b) Platform independent and machine readable. (c) Available to the public free of charge and without any restriction that would impede the reuse or redistribution of the public record. (d) Retains the data definitions and structure present when the data was compiled, if applicable. (Added by Stats. 2021, Ch. 614, Sec. 2. (AB 473) Effective January 1, 2022. Operative January 1, 2023, pursuant to Sec. 7931.000.)
  102. 7922.700.

    ## Government Code - GOV ## TITLE 1. GENERAL [100 - 7931.000] ( Title 1 enacted by Stats. 1943, Ch. 134. ) ## DIVISION 10. ACCESS TO PUBLIC RECORDS [7920.000 - 7931.000] ( Division 10 added by Stats. 2021, Ch. 614, Sec. 2. ) ## PART 3. PROCEDURES AND RELATED MATTERS [7922.500 - 7922.725] ( Part 3 added by Stats. 2021, Ch. 614, Sec. 2. ) ## CHAPTER 2. Agency Regulations, Guidelines, Systems, and Similar Matters [7922.630 - 7922.725] ( Chapter 2 added by Stats. 2021, Ch. 614, Sec. 2. ) ## ARTICLE 3. Catalog of Enterprise Systems [7922.700 - 7922.725] ( Article 3 added by Stats. 2021, Ch. 614, Sec. 2. )

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    This section defines “enterprise system” and lists several exclusions.

    ## Government Code - GOV ## TITLE 1. GENERAL [100 - 7931.000] ( Title 1 enacted by Stats. 1943, Ch. 134. ) ## DIVISION 10. ACCESS TO PUBLIC RECORDS [7920.000 - 7931.000] ( Division 10 added by Stats. 2021, Ch. 614, Sec. 2. ) ## PART 3. PROCEDURES AND RELATED MATTERS [7922.500 - 7922.725] ( Part 3 added by Stats. 2021, Ch. 614, Sec. 2. ) ## CHAPTER 2. Agency Regulations, Guidelines, Systems, and Similar Matters [7922.630 - 7922.725] ( Chapter 2 added by Stats. 2021, Ch. 614, Sec. 2. ) ## ARTICLE 3. Catalog of Enterprise Systems [7922.700 - 7922.725] ( Article 3 added by Stats. 2021, Ch. 614, Sec. 2. ) ## 7922.700. For purposes of this article: (a) “Enterprise system” means a software application or computer system that satisfies all of the following conditions: (1) It collects, stores, exchanges, and analyzes information that the agency uses. (2) It is a multidepartmental system or a system that contains information collected about the public. (3) It is a system of record. (b) An “enterprise system” does not include any of the following: (1) Information technology security systems, including firewalls and other cybersecurity systems. (2) Physical access control systems, employee identification management systems, video monitoring, and other physical control systems. (3) Infrastructure and mechanical control systems, including those that control or manage street lights, electrical, natural gas, or water or sewer functions. (4) Systems related to 911 dispatch and operation or emergency services. (5) Systems that would be restricted from disclosure pursuant to Section 7929.210. (6) The specific records that the information technology system collects, stores, exchanges, or analyzes. (Added by Stats. 2021, Ch. 614, Sec. 2. (AB 473) Effective January 1, 2022. Operative January 1, 2023, pursuant to Sec. 7931.000.)
  103. 7922.705.

    ## Government Code - GOV ## TITLE 1. GENERAL [100 - 7931.000] ( Title 1 enacted by Stats. 1943, Ch. 134. ) ## DIVISION 10. ACCESS TO PUBLIC RECORDS [7920.000 - 7931.000] ( Division 10 added by Stats. 2021, Ch. 614, Sec. 2. ) ## PART 3. PROCEDURES AND RELATED MATTERS [7922.500 - 7922.725] ( Part 3 added by Stats. 2021, Ch. 614, Sec. 2. ) ## CHAPTER 2. Agency Regulations, Guidelines, Systems, and Similar Matters [7922.630 - 7922.725] ( Chapter 2 added by Stats. 2021, Ch. 614, Sec. 2. ) ## ARTICLE 3. Catalog of Enterprise Systems [7922.700 - 7922.725] ( Article 3 added by Stats. 2021, Ch. 614, Sec. 2. )

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    This article defines “system of record” as a system that serves as an original source of data within an agency.

    ## Government Code - GOV ## TITLE 1. GENERAL [100 - 7931.000] ( Title 1 enacted by Stats. 1943, Ch. 134. ) ## DIVISION 10. ACCESS TO PUBLIC RECORDS [7920.000 - 7931.000] ( Division 10 added by Stats. 2021, Ch. 614, Sec. 2. ) ## PART 3. PROCEDURES AND RELATED MATTERS [7922.500 - 7922.725] ( Part 3 added by Stats. 2021, Ch. 614, Sec. 2. ) ## CHAPTER 2. Agency Regulations, Guidelines, Systems, and Similar Matters [7922.630 - 7922.725] ( Chapter 2 added by Stats. 2021, Ch. 614, Sec. 2. ) ## ARTICLE 3. Catalog of Enterprise Systems [7922.700 - 7922.725] ( Article 3 added by Stats. 2021, Ch. 614, Sec. 2. ) ## 7922.705. For purposes of this article, “system of record” means a system that serves as an original source of data within an agency. (Added by Stats. 2021, Ch. 614, Sec. 2. (AB 473) Effective January 1, 2022. Operative January 1, 2023, pursuant to Sec. 7931.000.)
  104. 7922.710.

    ## Government Code - GOV ## TITLE 1. GENERAL [100 - 7931.000] ( Title 1 enacted by Stats. 1943, Ch. 134. ) ## DIVISION 10. ACCESS TO PUBLIC RECORDS [7920.000 - 7931.000] ( Division 10 added by Stats. 2021, Ch. 614, Sec. 2. ) ## PART 3. PROCEDURES AND RELATED MATTERS [7922.500 - 7922.725] ( Part 3 added by Stats. 2021, Ch. 614, Sec. 2. ) ## CHAPTER 2. Agency Regulations, Guidelines, Systems, and Similar Matters [7922.630 - 7922.725] ( Chapter 2 added by Stats. 2021, Ch. 614, Sec. 2. ) ## ARTICLE 3. Catalog of Enterprise Systems [7922.700 - 7922.725] ( Article 3 added by Stats. 2021, Ch. 614, Sec. 2. )

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    Local agencies, except local educational agencies, must create a catalog of enterprise systems and then complete, post, and update it on the required schedule.

    ## Government Code - GOV ## TITLE 1. GENERAL [100 - 7931.000] ( Title 1 enacted by Stats. 1943, Ch. 134. ) ## DIVISION 10. ACCESS TO PUBLIC RECORDS [7920.000 - 7931.000] ( Division 10 added by Stats. 2021, Ch. 614, Sec. 2. ) ## PART 3. PROCEDURES AND RELATED MATTERS [7922.500 - 7922.725] ( Part 3 added by Stats. 2021, Ch. 614, Sec. 2. ) ## CHAPTER 2. Agency Regulations, Guidelines, Systems, and Similar Matters [7922.630 - 7922.725] ( Chapter 2 added by Stats. 2021, Ch. 614, Sec. 2. ) ## ARTICLE 3. Catalog of Enterprise Systems [7922.700 - 7922.725] ( Article 3 added by Stats. 2021, Ch. 614, Sec. 2. ) ## 7922.710. (a) In implementing this division, each local agency, except a local educational agency, shall create a catalog of enterprise systems. (b) The local agency shall complete and post the catalog as required by this article by July 1, 2016, and thereafter shall update the catalog annually. (Added by Stats. 2021, Ch. 614, Sec. 2. (AB 473) Effective January 1, 2022. Operative January 1, 2023, pursuant to Sec. 7931.000.)
  105. 7922.715.

    ## Government Code - GOV ## TITLE 1. GENERAL [100 - 7931.000] ( Title 1 enacted by Stats. 1943, Ch. 134. ) ## DIVISION 10. ACCESS TO PUBLIC RECORDS [7920.000 - 7931.000] ( Division 10 added by Stats. 2021, Ch. 614, Sec. 2. ) ## PART 3. PROCEDURES AND RELATED MATTERS [7922.500 - 7922.725] ( Part 3 added by Stats. 2021, Ch. 614, Sec. 2. ) ## CHAPTER 2. Agency Regulations, Guidelines, Systems, and Similar Matters [7922.630 - 7922.725] ( Chapter 2 added by Stats. 2021, Ch. 614, Sec. 2. ) ## ARTICLE 3. Catalog of Enterprise Systems [7922.700 - 7922.725] ( Article 3 added by Stats. 2021, Ch. 614, Sec. 2. )

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    The agency must make the catalog of enterprise systems publicly available on request and post it on its website if it has one.

    ## Government Code - GOV ## TITLE 1. GENERAL [100 - 7931.000] ( Title 1 enacted by Stats. 1943, Ch. 134. ) ## DIVISION 10. ACCESS TO PUBLIC RECORDS [7920.000 - 7931.000] ( Division 10 added by Stats. 2021, Ch. 614, Sec. 2. ) ## PART 3. PROCEDURES AND RELATED MATTERS [7922.500 - 7922.725] ( Part 3 added by Stats. 2021, Ch. 614, Sec. 2. ) ## CHAPTER 2. Agency Regulations, Guidelines, Systems, and Similar Matters [7922.630 - 7922.725] ( Chapter 2 added by Stats. 2021, Ch. 614, Sec. 2. ) ## ARTICLE 3. Catalog of Enterprise Systems [7922.700 - 7922.725] ( Article 3 added by Stats. 2021, Ch. 614, Sec. 2. ) ## 7922.715. (a) The catalog of enterprise systems required by Section 7922.710 shall be made publicly available upon request in the office of the person or officer designated by the agency’s legislative body. (b) If the agency has an internet website, the catalog shall be posted in a prominent location on the agency’s internet website. (Added by Stats. 2021, Ch. 614, Sec. 2. (AB 473) Effective January 1, 2022. Operative January 1, 2023, pursuant to Sec. 7931.000.)
  106. 7922.720.

    ## Government Code - GOV ## TITLE 1. GENERAL [100 - 7931.000] ( Title 1 enacted by Stats. 1943, Ch. 134. ) ## DIVISION 10. ACCESS TO PUBLIC RECORDS [7920.000 - 7931.000] ( Division 10 added by Stats. 2021, Ch. 614, Sec. 2. ) ## PART 3. PROCEDURES AND RELATED MATTERS [7922.500 - 7922.725] ( Part 3 added by Stats. 2021, Ch. 614, Sec. 2. ) ## CHAPTER 2. Agency Regulations, Guidelines, Systems, and Similar Matters [7922.630 - 7922.725] ( Chapter 2 added by Stats. 2021, Ch. 614, Sec. 2. ) ## ARTICLE 3. Catalog of Enterprise Systems [7922.700 - 7922.725] ( Article 3 added by Stats. 2021, Ch. 614, Sec. 2. )

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    The enterprise systems catalog must list the agency’s systems and disclose specified details for each system, but a local agency may give a system name, brief title, or identifier instead of vendor and product information if the public-interest test is met.

    ## Government Code - GOV ## TITLE 1. GENERAL [100 - 7931.000] ( Title 1 enacted by Stats. 1943, Ch. 134. ) ## DIVISION 10. ACCESS TO PUBLIC RECORDS [7920.000 - 7931.000] ( Division 10 added by Stats. 2021, Ch. 614, Sec. 2. ) ## PART 3. PROCEDURES AND RELATED MATTERS [7922.500 - 7922.725] ( Part 3 added by Stats. 2021, Ch. 614, Sec. 2. ) ## CHAPTER 2. Agency Regulations, Guidelines, Systems, and Similar Matters [7922.630 - 7922.725] ( Chapter 2 added by Stats. 2021, Ch. 614, Sec. 2. ) ## ARTICLE 3. Catalog of Enterprise Systems [7922.700 - 7922.725] ( Article 3 added by Stats. 2021, Ch. 614, Sec. 2. ) ## 7922.720. (a) The catalog of enterprise systems required by Section 7922.710 shall disclose a list of the enterprise systems utilized by the agency. (b) For each system, the catalog shall also disclose all of the following: (1) Current system vendor. (2) Current system product. (3) A brief statement of the system’s purpose. (4) A general description of categories or types of data. (5) The department that serves as the system’s primary custodian. (6) How frequently system data is collected. (7) How frequently system data is updated. (c) If, on the facts of the particular case, the public interest served by not disclosing the information described in paragraph (1) or (2) of subdivision (b) clearly outweighs the public interest served by disclosure of the record, the local agency may instead provide a system name, brief title, or identifier of the system. (Added by Stats. 2021, Ch. 614, Sec. 2. (AB 473) Effective January 1, 2022. Operative January 1, 2023, pursuant to Sec. 7931.000.)
  107. 7922.725.

    ## Government Code - GOV ## TITLE 1. GENERAL [100 - 7931.000] ( Title 1 enacted by Stats. 1943, Ch. 134. ) ## DIVISION 10. ACCESS TO PUBLIC RECORDS [7920.000 - 7931.000] ( Division 10 added by Stats. 2021, Ch. 614, Sec. 2. ) ## PART 3. PROCEDURES AND RELATED MATTERS [7922.500 - 7922.725] ( Part 3 added by Stats. 2021, Ch. 614, Sec. 2. ) ## CHAPTER 2. Agency Regulations, Guidelines, Systems, and Similar Matters [7922.630 - 7922.725] ( Chapter 2 added by Stats. 2021, Ch. 614, Sec. 2. ) ## ARTICLE 3. Catalog of Enterprise Systems [7922.700 - 7922.725] ( Article 3 added by Stats. 2021, Ch. 614, Sec. 2. )

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    This section says the article does not limit a person’s right to inspect public records, and it does not change other statutory limits or the request process.

    ## Government Code - GOV ## TITLE 1. GENERAL [100 - 7931.000] ( Title 1 enacted by Stats. 1943, Ch. 134. ) ## DIVISION 10. ACCESS TO PUBLIC RECORDS [7920.000 - 7931.000] ( Division 10 added by Stats. 2021, Ch. 614, Sec. 2. ) ## PART 3. PROCEDURES AND RELATED MATTERS [7922.500 - 7922.725] ( Part 3 added by Stats. 2021, Ch. 614, Sec. 2. ) ## CHAPTER 2. Agency Regulations, Guidelines, Systems, and Similar Matters [7922.630 - 7922.725] ( Chapter 2 added by Stats. 2021, Ch. 614, Sec. 2. ) ## ARTICLE 3. Catalog of Enterprise Systems [7922.700 - 7922.725] ( Article 3 added by Stats. 2021, Ch. 614, Sec. 2. ) ## 7922.725. (a) This article shall not be interpreted to limit a person’s right to inspect public records pursuant to this division. (b) Nothing in this article shall be construed to permit public access to records held by an agency to which access is otherwise restricted by statute or to alter the process for requesting a public record, as set forth in this division. (Added by Stats. 2021, Ch. 614, Sec. 2. (AB 473) Effective January 1, 2022. Operative January 1, 2023, pursuant to Sec. 7931.000.)
  108. 7923.000.

    ## Government Code - GOV ## TITLE 1. GENERAL [100 - 7931.000] ( Title 1 enacted by Stats. 1943, Ch. 134. ) ## DIVISION 10. ACCESS TO PUBLIC RECORDS [7920.000 - 7931.000] ( Division 10 added by Stats. 2021, Ch. 614, Sec. 2. ) ## PART 4. ENFORCEMENT [7923.000 - 7923.500] ( Part 4 added by Stats. 2021, Ch. 614, Sec. 2. ) ## CHAPTER 1. General Principles [7923.000 - 7923.005] ( Chapter 1 added by Stats. 2021, Ch. 614, Sec. 2. )

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    Any person may bring a court proceeding to enforce the right to inspect or obtain copies of public records.

    ## Government Code - GOV ## TITLE 1. GENERAL [100 - 7931.000] ( Title 1 enacted by Stats. 1943, Ch. 134. ) ## DIVISION 10. ACCESS TO PUBLIC RECORDS [7920.000 - 7931.000] ( Division 10 added by Stats. 2021, Ch. 614, Sec. 2. ) ## PART 4. ENFORCEMENT [7923.000 - 7923.500] ( Part 4 added by Stats. 2021, Ch. 614, Sec. 2. ) ## CHAPTER 1. General Principles [7923.000 - 7923.005] ( Chapter 1 added by Stats. 2021, Ch. 614, Sec. 2. ) ## 7923.000. Any person may institute a proceeding for injunctive or declarative relief, or for a writ of mandate, in any court of competent jurisdiction, to enforce that person’s right under this division to inspect or receive a copy of any public record or class of public records. (Added by Stats. 2021, Ch. 614, Sec. 2. (AB 473) Effective January 1, 2022. Operative January 1, 2023, pursuant to Sec. 7931.000.)
  109. 7923.005.

    ## Government Code - GOV ## TITLE 1. GENERAL [100 - 7931.000] ( Title 1 enacted by Stats. 1943, Ch. 134. ) ## DIVISION 10. ACCESS TO PUBLIC RECORDS [7920.000 - 7931.000] ( Division 10 added by Stats. 2021, Ch. 614, Sec. 2. ) ## PART 4. ENFORCEMENT [7923.000 - 7923.500] ( Part 4 added by Stats. 2021, Ch. 614, Sec. 2. ) ## CHAPTER 1. General Principles [7923.000 - 7923.005] ( Chapter 1 added by Stats. 2021, Ch. 614, Sec. 2. )

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    In a Section 7923.000 proceeding, the court must set hearing and responsive-pleading times to reach a decision as early as possible.

    ## Government Code - GOV ## TITLE 1. GENERAL [100 - 7931.000] ( Title 1 enacted by Stats. 1943, Ch. 134. ) ## DIVISION 10. ACCESS TO PUBLIC RECORDS [7920.000 - 7931.000] ( Division 10 added by Stats. 2021, Ch. 614, Sec. 2. ) ## PART 4. ENFORCEMENT [7923.000 - 7923.500] ( Part 4 added by Stats. 2021, Ch. 614, Sec. 2. ) ## CHAPTER 1. General Principles [7923.000 - 7923.005] ( Chapter 1 added by Stats. 2021, Ch. 614, Sec. 2. ) ## 7923.005. In a proceeding under Section 7923.000, the court shall set the times for hearings and responsive pleadings with the object of securing a decision as to the matters at issue at the earliest possible time. (Added by Stats. 2021, Ch. 614, Sec. 2. (AB 473) Effective January 1, 2022. Operative January 1, 2023, pursuant to Sec. 7931.000.)
  110. 7923.100.

    ## Government Code - GOV ## TITLE 1. GENERAL [100 - 7931.000] ( Title 1 enacted by Stats. 1943, Ch. 134. ) ## DIVISION 10. ACCESS TO PUBLIC RECORDS [7920.000 - 7931.000] ( Division 10 added by Stats. 2021, Ch. 614, Sec. 2. ) ## PART 4. ENFORCEMENT [7923.000 - 7923.500] ( Part 4 added by Stats. 2021, Ch. 614, Sec. 2. ) ## CHAPTER 2. Enforcement Procedure [7923.100 - 7923.500] ( Chapter 2 added by Stats. 2021, Ch. 614, Sec. 2. ) ## ARTICLE 1. Petition to Superior Court [7923.100 - 7923.115] ( Article 1 added by Stats. 2021, Ch. 614, Sec. 2. )

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    If a verified petition shows public records are being improperly withheld, the superior court must order the person withholding them to disclose the records or explain why they should not.

    ## Government Code - GOV ## TITLE 1. GENERAL [100 - 7931.000] ( Title 1 enacted by Stats. 1943, Ch. 134. ) ## DIVISION 10. ACCESS TO PUBLIC RECORDS [7920.000 - 7931.000] ( Division 10 added by Stats. 2021, Ch. 614, Sec. 2. ) ## PART 4. ENFORCEMENT [7923.000 - 7923.500] ( Part 4 added by Stats. 2021, Ch. 614, Sec. 2. ) ## CHAPTER 2. Enforcement Procedure [7923.100 - 7923.500] ( Chapter 2 added by Stats. 2021, Ch. 614, Sec. 2. ) ## ARTICLE 1. Petition to Superior Court [7923.100 - 7923.115] ( Article 1 added by Stats. 2021, Ch. 614, Sec. 2. ) ## 7923.100. Whenever it is made to appear, by verified petition to the superior court of the county where the records or some part thereof are situated, that certain public records are being improperly withheld from a member of the public, the court shall order the officer or other person charged with withholding the records to disclose those records or show cause why that person should not do so. (Added by Stats. 2021, Ch. 614, Sec. 2. (AB 473) Effective January 1, 2022. Operative January 1, 2023, pursuant to Sec. 7931.000.)
  111. 7923.105.

    ## Government Code - GOV ## TITLE 1. GENERAL [100 - 7931.000] ( Title 1 enacted by Stats. 1943, Ch. 134. ) ## DIVISION 10. ACCESS TO PUBLIC RECORDS [7920.000 - 7931.000] ( Division 10 added by Stats. 2021, Ch. 614, Sec. 2. ) ## PART 4. ENFORCEMENT [7923.000 - 7923.500] ( Part 4 added by Stats. 2021, Ch. 614, Sec. 2. ) ## CHAPTER 2. Enforcement Procedure [7923.100 - 7923.500] ( Chapter 2 added by Stats. 2021, Ch. 614, Sec. 2. ) ## ARTICLE 1. Petition to Superior Court [7923.100 - 7923.115] ( Article 1 added by Stats. 2021, Ch. 614, Sec. 2. )

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    The court must decide the case after reviewing the record, the parties’ papers, and any oral argument or additional evidence it allows.

    ## Government Code - GOV ## TITLE 1. GENERAL [100 - 7931.000] ( Title 1 enacted by Stats. 1943, Ch. 134. ) ## DIVISION 10. ACCESS TO PUBLIC RECORDS [7920.000 - 7931.000] ( Division 10 added by Stats. 2021, Ch. 614, Sec. 2. ) ## PART 4. ENFORCEMENT [7923.000 - 7923.500] ( Part 4 added by Stats. 2021, Ch. 614, Sec. 2. ) ## CHAPTER 2. Enforcement Procedure [7923.100 - 7923.500] ( Chapter 2 added by Stats. 2021, Ch. 614, Sec. 2. ) ## ARTICLE 1. Petition to Superior Court [7923.100 - 7923.115] ( Article 1 added by Stats. 2021, Ch. 614, Sec. 2. ) ## 7923.105. The court shall decide the case after the court does all of the following: (a) Examine the record in camera, if permitted by subdivision (b) of Section 915 of the Evidence Code. (b) Examine any papers filed by the parties. (c) Consider any oral argument and additional evidence as the court may allow. (Added by Stats. 2021, Ch. 614, Sec. 2. (AB 473) Effective January 1, 2022. Operative January 1, 2023, pursuant to Sec. 7931.000.)
  112. 7923.110.

    ## Government Code - GOV ## TITLE 1. GENERAL [100 - 7931.000] ( Title 1 enacted by Stats. 1943, Ch. 134. ) ## DIVISION 10. ACCESS TO PUBLIC RECORDS [7920.000 - 7931.000] ( Division 10 added by Stats. 2021, Ch. 614, Sec. 2. ) ## PART 4. ENFORCEMENT [7923.000 - 7923.500] ( Part 4 added by Stats. 2021, Ch. 614, Sec. 2. ) ## CHAPTER 2. Enforcement Procedure [7923.100 - 7923.500] ( Chapter 2 added by Stats. 2021, Ch. 614, Sec. 2. ) ## ARTICLE 1. Petition to Superior Court [7923.100 - 7923.115] ( Article 1 added by Stats. 2021, Ch. 614, Sec. 2. )

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    If the court finds the refusal to disclose a record was not justified, it must order the public official to make the record public. If the refusal was justified, it must return the record to the public official without disclosing it.

    ## Government Code - GOV ## TITLE 1. GENERAL [100 - 7931.000] ( Title 1 enacted by Stats. 1943, Ch. 134. ) ## DIVISION 10. ACCESS TO PUBLIC RECORDS [7920.000 - 7931.000] ( Division 10 added by Stats. 2021, Ch. 614, Sec. 2. ) ## PART 4. ENFORCEMENT [7923.000 - 7923.500] ( Part 4 added by Stats. 2021, Ch. 614, Sec. 2. ) ## CHAPTER 2. Enforcement Procedure [7923.100 - 7923.500] ( Chapter 2 added by Stats. 2021, Ch. 614, Sec. 2. ) ## ARTICLE 1. Petition to Superior Court [7923.100 - 7923.115] ( Article 1 added by Stats. 2021, Ch. 614, Sec. 2. ) ## 7923.110. (a) If the court finds that the public official’s decision to refuse disclosure is not justified under Section 7922.000 or any provision listed in Section 7920.505, the court shall order the public official to make the record public. (b) If the court finds that the public official was justified in refusing to make the record public, the court shall return the record to the public official without disclosing its content, together with an order supporting the decision refusing disclosure. (Added by Stats. 2021, Ch. 614, Sec. 2. (AB 473) Effective January 1, 2022. Operative January 1, 2023, pursuant to Sec. 7931.000.)
  113. 7923.115.

    ## Government Code - GOV ## TITLE 1. GENERAL [100 - 7931.000] ( Title 1 enacted by Stats. 1943, Ch. 134. ) ## DIVISION 10. ACCESS TO PUBLIC RECORDS [7920.000 - 7931.000] ( Division 10 added by Stats. 2021, Ch. 614, Sec. 2. ) ## PART 4. ENFORCEMENT [7923.000 - 7923.500] ( Part 4 added by Stats. 2021, Ch. 614, Sec. 2. ) ## CHAPTER 2. Enforcement Procedure [7923.100 - 7923.500] ( Chapter 2 added by Stats. 2021, Ch. 614, Sec. 2. ) ## ARTICLE 1. Petition to Superior Court [7923.100 - 7923.115] ( Article 1 added by Stats. 2021, Ch. 614, Sec. 2. )

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    The court must award costs and reasonable attorney’s fees to a prevailing requester, and must award costs and fees to the public agency if the requester’s case is clearly frivolous.

    ## Government Code - GOV ## TITLE 1. GENERAL [100 - 7931.000] ( Title 1 enacted by Stats. 1943, Ch. 134. ) ## DIVISION 10. ACCESS TO PUBLIC RECORDS [7920.000 - 7931.000] ( Division 10 added by Stats. 2021, Ch. 614, Sec. 2. ) ## PART 4. ENFORCEMENT [7923.000 - 7923.500] ( Part 4 added by Stats. 2021, Ch. 614, Sec. 2. ) ## CHAPTER 2. Enforcement Procedure [7923.100 - 7923.500] ( Chapter 2 added by Stats. 2021, Ch. 614, Sec. 2. ) ## ARTICLE 1. Petition to Superior Court [7923.100 - 7923.115] ( Article 1 added by Stats. 2021, Ch. 614, Sec. 2. ) ## 7923.115. (a) If the requester prevails in litigation filed pursuant to this chapter, the court shall award court costs and reasonable attorney’s fees to the requester. The costs and fees shall be paid by the public agency and shall not become a personal liability of the public official involved. (b) If the court finds that a requester’s case pursuant to this chapter is clearly frivolous, the court shall award court costs and reasonable attorney’s fees to the public agency. (c) This article does not limit a requester’s right to obtain fees and costs pursuant to this section or any other law. (Added by Stats. 2021, Ch. 614, Sec. 2. (AB 473) Effective January 1, 2022. Operative January 1, 2023, pursuant to Sec. 7931.000.)
  114. 7923.500.

    ## Government Code - GOV ## TITLE 1. GENERAL [100 - 7931.000] ( Title 1 enacted by Stats. 1943, Ch. 134. ) ## DIVISION 10. ACCESS TO PUBLIC RECORDS [7920.000 - 7931.000] ( Division 10 added by Stats. 2021, Ch. 614, Sec. 2. ) ## PART 4. ENFORCEMENT [7923.000 - 7923.500] ( Part 4 added by Stats. 2021, Ch. 614, Sec. 2. ) ## CHAPTER 2. Enforcement Procedure [7923.100 - 7923.500] ( Chapter 2 added by Stats. 2021, Ch. 614, Sec. 2. ) ## ARTICLE 2. Writ Review and Contempt [7923.500- 7923.500.] ( Article 2 added by Stats. 2021, Ch. 614, Sec. 2. )

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    A party seeking review of an order under this chapter must file a petition within 20 days after notice of entry is served, with limited extensions and a longer period if notice was mailed.

    ## Government Code - GOV ## TITLE 1. GENERAL [100 - 7931.000] ( Title 1 enacted by Stats. 1943, Ch. 134. ) ## DIVISION 10. ACCESS TO PUBLIC RECORDS [7920.000 - 7931.000] ( Division 10 added by Stats. 2021, Ch. 614, Sec. 2. ) ## PART 4. ENFORCEMENT [7923.000 - 7923.500] ( Part 4 added by Stats. 2021, Ch. 614, Sec. 2. ) ## CHAPTER 2. Enforcement Procedure [7923.100 - 7923.500] ( Chapter 2 added by Stats. 2021, Ch. 614, Sec. 2. ) ## ARTICLE 2. Writ Review and Contempt [7923.500- 7923.500.] ( Article 2 added by Stats. 2021, Ch. 614, Sec. 2. ) ## 7923.500. (a) An order of the court, either directing disclosure by a public official or supporting the decision of the public official refusing disclosure, is not a final judgment or order within the meaning of Section 904.1 of the Code of Civil Procedure from which an appeal may be taken, but shall be immediately reviewable by petition to the appellate court for the issuance of an extraordinary writ. (b) Upon entry of any order pursuant to this chapter, a party shall, in order to obtain review of the order, file a petition within 20 days after service upon the party of a written notice of entry of the order, or within a further time, not exceeding an additional 20 days, as the trial court may for good cause allow. (c) If the notice is served by mail, the period within which to file the petition shall be increased by five days. (d) A stay of an order or judgment shall not be granted unless the petitioning party demonstrates that the party will otherwise sustain irreparable damage and probable success on the merits. (e) Any person who fails to obey the order of the court shall be cited to show cause why that person is not in contempt of court. (Added by Stats. 2021, Ch. 614, Sec. 2. (AB 473) Effective January 1, 2022. Operative January 1, 2023, pursuant to Sec. 7931.000.)
  115. 7923.600.

    ## Government Code - GOV ## TITLE 1. GENERAL [100 - 7931.000] ( Title 1 enacted by Stats. 1943, Ch. 134. ) ## DIVISION 10. ACCESS TO PUBLIC RECORDS [7920.000 - 7931.000] ( Division 10 added by Stats. 2021, Ch. 614, Sec. 2. ) ## PART 5. SPECIFIC TYPES OF PUBLIC RECORDS [7923.600 - 7929.610] ( Part 5 added by Stats. 2021, Ch. 614, Sec. 2. ) ## CHAPTER 1. Crimes, Weapons, and Law Enforcement [7923.600 - 7923.805] ( Chapter 1 added by Stats. 2021, Ch. 614, Sec. 2. ) ## ARTICLE 1. Law Enforcement Records Generally [7923.600 - 7923.630] ( Article 1 added by Stats. 2021, Ch. 614, Sec. 2. )

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    This section says the public records law does not require disclosure of certain law-enforcement and security records, except where other listed sections apply.

    ## Government Code - GOV ## TITLE 1. GENERAL [100 - 7931.000] ( Title 1 enacted by Stats. 1943, Ch. 134. ) ## DIVISION 10. ACCESS TO PUBLIC RECORDS [7920.000 - 7931.000] ( Division 10 added by Stats. 2021, Ch. 614, Sec. 2. ) ## PART 5. SPECIFIC TYPES OF PUBLIC RECORDS [7923.600 - 7929.610] ( Part 5 added by Stats. 2021, Ch. 614, Sec. 2. ) ## CHAPTER 1. Crimes, Weapons, and Law Enforcement [7923.600 - 7923.805] ( Chapter 1 added by Stats. 2021, Ch. 614, Sec. 2. ) ## ARTICLE 1. Law Enforcement Records Generally [7923.600 - 7923.630] ( Article 1 added by Stats. 2021, Ch. 614, Sec. 2. ) ## 7923.600. (a) Except as provided in Sections 7924.510, 7924.700, and 7929.610, this division does not require the disclosure of records of complaints to, or investigations conducted by, or records of intelligence information or security procedures of, the office of the Attorney General and the Department of Justice, the Office of Emergency Services and any state or local police agency, or 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. (b) A customer list that an alarm or security company provides to a state or local police agency at the agency’s request is a record subject to this article. (Added by Stats. 2021, Ch. 614, Sec. 2. (AB 473) Effective January 1, 2022. Operative January 1, 2023, pursuant to Sec. 7931.000.)
  116. 7923.601.

    ## Government Code - GOV ## TITLE 1. GENERAL [100 - 7931.000] ( Title 1 enacted by Stats. 1943, Ch. 134. ) ## DIVISION 10. ACCESS TO PUBLIC RECORDS [7920.000 - 7931.000] ( Division 10 added by Stats. 2021, Ch. 614, Sec. 2. ) ## PART 5. SPECIFIC TYPES OF PUBLIC RECORDS [7923.600 - 7929.610] ( Part 5 added by Stats. 2021, Ch. 614, Sec. 2. ) ## CHAPTER 1. Crimes, Weapons, and Law Enforcement [7923.600 - 7923.805] ( Chapter 1 added by Stats. 2021, Ch. 614, Sec. 2. ) ## ARTICLE 1. Law Enforcement Records Generally [7923.600 - 7923.630] ( Article 1 added by Stats. 2021, Ch. 614, Sec. 2. )

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    This section limits disclosure of certain peace officer and misconduct-related records held by the commission, and requires the commission to forward exempt requests to the sending agency.

    ## Government Code - GOV ## TITLE 1. GENERAL [100 - 7931.000] ( Title 1 enacted by Stats. 1943, Ch. 134. ) ## DIVISION 10. ACCESS TO PUBLIC RECORDS [7920.000 - 7931.000] ( Division 10 added by Stats. 2021, Ch. 614, Sec. 2. ) ## PART 5. SPECIFIC TYPES OF PUBLIC RECORDS [7923.600 - 7929.610] ( Part 5 added by Stats. 2021, Ch. 614, Sec. 2. ) ## CHAPTER 1. Crimes, Weapons, and Law Enforcement [7923.600 - 7923.805] ( Chapter 1 added by Stats. 2021, Ch. 614, Sec. 2. ) ## ARTICLE 1. Law Enforcement Records Generally [7923.600 - 7923.630] ( Article 1 added by Stats. 2021, Ch. 614, Sec. 2. ) ## 7923.601. (a) This division does not require the disclosure in response to a request for records filed under the California Public Records Act, of peace officer personnel files and background investigation files gathered by law enforcement agencies pursuant to Section 1031 that are in the custody of the Commission on Peace Officer Standards and Training in connection with the commission’s authority to verify eligibility for the issuance of certification and investigate grounds for decertification of a peace officer pursuant to Section 13510.8 of the Penal Code, including any and all investigative files and records relating to complaints of, and investigations of, police misconduct, and all other investigative files and materials. (b) If the commission receives a request to disclose a public record that the commission is exempt from disclosing pursuant to subdivision (a), the commission shall forward the request to the agency that transmitted the record to the commission and shall notify the requestor of where the request was forwarded. That agency shall be responsible for complying with the request, subject to applicable disclosure laws. (c) In the event that the requested public record is no longer in the possession of the agency that previously transmitted the record to the commission, the agency shall request copies of the record from the commission, which shall provide the record to the agency if it is in the possession of the commission. The agency shall then be responsible for complying with the request, subject to applicable disclosure laws. (d) This section does not limit the obligation of another public agency to disclose records of police misconduct, or other public records, pursuant to Section 832.7 of the Penal Code or any other provision of law. (e) This section does not limit the disclosure of records created by the commission during its own investigations or decisionmaking, which are otherwise subject to disclosure under the law. (f) This section does not limit the disclosure of records pursuant to Section 13510.85 of the Penal Code. (g) This section shall remain in effect only until January 1, 2027, and as of that date is repealed. (h) It is the intent of the Legislature that upon repeal of this section, the commission shall comply with all applicable disclosure requirements, including any request for documents in the possession of the commission that were also in the possession of the commission during any time that this section was in effect. (Added by Stats. 2023, Ch. 47, Sec. 2. (AB 134) Effective July 10, 2023. Repealed as of January 1, 2027, by its own provisions.)
  117. 7923.605.

    ## Government Code - GOV ## TITLE 1. GENERAL [100 - 7931.000] ( Title 1 enacted by Stats. 1943, Ch. 134. ) ## DIVISION 10. ACCESS TO PUBLIC RECORDS [7920.000 - 7931.000] ( Division 10 added by Stats. 2021, Ch. 614, Sec. 2. ) ## PART 5. SPECIFIC TYPES OF PUBLIC RECORDS [7923.600 - 7929.610] ( Part 5 added by Stats. 2021, Ch. 614, Sec. 2. ) ## CHAPTER 1. Crimes, Weapons, and Law Enforcement [7923.600 - 7923.805] ( Chapter 1 added by Stats. 2021, Ch. 614, Sec. 2. ) ## ARTICLE 1. Law Enforcement Records Generally [7923.600 - 7923.630] ( Article 1 added by Stats. 2021, Ch. 614, Sec. 2. )

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    A state or local law enforcement agency must disclose specified incident information to certain recipients, unless disclosure would endanger a witness or another person, or the investigation. It does not have to disclose an officer’s analysis or conclusions in investigative files.

    ## Government Code - GOV ## TITLE 1. GENERAL [100 - 7931.000] ( Title 1 enacted by Stats. 1943, Ch. 134. ) ## DIVISION 10. ACCESS TO PUBLIC RECORDS [7920.000 - 7931.000] ( Division 10 added by Stats. 2021, Ch. 614, Sec. 2. ) ## PART 5. SPECIFIC TYPES OF PUBLIC RECORDS [7923.600 - 7929.610] ( Part 5 added by Stats. 2021, Ch. 614, Sec. 2. ) ## CHAPTER 1. Crimes, Weapons, and Law Enforcement [7923.600 - 7923.805] ( Chapter 1 added by Stats. 2021, Ch. 614, Sec. 2. ) ## ARTICLE 1. Law Enforcement Records Generally [7923.600 - 7923.630] ( Article 1 added by Stats. 2021, Ch. 614, Sec. 2. ) ## 7923.605. (a) Notwithstanding Section 7923.600, a state or local law enforcement agency shall disclose the names and addresses of persons involved in, or witnesses other than confidential informants to, the incident, the description of any property involved, the date, time, and location of the incident, all diagrams, statements of the parties involved in the incident, the statements of all witnesses, other than confidential informants, to the victims of an incident, or an authorized representative thereof, an insurance carrier against which a claim has been or might be made, and any person suffering bodily injury or property damage or loss, as the result of the incident caused by arson, burglary, fire, explosion, larceny, robbery, carjacking, vandalism, vehicle theft, or a crime as defined by subdivision (b) of Section 13951, unless the disclosure would endanger either of the following: (1) The safety of a witness or other person involved in the investigation. (2) The successful completion of the investigation or a related investigation. (b) However, this article does not require the disclosure of that portion of those investigative files that reflects the analysis or conclusions of the investigating officer. (Added by Stats. 2021, Ch. 614, Sec. 2. (AB 473) Effective January 1, 2022. Operative January 1, 2023, pursuant to Sec. 7931.000.)
  118. 7923.610.

    ## Government Code - GOV ## TITLE 1. GENERAL [100 - 7931.000] ( Title 1 enacted by Stats. 1943, Ch. 134. ) ## DIVISION 10. ACCESS TO PUBLIC RECORDS [7920.000 - 7931.000] ( Division 10 added by Stats. 2021, Ch. 614, Sec. 2. ) ## PART 5. SPECIFIC TYPES OF PUBLIC RECORDS [7923.600 - 7929.610] ( Part 5 added by Stats. 2021, Ch. 614, Sec. 2. ) ## CHAPTER 1. Crimes, Weapons, and Law Enforcement [7923.600 - 7923.805] ( Chapter 1 added by Stats. 2021, Ch. 614, Sec. 2. ) ## ARTICLE 1. Law Enforcement Records Generally [7923.600 - 7923.630] ( Article 1 added by Stats. 2021, Ch. 614, Sec. 2. )

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    State and local law enforcement agencies must make certain arrest information public, unless releasing a specific item would endanger a person or the investigation.

    ## Government Code - GOV ## TITLE 1. GENERAL [100 - 7931.000] ( Title 1 enacted by Stats. 1943, Ch. 134. ) ## DIVISION 10. ACCESS TO PUBLIC RECORDS [7920.000 - 7931.000] ( Division 10 added by Stats. 2021, Ch. 614, Sec. 2. ) ## PART 5. SPECIFIC TYPES OF PUBLIC RECORDS [7923.600 - 7929.610] ( Part 5 added by Stats. 2021, Ch. 614, Sec. 2. ) ## CHAPTER 1. Crimes, Weapons, and Law Enforcement [7923.600 - 7923.805] ( Chapter 1 added by Stats. 2021, Ch. 614, Sec. 2. ) ## ARTICLE 1. Law Enforcement Records Generally [7923.600 - 7923.630] ( Article 1 added by Stats. 2021, Ch. 614, Sec. 2. ) ## 7923.610. Notwithstanding any other provision of this article, a state or local law enforcement agency shall make public all of the following information, except to the extent that disclosure of a particular item of information would endanger the safety of a person involved in an investigation or would endanger the successful completion of the investigation or a related investigation: (a) The full name and occupation of every individual arrested by the agency. (b) The individual’s physical description including date of birth, color of eyes and hair, sex, height, and weight. (c) The time and date of arrest. (d) The time and date of booking. (e) The location of the arrest. (f) The factual circumstances surrounding the arrest. (g) The amount of bail set. (h) The time and manner of release or the location where the individual is currently being held. (i) All charges the individual is being held upon, including any outstanding warrants from other jurisdictions, parole holds, and probation holds. (Added by Stats. 2021, Ch. 614, Sec. 2. (AB 473) Effective January 1, 2022. Operative January 1, 2023, pursuant to Sec. 7931.000.)
  119. 7923.615.

    ## Government Code - GOV ## TITLE 1. GENERAL [100 - 7931.000] ( Title 1 enacted by Stats. 1943, Ch. 134. ) ## DIVISION 10. ACCESS TO PUBLIC RECORDS [7920.000 - 7931.000] ( Division 10 added by Stats. 2021, Ch. 614, Sec. 2. ) ## PART 5. SPECIFIC TYPES OF PUBLIC RECORDS [7923.600 - 7929.610] ( Part 5 added by Stats. 2021, Ch. 614, Sec. 2. ) ## CHAPTER 1. Crimes, Weapons, and Law Enforcement [7923.600 - 7923.805] ( Chapter 1 added by Stats. 2021, Ch. 614, Sec. 2. ) ## ARTICLE 1. Law Enforcement Records Generally [7923.600 - 7923.630] ( Article 1 added by Stats. 2021, Ch. 614, Sec. 2. )

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    A state or local law enforcement agency must make certain complaint-and-response information public, but can withhold items if disclosure would endanger a person or an investigation. Victims can also request withholding or deletion of their names or certain identifying information in specified cases.

    ## Government Code - GOV ## TITLE 1. GENERAL [100 - 7931.000] ( Title 1 enacted by Stats. 1943, Ch. 134. ) ## DIVISION 10. ACCESS TO PUBLIC RECORDS [7920.000 - 7931.000] ( Division 10 added by Stats. 2021, Ch. 614, Sec. 2. ) ## PART 5. SPECIFIC TYPES OF PUBLIC RECORDS [7923.600 - 7929.610] ( Part 5 added by Stats. 2021, Ch. 614, Sec. 2. ) ## CHAPTER 1. Crimes, Weapons, and Law Enforcement [7923.600 - 7923.805] ( Chapter 1 added by Stats. 2021, Ch. 614, Sec. 2. ) ## ARTICLE 1. Law Enforcement Records Generally [7923.600 - 7923.630] ( Article 1 added by Stats. 2021, Ch. 614, Sec. 2. ) ## 7923.615. (a) (1) Notwithstanding any other provision of this article, a state or local law enforcement agency shall make public the information described in paragraph (2), except to the extent that disclosure of a particular item of information would endanger the safety of a person involved in an investigation or would endanger the successful completion of the investigation or a related investigation. (2) Subject to the restrictions imposed by Section 841.5 of the Penal Code, paragraph (1) applies to the time, substance, and location of all complaints or requests for assistance received by the agency and the time and nature of the response thereto, including, to the extent the information regarding crimes alleged or committed or any other incident investigated is recorded: (A) The time, date, and location of occurrence. (B) The time and date of the report. (C) The name and age of the victim. (D) The factual circumstances surrounding the crime or incident. (E) A general description of any injuries, property, or weapons involved. (b) (1) The name of a victim of any crime defined by Section 220, 261, 261.5, 262, 264, 264.1, 265, 266, 266a, 266b, 266c, 266e, 266f, 266j, 267, 269, 273a, 273d, 273.5, 285, 286, 287, 288, 288.2, 288.3, 288.4, 288.5, 288.7, 289, 422.6, 422.7, 422.75, 646.9, or 647.6 of, or former Section 288a of, the Penal Code may be withheld at the victim’s request, or at the request of the victim’s parent or guardian if the victim is a minor. (2) When a person is the victim of more than one crime, information disclosing that the person is a victim of a crime defined in any of the sections of the Penal Code set forth in this article may be deleted at the request of the victim, or the victim’s parent or guardian if the victim is a minor, in making the report of the crime, or of any crime or incident accompanying the crime, available to the public in compliance with the requirements of this section. (c) (1) Subject to the restrictions imposed by Section 841.5 of the Penal Code, the names and images of a victim of human trafficking, as defined in Section 236.1 of the Penal Code, and of that victim’s immediate family, other than a family member who is charged with a criminal offense arising from the same incident, may be withheld at the victim’s request until the investigation or any subsequent prosecution is complete. (2) For purposes of this article, “immediate family” has the same meaning as that provided in paragraph (3) of subdivision (b) of Section 422.4 of the Penal Code. (Added by Stats. 2021, Ch. 614, Sec. 2. (AB 473) Effective January 1, 2022. Operative January 1, 2023, pursuant to Sec. 7931.000.)
  120. 7923.620.

    ## Government Code - GOV ## TITLE 1. GENERAL [100 - 7931.000] ( Title 1 enacted by Stats. 1943, Ch. 134. ) ## DIVISION 10. ACCESS TO PUBLIC RECORDS [7920.000 - 7931.000] ( Division 10 added by Stats. 2021, Ch. 614, Sec. 2. ) ## PART 5. SPECIFIC TYPES OF PUBLIC RECORDS [7923.600 - 7929.610] ( Part 5 added by Stats. 2021, Ch. 614, Sec. 2. ) ## CHAPTER 1. Crimes, Weapons, and Law Enforcement [7923.600 - 7923.805] ( Chapter 1 added by Stats. 2021, Ch. 614, Sec. 2. ) ## ARTICLE 1. Law Enforcement Records Generally [7923.600 - 7923.630] ( Article 1 added by Stats. 2021, Ch. 614, Sec. 2. )

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    Certain requester-declared public-interest requests require a state or local law enforcement agency to disclose specified address information, but disclosure is limited by safety and investigation risks and some victim addresses remain confidential.

    ## Government Code - GOV ## TITLE 1. GENERAL [100 - 7931.000] ( Title 1 enacted by Stats. 1943, Ch. 134. ) ## DIVISION 10. ACCESS TO PUBLIC RECORDS [7920.000 - 7931.000] ( Division 10 added by Stats. 2021, Ch. 614, Sec. 2. ) ## PART 5. SPECIFIC TYPES OF PUBLIC RECORDS [7923.600 - 7929.610] ( Part 5 added by Stats. 2021, Ch. 614, Sec. 2. ) ## CHAPTER 1. Crimes, Weapons, and Law Enforcement [7923.600 - 7923.805] ( Chapter 1 added by Stats. 2021, Ch. 614, Sec. 2. ) ## ARTICLE 1. Law Enforcement Records Generally [7923.600 - 7923.630] ( Article 1 added by Stats. 2021, Ch. 614, Sec. 2. ) ## 7923.620. (a) Notwithstanding any other provision of this article, if the requester declares under penalty of perjury that the request is made for a scholarly, journalistic, political, or governmental purpose, or that the request is made for investigation purposes by a licensed private investigator as described in Chapter 11.3 (commencing with Section 7512) of Division 3 of the Business and Professions Code, a state or local law enforcement agency shall make public the following information, except to the extent that disclosure of a particular item of information would endanger the safety of a person involved in an investigation or would endanger the successful completion of the investigation or a related investigation: (1) Subject to the restrictions of Section 841.5 of the Penal Code and this article, the current address of every individual arrested by the agency. (2) Subject to the restrictions of Section 841.5 of the Penal Code and this article, the current address of the victim of a crime. However, the address of the victim of any crime defined by Section 220, 236.1, 261, 261.5, 262, 264, 264.1, 265, 266, 266a, 266b, 266c, 266e, 266f, 266j, 267, 269, 273a, 273d, 273.5, 285, 286, 287, 288, 288.2, 288.3, 288.4, 288.5, 288.7, 289, 422.6, 422.7, 422.75, 646.9, or 647.6 of, or former Section 288a of, the Penal Code shall remain confidential. (b) Address information obtained pursuant to this section shall not be used directly or indirectly, or furnished to another, to sell a product or service to any individual or group of individuals, and the requester shall execute a declaration to that effect under penalty of perjury. (c) This section shall not be construed to prohibit or limit a scholarly, journalistic, political, or government use of address information obtained pursuant to this section. (Added by Stats. 2021, Ch. 614, Sec. 2. (AB 473) Effective January 1, 2022. Operative January 1, 2023, pursuant to Sec. 7931.000.)
  121. 7923.625.

    ## Government Code - GOV ## TITLE 1. GENERAL [100 - 7931.000] ( Title 1 enacted by Stats. 1943, Ch. 134. ) ## DIVISION 10. ACCESS TO PUBLIC RECORDS [7920.000 - 7931.000] ( Division 10 added by Stats. 2021, Ch. 614, Sec. 2. ) ## PART 5. SPECIFIC TYPES OF PUBLIC RECORDS [7923.600 - 7929.610] ( Part 5 added by Stats. 2021, Ch. 614, Sec. 2. ) ## CHAPTER 1. Crimes, Weapons, and Law Enforcement [7923.600 - 7923.805] ( Chapter 1 added by Stats. 2021, Ch. 614, Sec. 2. ) ## ARTICLE 1. Law Enforcement Records Generally [7923.600 - 7923.630] ( Article 1 added by Stats. 2021, Ch. 614, Sec. 2. )

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    Agencies may withhold certain critical-incident video or audio recordings only under specific investigation or privacy conditions, and must give written reasons and keep reviewing withheld records.

    ## Government Code - GOV ## TITLE 1. GENERAL [100 - 7931.000] ( Title 1 enacted by Stats. 1943, Ch. 134. ) ## DIVISION 10. ACCESS TO PUBLIC RECORDS [7920.000 - 7931.000] ( Division 10 added by Stats. 2021, Ch. 614, Sec. 2. ) ## PART 5. SPECIFIC TYPES OF PUBLIC RECORDS [7923.600 - 7929.610] ( Part 5 added by Stats. 2021, Ch. 614, Sec. 2. ) ## CHAPTER 1. Crimes, Weapons, and Law Enforcement [7923.600 - 7923.805] ( Chapter 1 added by Stats. 2021, Ch. 614, Sec. 2. ) ## ARTICLE 1. Law Enforcement Records Generally [7923.600 - 7923.630] ( Article 1 added by Stats. 2021, Ch. 614, Sec. 2. ) ## 7923.625. Notwithstanding any other provision of this article, commencing July 1, 2019, a video or audio recording that relates to a critical incident, as defined in subdivision (e), may be withheld only as follows: (a) (1) During an active criminal or administrative investigation, disclosure of a recording related to a critical incident may be delayed for no longer than 45 calendar days after the date the agency knew or reasonably should have known about the incident, if, based on the facts and circumstances depicted in the recording, disclosure would substantially interfere with the investigation, such as by endangering the safety of a witness or a confidential source. If an agency delays disclosure pursuant to this section, the agency shall provide in writing to the requester the specific basis for the agency’s determination that disclosure would substantially interfere with the investigation and the estimated date for disclosure. (2) After 45 days from the date the agency knew or reasonably should have known about the incident, and up to one year from that date, the agency may continue to delay disclosure of a recording if the agency demonstrates that disclosure would substantially interfere with the investigation. After one year from the date the agency knew or reasonably should have known about the incident, the agency may continue to delay disclosure of a recording only if the agency demonstrates by clear and convincing evidence that disclosure would substantially interfere with the investigation. If an agency delays disclosure pursuant to this paragraph, the agency shall promptly provide in writing to the requester the specific basis for the agency’s determination that the interest in preventing interference with an active investigation outweighs the public interest in disclosure and provide the estimated date for the disclosure. The agency shall reassess withholding and notify the requester every 30 days. A recording withheld by the agency shall be disclosed promptly when the specific basis for withholding is resolved. (b) (1) If the agency demonstrates, on the facts of the particular case, that the public interest in withholding a video or audio recording clearly outweighs the public interest in disclosure because the release of the recording would, based on the facts and circumstances depicted in the recording, violate the reasonable expectation of privacy of a subject depicted in the recording, the agency shall provide in writing to the requester the specific basis for the expectation of privacy and the public interest served by withholding the recording and may use redaction technology, including blurring or distorting images or audio, to obscure those specific portions of the recording that protect that interest. However, the redaction shall not interfere with the viewer’s ability to fully, completely, and accurately comprehend the events captured in the recording and the recording shall not otherwise be edited or altered. (2) Except as provided in paragraph (3), if the agency demonstrates that the reasonable expectation of privacy of a subject depicted in the recording cannot adequately be protected through redaction as described in paragraph (1) and that interest outweighs the public interest in disclosure, the agency may withhold the recording from the public, except that the recording, either redacted as provided in paragraph (1) or unredacted, shall be disclosed promptly, upon request, to any of the following: (A) The subject of the recording whose privacy is to be protected, or the subject’s authorized representative. (B) If the subject is a minor, the parent or legal guardian of the subject whose privacy is to be protected. (C) If the subject whose privacy is to be protected is deceased, an heir, beneficiary, designated immediate family member, or authorized legal representative of the deceased subject whose privacy is to be protected. (3) If disclosure pursuant to paragraph (2) would substantially interfere with an active criminal or administrative investigation, the agency shall provide in writing to the requester the specific basis for the agency’s determination that disclosure would substantially interfere with the investigation, and provide the estimated date for the disclosure of the video or audio recording. Thereafter, the recording may be withheld by the agency for 45 calendar days, subject to extensions as set forth in paragraph (2) of subdivision (a). (c) An agency may provide greater public access to video or audio recordings than the minimum standards set forth in this section. (d) For purposes of this section, a peace officer does not include any peace officer employed by the Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation. (e) For purposes of this section, a video or audio recording relates to a critical incident if it depicts any of the following incidents: (1) An incident involving the discharge of a firearm at a person by a peace officer or custodial officer. (2) An incident in which the use of force by a peace officer or custodial officer against a person resulted in death or in great bodily injury. (f) This section does not alter, limit, or negate any other rights, remedies, or obligations with respect to public records regarding an incident other than a critical incident as described in subdivision (e). (Added by Stats. 2021, Ch. 614, Sec. 2. (AB 473) Effective January 1, 2022. Operative January 1, 2023, pursuant to Sec. 7931.000.)
  122. 7923.630.

    ## Government Code - GOV ## TITLE 1. GENERAL [100 - 7931.000] ( Title 1 enacted by Stats. 1943, Ch. 134. ) ## DIVISION 10. ACCESS TO PUBLIC RECORDS [7920.000 - 7931.000] ( Division 10 added by Stats. 2021, Ch. 614, Sec. 2. ) ## PART 5. SPECIFIC TYPES OF PUBLIC RECORDS [7923.600 - 7929.610] ( Part 5 added by Stats. 2021, Ch. 614, Sec. 2. ) ## CHAPTER 1. Crimes, Weapons, and Law Enforcement [7923.600 - 7923.805] ( Chapter 1 added by Stats. 2021, Ch. 614, Sec. 2. ) ## ARTICLE 1. Law Enforcement Records Generally [7923.600 - 7923.630] ( Article 1 added by Stats. 2021, Ch. 614, Sec. 2. )

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    This section says the article’s provisions were split into multiple code sections, but that change was not intended to affect how those provisions are interpreted or how they relate to each other.

    ## Government Code - GOV ## TITLE 1. GENERAL [100 - 7931.000] ( Title 1 enacted by Stats. 1943, Ch. 134. ) ## DIVISION 10. ACCESS TO PUBLIC RECORDS [7920.000 - 7931.000] ( Division 10 added by Stats. 2021, Ch. 614, Sec. 2. ) ## PART 5. SPECIFIC TYPES OF PUBLIC RECORDS [7923.600 - 7929.610] ( Part 5 added by Stats. 2021, Ch. 614, Sec. 2. ) ## CHAPTER 1. Crimes, Weapons, and Law Enforcement [7923.600 - 7923.805] ( Chapter 1 added by Stats. 2021, Ch. 614, Sec. 2. ) ## ARTICLE 1. Law Enforcement Records Generally [7923.600 - 7923.630] ( Article 1 added by Stats. 2021, Ch. 614, Sec. 2. ) ## 7923.630. (a) Immediately before the CPRA Recodification Act of 2021, the other provisions in this article comprised a single subdivision of former Section 6254 (subdivision (f) of Section 29 of Chapter 385 of the Statutes of 2019). (b) Dividing the substance of those provisions into multiple code sections was not intended to affect the construction of those provisions or their relation to each other. (Added by Stats. 2021, Ch. 614, Sec. 2. (AB 473) Effective January 1, 2022. Operative January 1, 2023, pursuant to Sec. 7931.000.)
  123. 7923.650.

    ## Government Code - GOV ## TITLE 1. GENERAL [100 - 7931.000] ( Title 1 enacted by Stats. 1943, Ch. 134. ) ## DIVISION 10. ACCESS TO PUBLIC RECORDS [7920.000 - 7931.000] ( Division 10 added by Stats. 2021, Ch. 614, Sec. 2. ) ## PART 5. SPECIFIC TYPES OF PUBLIC RECORDS [7923.600 - 7929.610] ( Part 5 added by Stats. 2021, Ch. 614, Sec. 2. ) ## CHAPTER 1. Crimes, Weapons, and Law Enforcement [7923.600 - 7923.805] ( Chapter 1 added by Stats. 2021, Ch. 614, Sec. 2. ) ## ARTICLE 2. Obtaining Access to Law Enforcement Records [7923.650 - 7923.655] ( Article 2 added by Stats. 2021, Ch. 614, Sec. 2. )

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    The exemption for certain licensing complaints and investigations does not apply when a district attorney asks to inspect those records.

    ## Government Code - GOV ## TITLE 1. GENERAL [100 - 7931.000] ( Title 1 enacted by Stats. 1943, Ch. 134. ) ## DIVISION 10. ACCESS TO PUBLIC RECORDS [7920.000 - 7931.000] ( Division 10 added by Stats. 2021, Ch. 614, Sec. 2. ) ## PART 5. SPECIFIC TYPES OF PUBLIC RECORDS [7923.600 - 7929.610] ( Part 5 added by Stats. 2021, Ch. 614, Sec. 2. ) ## CHAPTER 1. Crimes, Weapons, and Law Enforcement [7923.600 - 7923.805] ( Chapter 1 added by Stats. 2021, Ch. 614, Sec. 2. ) ## ARTICLE 2. Obtaining Access to Law Enforcement Records [7923.650 - 7923.655] ( Article 2 added by Stats. 2021, Ch. 614, Sec. 2. ) ## 7923.650. The exemption of records of complaints to, or investigations conducted by, any state or local agency for licensing purposes under Article 1 (commencing with Section 7923.600) shall not apply when a district attorney requests inspection of those records. (Added by Stats. 2021, Ch. 614, Sec. 2. (AB 473) Effective January 1, 2022. Operative January 1, 2023, pursuant to Sec. 7931.000.)
  124. 7923.655.

    ## Government Code - GOV ## TITLE 1. GENERAL [100 - 7931.000] ( Title 1 enacted by Stats. 1943, Ch. 134. ) ## DIVISION 10. ACCESS TO PUBLIC RECORDS [7920.000 - 7931.000] ( Division 10 added by Stats. 2021, Ch. 614, Sec. 2. ) ## PART 5. SPECIFIC TYPES OF PUBLIC RECORDS [7923.600 - 7929.610] ( Part 5 added by Stats. 2021, Ch. 614, Sec. 2. ) ## CHAPTER 1. Crimes, Weapons, and Law Enforcement [7923.600 - 7923.805] ( Chapter 1 added by Stats. 2021, Ch. 614, Sec. 2. ) ## ARTICLE 2. Obtaining Access to Law Enforcement Records [7923.650 - 7923.655] ( Article 2 added by Stats. 2021, Ch. 614, Sec. 2. )

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    State or local law enforcement agencies may not require proof of legal presence from a victim to get disclosed information, and if they ask for ID they must accept at least one of several listed documents.

    ## Government Code - GOV ## TITLE 1. GENERAL [100 - 7931.000] ( Title 1 enacted by Stats. 1943, Ch. 134. ) ## DIVISION 10. ACCESS TO PUBLIC RECORDS [7920.000 - 7931.000] ( Division 10 added by Stats. 2021, Ch. 614, Sec. 2. ) ## PART 5. SPECIFIC TYPES OF PUBLIC RECORDS [7923.600 - 7929.610] ( Part 5 added by Stats. 2021, Ch. 614, Sec. 2. ) ## CHAPTER 1. Crimes, Weapons, and Law Enforcement [7923.600 - 7923.805] ( Chapter 1 added by Stats. 2021, Ch. 614, Sec. 2. ) ## ARTICLE 2. Obtaining Access to Law Enforcement Records [7923.650 - 7923.655] ( Article 2 added by Stats. 2021, Ch. 614, Sec. 2. ) ## 7923.655. (a) A state or local law enforcement agency shall not require a victim of an incident, or an authorized representative of a victim, to show proof of the victim’s legal presence in the United States in order to obtain the information required to be disclosed by that law enforcement agency pursuant to Article 1 (commencing with Section 7923.600). (b) If, for identification purposes, a state or local law enforcement agency requires a victim of an incident, or an authorized representative of a victim, to provide identification in order to obtain information required to be disclosed by that law enforcement agency pursuant to Article 1 (commencing with Section 7923.600), the agency shall at a minimum accept any of the following: (1) A current driver’s license or identification card issued by any state in the United States. (2) A current passport issued by the United States or a foreign government with which the United States has a diplomatic relationship. (3) A current Matricula Consular card. (Added by Stats. 2021, Ch. 614, Sec. 2. (AB 473) Effective January 1, 2022. Operative January 1, 2023, pursuant to Sec. 7931.000.)
  125. 7923.700.

    ## Government Code - GOV ## TITLE 1. GENERAL [100 - 7931.000] ( Title 1 enacted by Stats. 1943, Ch. 134. ) ## DIVISION 10. ACCESS TO PUBLIC RECORDS [7920.000 - 7931.000] ( Division 10 added by Stats. 2021, Ch. 614, Sec. 2. ) ## PART 5. SPECIFIC TYPES OF PUBLIC RECORDS [7923.600 - 7929.610] ( Part 5 added by Stats. 2021, Ch. 614, Sec. 2. ) ## CHAPTER 1. Crimes, Weapons, and Law Enforcement [7923.600 - 7923.805] ( Chapter 1 added by Stats. 2021, Ch. 614, Sec. 2. ) ## ARTICLE 3. Records of Emergency Communications to Public Safety Authorities [7923.700- 7923.700.] ( Article 3 added by Stats. 2021, Ch. 614, Sec. 2. )

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    This section says the division does not require disclosure of a specified public utilities record, except as provided in three cited sections.

    ## Government Code - GOV ## TITLE 1. GENERAL [100 - 7931.000] ( Title 1 enacted by Stats. 1943, Ch. 134. ) ## DIVISION 10. ACCESS TO PUBLIC RECORDS [7920.000 - 7931.000] ( Division 10 added by Stats. 2021, Ch. 614, Sec. 2. ) ## PART 5. SPECIFIC TYPES OF PUBLIC RECORDS [7923.600 - 7929.610] ( Part 5 added by Stats. 2021, Ch. 614, Sec. 2. ) ## CHAPTER 1. Crimes, Weapons, and Law Enforcement [7923.600 - 7923.805] ( Chapter 1 added by Stats. 2021, Ch. 614, Sec. 2. ) ## ARTICLE 3. Records of Emergency Communications to Public Safety Authorities [7923.700- 7923.700.] ( Article 3 added by Stats. 2021, Ch. 614, Sec. 2. ) ## 7923.700. Except as provided in Sections 7924.510, 7924.700, and 7929.610, this division does not require the disclosure of a record obtained pursuant to paragraph (2) of subdivision (f) of Section 2891.1 of the Public Utilities Code. (Added by Stats. 2021, Ch. 614, Sec. 2. (AB 473) Effective January 1, 2022. Operative January 1, 2023, pursuant to Sec. 7931.000.)
  126. 7923.750.

    ## Government Code - GOV ## TITLE 1. GENERAL [100 - 7931.000] ( Title 1 enacted by Stats. 1943, Ch. 134. ) ## DIVISION 10. ACCESS TO PUBLIC RECORDS [7920.000 - 7931.000] ( Division 10 added by Stats. 2021, Ch. 614, Sec. 2. ) ## PART 5. SPECIFIC TYPES OF PUBLIC RECORDS [7923.600 - 7929.610] ( Part 5 added by Stats. 2021, Ch. 614, Sec. 2. ) ## CHAPTER 1. Crimes, Weapons, and Law Enforcement [7923.600 - 7923.805] ( Chapter 1 added by Stats. 2021, Ch. 614, Sec. 2. ) ## ARTICLE 4. Records Specifically Relating to Crime Victims [7923.750 - 7923.755] ( Article 4 added by Stats. 2021, Ch. 614, Sec. 2. )

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    Certain victim-identifying video or audio recordings from specified crimes do not have to be disclosed, but the agency must justify withholding, consider privacy and redaction, and let listed victims or representatives inspect and copy the recording.

    ## Government Code - GOV ## TITLE 1. GENERAL [100 - 7931.000] ( Title 1 enacted by Stats. 1943, Ch. 134. ) ## DIVISION 10. ACCESS TO PUBLIC RECORDS [7920.000 - 7931.000] ( Division 10 added by Stats. 2021, Ch. 614, Sec. 2. ) ## PART 5. SPECIFIC TYPES OF PUBLIC RECORDS [7923.600 - 7929.610] ( Part 5 added by Stats. 2021, Ch. 614, Sec. 2. ) ## CHAPTER 1. Crimes, Weapons, and Law Enforcement [7923.600 - 7923.805] ( Chapter 1 added by Stats. 2021, Ch. 614, Sec. 2. ) ## ARTICLE 4. Records Specifically Relating to Crime Victims [7923.750 - 7923.755] ( Article 4 added by Stats. 2021, Ch. 614, Sec. 2. ) ## 7923.750. (a) This division does not require disclosure of a video or audio recording that was created during the commission or investigation of the crime of rape, incest, sexual assault, domestic violence, or child abuse that depicts the face, intimate body part, or voice of a victim of the incident depicted in the recording. An agency shall justify withholding that type of video or audio recording by demonstrating, pursuant to Section 7922.000 and subdivision (a) of Section 7922.540, that on the facts of the particular case, the public interest served by not disclosing the recording clearly outweighs the public interest served by disclosure of the recording. (b) When balancing the public interests as required by this section, an agency shall consider both of the following: (1) The constitutional right to privacy of the person or persons depicted in the recording. (2) Whether the potential harm to the victim caused by disclosing the recording may be mitigated by redacting the recording to obscure images showing intimate body parts and personally identifying characteristics of the victim or by distorting portions of the recording containing the victim’s voice, provided that the redaction does not prevent a viewer from being able to fully and accurately perceive the events captured on the recording. The recording shall not otherwise be edited or altered. (c) A victim of a crime described in subdivision (a) who is a subject of a recording, the parent or legal guardian of a minor subject, a deceased subject’s next of kin, or a subject’s legally authorized designee, shall be permitted to inspect the recording and to obtain a copy of the recording. Disclosure under this subdivision does not require that the record be made available to the public pursuant to Section 7921.505. (d) Nothing in this section shall be construed to affect any other exemption provided by this division. (Added by Stats. 2021, Ch. 614, Sec. 2. (AB 473) Effective January 1, 2022. Operative January 1, 2023, pursuant to Sec. 7931.000.)
  127. 7923.755.

    ## Government Code - GOV ## TITLE 1. GENERAL [100 - 7931.000] ( Title 1 enacted by Stats. 1943, Ch. 134. ) ## DIVISION 10. ACCESS TO PUBLIC RECORDS [7920.000 - 7931.000] ( Division 10 added by Stats. 2021, Ch. 614, Sec. 2. ) ## PART 5. SPECIFIC TYPES OF PUBLIC RECORDS [7923.600 - 7929.610] ( Part 5 added by Stats. 2021, Ch. 614, Sec. 2. ) ## CHAPTER 1. Crimes, Weapons, and Law Enforcement [7923.600 - 7923.805] ( Chapter 1 added by Stats. 2021, Ch. 614, Sec. 2. ) ## ARTICLE 4. Records Specifically Relating to Crime Victims [7923.750 - 7923.755] ( Article 4 added by Stats. 2021, Ch. 614, Sec. 2. )

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    This section generally protects certain California Victim Compensation Board records from disclosure, but allows some non-identifying information to be disclosed.

    ## Government Code - GOV ## TITLE 1. GENERAL [100 - 7931.000] ( Title 1 enacted by Stats. 1943, Ch. 134. ) ## DIVISION 10. ACCESS TO PUBLIC RECORDS [7920.000 - 7931.000] ( Division 10 added by Stats. 2021, Ch. 614, Sec. 2. ) ## PART 5. SPECIFIC TYPES OF PUBLIC RECORDS [7923.600 - 7929.610] ( Part 5 added by Stats. 2021, Ch. 614, Sec. 2. ) ## CHAPTER 1. Crimes, Weapons, and Law Enforcement [7923.600 - 7923.805] ( Chapter 1 added by Stats. 2021, Ch. 614, Sec. 2. ) ## ARTICLE 4. Records Specifically Relating to Crime Victims [7923.750 - 7923.755] ( Article 4 added by Stats. 2021, Ch. 614, Sec. 2. ) ## 7923.755. (a) This division does not require disclosure of a record of the California Victim Compensation Board that relates to a request for assistance under Article 1 (commencing with Section 13950) of Chapter 5 of Part 4 of Division 3 of Title 2. (b) This section shall not apply to a disclosure of the following information, if no information is disclosed that connects the information to a specific victim, derivative victim, or applicant under Article 1 (commencing with Section 13950) of Chapter 5 of Part 4 of Division 3 of Title 2: (1) The amount of money paid to a specific provider of services. (2) Summary data concerning the types of crimes for which assistance is provided. (Added by Stats. 2021, Ch. 614, Sec. 2. (AB 473) Effective January 1, 2022. Operative January 1, 2023, pursuant to Sec. 7931.000.)
  128. 7923.800.

    ## Government Code - GOV ## TITLE 1. GENERAL [100 - 7931.000] ( Title 1 enacted by Stats. 1943, Ch. 134. ) ## DIVISION 10. ACCESS TO PUBLIC RECORDS [7920.000 - 7931.000] ( Division 10 added by Stats. 2021, Ch. 614, Sec. 2. ) ## PART 5. SPECIFIC TYPES OF PUBLIC RECORDS [7923.600 - 7929.610] ( Part 5 added by Stats. 2021, Ch. 614, Sec. 2. ) ## CHAPTER 1. Crimes, Weapons, and Law Enforcement [7923.600 - 7923.805] ( Chapter 1 added by Stats. 2021, Ch. 614, Sec. 2. ) ## ARTICLE 5. Firearm Licenses and Related Records [7923.800 - 7923.805] ( Article 5 added by Stats. 2021, Ch. 614, Sec. 2. )

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    This section exempts certain firearm-license application information from disclosure.

    ## Government Code - GOV ## TITLE 1. GENERAL [100 - 7931.000] ( Title 1 enacted by Stats. 1943, Ch. 134. ) ## DIVISION 10. ACCESS TO PUBLIC RECORDS [7920.000 - 7931.000] ( Division 10 added by Stats. 2021, Ch. 614, Sec. 2. ) ## PART 5. SPECIFIC TYPES OF PUBLIC RECORDS [7923.600 - 7929.610] ( Part 5 added by Stats. 2021, Ch. 614, Sec. 2. ) ## CHAPTER 1. Crimes, Weapons, and Law Enforcement [7923.600 - 7923.805] ( Chapter 1 added by Stats. 2021, Ch. 614, Sec. 2. ) ## ARTICLE 5. Firearm Licenses and Related Records [7923.800 - 7923.805] ( Article 5 added by Stats. 2021, Ch. 614, Sec. 2. ) ## 7923.800. Except as provided in Sections 7924.510, 7924.700, and 7929.610, this division does not require the disclosure of any of the following information contained in an application for a license to carry a firearm, issued by the sheriff of a county or the chief or other head of a municipal police department pursuant to Section 26150, 26155, 26170, or 26215 of the Penal Code: (a) Information that indicates when or where the applicant is vulnerable to attack. (b) Information that concerns the applicant’s medical or psychological history, or that of members of the applicant’s family. (Added by Stats. 2021, Ch. 614, Sec. 2. (AB 473) Effective January 1, 2022. Operative January 1, 2023, pursuant to Sec. 7931.000.)
  129. 7923.805.

    ## Government Code - GOV ## TITLE 1. GENERAL [100 - 7931.000] ( Title 1 enacted by Stats. 1943, Ch. 134. ) ## DIVISION 10. ACCESS TO PUBLIC RECORDS [7920.000 - 7931.000] ( Division 10 added by Stats. 2021, Ch. 614, Sec. 2. ) ## PART 5. SPECIFIC TYPES OF PUBLIC RECORDS [7923.600 - 7929.610] ( Part 5 added by Stats. 2021, Ch. 614, Sec. 2. ) ## CHAPTER 1. Crimes, Weapons, and Law Enforcement [7923.600 - 7923.805] ( Chapter 1 added by Stats. 2021, Ch. 614, Sec. 2. ) ## ARTICLE 5. Firearm Licenses and Related Records [7923.800 - 7923.805] ( Article 5 added by Stats. 2021, Ch. 614, Sec. 2. )

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    This section generally does not require disclosure of the home address or telephone number for specified firearm-license applicants or holders, subject to listed exceptions.

    ## Government Code - GOV ## TITLE 1. GENERAL [100 - 7931.000] ( Title 1 enacted by Stats. 1943, Ch. 134. ) ## DIVISION 10. ACCESS TO PUBLIC RECORDS [7920.000 - 7931.000] ( Division 10 added by Stats. 2021, Ch. 614, Sec. 2. ) ## PART 5. SPECIFIC TYPES OF PUBLIC RECORDS [7923.600 - 7929.610] ( Part 5 added by Stats. 2021, Ch. 614, Sec. 2. ) ## CHAPTER 1. Crimes, Weapons, and Law Enforcement [7923.600 - 7923.805] ( Chapter 1 added by Stats. 2021, Ch. 614, Sec. 2. ) ## ARTICLE 5. Firearm Licenses and Related Records [7923.800 - 7923.805] ( Article 5 added by Stats. 2021, Ch. 614, Sec. 2. ) ## 7923.805. Except as provided in Sections 7924.510, 7924.700, and 7929.610, this division does not require the disclosure of the home address or telephone number of any of the following individuals, as set forth in an application for a license to carry a firearm, or in a license to carry a firearm, issued by the sheriff of a county or the chief or other head of a municipal police department, pursuant to Section 26150, 26155, 26170, or 26215 of the Penal Code: (a) A prosecutor. (b) A public defender. (c) A peace officer. (d) A judge. (e) A court commissioner. (f) A magistrate. (Added by Stats. 2021, Ch. 614, Sec. 2. (AB 473) Effective January 1, 2022. Operative January 1, 2023, pursuant to Sec. 7931.000.)
  130. 7924.000.

    ## Government Code - GOV ## TITLE 1. GENERAL [100 - 7931.000] ( Title 1 enacted by Stats. 1943, Ch. 134. ) ## DIVISION 10. ACCESS TO PUBLIC RECORDS [7920.000 - 7931.000] ( Division 10 added by Stats. 2021, Ch. 614, Sec. 2. ) ## PART 5. SPECIFIC TYPES OF PUBLIC RECORDS [7923.600 - 7929.610] ( Part 5 added by Stats. 2021, Ch. 614, Sec. 2. ) ## CHAPTER 2. Election Materials and Petitions [7924.000 - 7924.110] ( Chapter 2 added by Stats. 2021, Ch. 614, Sec. 2. ) ## ARTICLE 1. Voter Information [7924.000 - 7924.005] ( Article 1 added by Stats. 2021, Ch. 614, Sec. 2. )

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    Certain voter-registration information is confidential and generally may not be disclosed, except as allowed by Elections Code Section 2194.

    ## Government Code - GOV ## TITLE 1. GENERAL [100 - 7931.000] ( Title 1 enacted by Stats. 1943, Ch. 134. ) ## DIVISION 10. ACCESS TO PUBLIC RECORDS [7920.000 - 7931.000] ( Division 10 added by Stats. 2021, Ch. 614, Sec. 2. ) ## PART 5. SPECIFIC TYPES OF PUBLIC RECORDS [7923.600 - 7929.610] ( Part 5 added by Stats. 2021, Ch. 614, Sec. 2. ) ## CHAPTER 2. Election Materials and Petitions [7924.000 - 7924.110] ( Chapter 2 added by Stats. 2021, Ch. 614, Sec. 2. ) ## ARTICLE 1. Voter Information [7924.000 - 7924.005] ( Article 1 added by Stats. 2021, Ch. 614, Sec. 2. ) ## 7924.000. (a) Except as provided in Section 2194 of the Elections Code, both of the following are confidential and shall not be disclosed to any person: (1) The home address, telephone number, email address, precinct number, or other number specified by the Secretary of State for voter registration purposes. (2) Prior registration information shown on an affidavit of registration. (b) The California driver’s license number, the California identification card number, the social security number, and any other unique identifier used by the State of California for purposes of voter identification shown on an affidavit of registration, or added to the voter registration records to comply with the requirements of the federal Help America Vote Act of 2002 (52 U.S.C. Sec. 20901 et seq.), are confidential and shall not be disclosed to any person. (c) The signature of the voter that is shown on an affidavit of registration is confidential and shall not be disclosed to any person. (d) For purposes of this section, “home address” means street address only, and does not include an individual’s city or post office address. (Added by Stats. 2021, Ch. 614, Sec. 2. (AB 473) Effective January 1, 2022. Operative January 1, 2023, pursuant to Sec. 7931.000.)
  131. 7924.005.

    ## Government Code - GOV ## TITLE 1. GENERAL [100 - 7931.000] ( Title 1 enacted by Stats. 1943, Ch. 134. ) ## DIVISION 10. ACCESS TO PUBLIC RECORDS [7920.000 - 7931.000] ( Division 10 added by Stats. 2021, Ch. 614, Sec. 2. ) ## PART 5. SPECIFIC TYPES OF PUBLIC RECORDS [7923.600 - 7929.610] ( Part 5 added by Stats. 2021, Ch. 614, Sec. 2. ) ## CHAPTER 2. Election Materials and Petitions [7924.000 - 7924.110] ( Chapter 2 added by Stats. 2021, Ch. 614, Sec. 2. ) ## ARTICLE 1. Voter Information [7924.000 - 7924.005] ( Article 1 added by Stats. 2021, Ch. 614, Sec. 2. )

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    Requester identity information for bilingual ballots or ballot pamphlets must not be disclosed, except to the public officer or employee handling the request.

    ## Government Code - GOV ## TITLE 1. GENERAL [100 - 7931.000] ( Title 1 enacted by Stats. 1943, Ch. 134. ) ## DIVISION 10. ACCESS TO PUBLIC RECORDS [7920.000 - 7931.000] ( Division 10 added by Stats. 2021, Ch. 614, Sec. 2. ) ## PART 5. SPECIFIC TYPES OF PUBLIC RECORDS [7923.600 - 7929.610] ( Part 5 added by Stats. 2021, Ch. 614, Sec. 2. ) ## CHAPTER 2. Election Materials and Petitions [7924.000 - 7924.110] ( Chapter 2 added by Stats. 2021, Ch. 614, Sec. 2. ) ## ARTICLE 1. Voter Information [7924.000 - 7924.005] ( Article 1 added by Stats. 2021, Ch. 614, Sec. 2. ) ## 7924.005. (a) Notwithstanding Sections 7920.510, 7920.515, 7920.520, 7920.530, 7920.540, 7920.545, 7922.545, subdivision (a) of Section 7920.525, subdivision (b) of Section 7922.540, and Sections 7922.500 to 7922.535, inclusive, information compiled by a public officer or public employee that reveals the identity of a person who has requested a bilingual ballot or ballot pamphlet, in accordance with any federal or state law, or other data that would reveal the identity of the requester, is not a public record and shall not be provided to any person other than a public officer or public employee who is responsible for receiving the request and processing it. (b) Subdivision (a) does not prohibit a person, otherwise authorized by law, from examining election materials, including, but not limited to, an affidavit of registration, provided that a request for a bilingual ballot or ballot pamphlet is subject to the restrictions in subdivision (a). (Added by Stats. 2021, Ch. 614, Sec. 2. (AB 473) Effective January 1, 2022. Operative January 1, 2023, pursuant to Sec. 7931.000.)
  132. 7924.100.

    ## Government Code - GOV ## TITLE 1. GENERAL [100 - 7931.000] ( Title 1 enacted by Stats. 1943, Ch. 134. ) ## DIVISION 10. ACCESS TO PUBLIC RECORDS [7920.000 - 7931.000] ( Division 10 added by Stats. 2021, Ch. 614, Sec. 2. ) ## PART 5. SPECIFIC TYPES OF PUBLIC RECORDS [7923.600 - 7929.610] ( Part 5 added by Stats. 2021, Ch. 614, Sec. 2. ) ## CHAPTER 2. Election Materials and Petitions [7924.000 - 7924.110] ( Chapter 2 added by Stats. 2021, Ch. 614, Sec. 2. ) ## ARTICLE 2. Initiative, Referendum, Recall, and Other Petitions and Related Materials [7924.100 - 7924.110] ( Article 2 added by Stats. 2021, Ch. 614, Sec. 2. )

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    This section defines “petition” for this article as a petition signed by the voter themself.

    ## Government Code - GOV ## TITLE 1. GENERAL [100 - 7931.000] ( Title 1 enacted by Stats. 1943, Ch. 134. ) ## DIVISION 10. ACCESS TO PUBLIC RECORDS [7920.000 - 7931.000] ( Division 10 added by Stats. 2021, Ch. 614, Sec. 2. ) ## PART 5. SPECIFIC TYPES OF PUBLIC RECORDS [7923.600 - 7929.610] ( Part 5 added by Stats. 2021, Ch. 614, Sec. 2. ) ## CHAPTER 2. Election Materials and Petitions [7924.000 - 7924.110] ( Chapter 2 added by Stats. 2021, Ch. 614, Sec. 2. ) ## ARTICLE 2. Initiative, Referendum, Recall, and Other Petitions and Related Materials [7924.100 - 7924.110] ( Article 2 added by Stats. 2021, Ch. 614, Sec. 2. ) ## 7924.100. As used in this article, “petition” means any petition to which a registered voter has affixed the voter’s own signature. (Added by Stats. 2021, Ch. 614, Sec. 2. (AB 473) Effective January 1, 2022. Operative January 1, 2023, pursuant to Sec. 7931.000.)
  133. 7924.105.

    ## Government Code - GOV ## TITLE 1. GENERAL [100 - 7931.000] ( Title 1 enacted by Stats. 1943, Ch. 134. ) ## DIVISION 10. ACCESS TO PUBLIC RECORDS [7920.000 - 7931.000] ( Division 10 added by Stats. 2021, Ch. 614, Sec. 2. ) ## PART 5. SPECIFIC TYPES OF PUBLIC RECORDS [7923.600 - 7929.610] ( Part 5 added by Stats. 2021, Ch. 614, Sec. 2. ) ## CHAPTER 2. Election Materials and Petitions [7924.000 - 7924.110] ( Chapter 2 added by Stats. 2021, Ch. 614, Sec. 2. ) ## ARTICLE 2. Initiative, Referendum, Recall, and Other Petitions and Related Materials [7924.100 - 7924.110] ( Article 2 added by Stats. 2021, Ch. 614, Sec. 2. )

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    This section defines who counts as the “proponent of the petition” for different kinds of initiative, referendum, recall, and certain education-code petitions.

    ## Government Code - GOV ## TITLE 1. GENERAL [100 - 7931.000] ( Title 1 enacted by Stats. 1943, Ch. 134. ) ## DIVISION 10. ACCESS TO PUBLIC RECORDS [7920.000 - 7931.000] ( Division 10 added by Stats. 2021, Ch. 614, Sec. 2. ) ## PART 5. SPECIFIC TYPES OF PUBLIC RECORDS [7923.600 - 7929.610] ( Part 5 added by Stats. 2021, Ch. 614, Sec. 2. ) ## CHAPTER 2. Election Materials and Petitions [7924.000 - 7924.110] ( Chapter 2 added by Stats. 2021, Ch. 614, Sec. 2. ) ## ARTICLE 2. Initiative, Referendum, Recall, and Other Petitions and Related Materials [7924.100 - 7924.110] ( Article 2 added by Stats. 2021, Ch. 614, Sec. 2. ) ## 7924.105. As used in this article, “proponent of the petition” means the following: (a) For a statewide initiative or referendum measure, the person who submits a draft of a petition proposing the measure to the Attorney General with a request that the Attorney General prepare a title and summary of the chief purpose and points of the proposed measure. (b) For other initiative and referendum measures, the person who publishes a notice of intention to circulate a petition, or, where publication is not required, who files the petition with an elections official. (c) For a recall measure, the person defined in Section 343 of the Elections Code. (d) For a petition circulated pursuant to Section 5091 of the Education Code, the person having charge of the petition who submits the petition to the county superintendent of schools. (e) For a petition circulated pursuant to Article 1 (commencing with Section 35700) of Chapter 4 of Part 21 of Division 3 of Title 2 of the Education Code, the person designated as chief petitioner under Section 35701 of the Education Code. (f) For a petition circulated pursuant to Part 46 (commencing with Section 74000) of Division 7 of Title 3 of the Education Code, the person designated as chief petitioner under Section 74102, 74133, or 74152 of the Education Code. (Added by Stats. 2021, Ch. 614, Sec. 2. (AB 473) Effective January 1, 2022. Operative January 1, 2023, pursuant to Sec. 7931.000.)
  134. 7924.110.

    ## Government Code - GOV ## TITLE 1. GENERAL [100 - 7931.000] ( Title 1 enacted by Stats. 1943, Ch. 134. ) ## DIVISION 10. ACCESS TO PUBLIC RECORDS [7920.000 - 7931.000] ( Division 10 added by Stats. 2021, Ch. 614, Sec. 2. ) ## PART 5. SPECIFIC TYPES OF PUBLIC RECORDS [7923.600 - 7929.610] ( Part 5 added by Stats. 2021, Ch. 614, Sec. 2. ) ## CHAPTER 2. Election Materials and Petitions [7924.000 - 7924.110] ( Chapter 2 added by Stats. 2021, Ch. 614, Sec. 2. ) ## ARTICLE 2. Initiative, Referendum, Recall, and Other Petitions and Related Materials [7924.100 - 7924.110] ( Article 2 added by Stats. 2021, Ch. 614, Sec. 2. )

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    Certain petitions and related memorandum materials are not public records, and access is limited to listed officials or, in some cases, the petition proponent, with specific timing and cost rules for inspection after insufficiency.

    ## Government Code - GOV ## TITLE 1. GENERAL [100 - 7931.000] ( Title 1 enacted by Stats. 1943, Ch. 134. ) ## DIVISION 10. ACCESS TO PUBLIC RECORDS [7920.000 - 7931.000] ( Division 10 added by Stats. 2021, Ch. 614, Sec. 2. ) ## PART 5. SPECIFIC TYPES OF PUBLIC RECORDS [7923.600 - 7929.610] ( Part 5 added by Stats. 2021, Ch. 614, Sec. 2. ) ## CHAPTER 2. Election Materials and Petitions [7924.000 - 7924.110] ( Chapter 2 added by Stats. 2021, Ch. 614, Sec. 2. ) ## ARTICLE 2. Initiative, Referendum, Recall, and Other Petitions and Related Materials [7924.100 - 7924.110] ( Article 2 added by Stats. 2021, Ch. 614, Sec. 2. ) ## 7924.110. (a) Notwithstanding Sections 7920.510, 7920.515, 7920.520, 7920.530, 7920.540, 7920.545, 7922.545, subdivision (a) of Section 7920.525, subdivision (b) of Section 7922.540, and Sections 7922.500 to 7922.535, inclusive, the following are not public records: (1) A statewide, county, city, or district initiative, referendum, or recall petition. (2) A petition circulated pursuant to Section 5091 of the Education Code. (3) A petition for reorganization of school districts submitted pursuant to Article 1 (commencing with Section 35700) of Chapter 4 of Part 21 of Division 3 of Title 2 of the Education Code. (4) A petition for reorganization of community college districts submitted pursuant to Part 46 (commencing with Section 74000) of Division 7 of Title 3 of the Education Code. (5) A memorandum prepared by a county elections official in the examination of a petition, indicating which registered voters signed that particular petition. (b) The materials described in subdivision (a) shall not be open to inspection except by the following persons: (1) A public officer or public employee who has the duty of receiving, examining, or preserving the petition, or who is responsible for preparation of the memorandum. (2) If a petition is found to be insufficient, by the proponent of the petition and a representative of the proponent as may be designated by the proponent in writing, in order to determine which signatures were disqualified and the reasons therefor. (c) Notwithstanding subdivisions (a) and (b), the Attorney General, the Secretary of State, the Fair Political Practices Commission, a district attorney, a city attorney, a school district attorney, and a community college district attorney shall be permitted to examine the materials described in subdivision (a) upon approval of the appropriate superior court. (d) If the proponent of a petition is permitted to examine a petition and a memorandum pursuant to subdivision (b), all of the following shall apply: (1) The examination shall commence not later than 21 days after certification of insufficiency and shall conclude no later than 60 days from the date that the examination commenced, and the county elections official shall retain the documents as prescribed in Section 17200 of the Elections Code. (2) The elections official may establish reasonable guidelines for the examination and shall provide reasonable resources as necessary for the examination to proceed in a timely manner. (3) If the examination is not concluded within 5 business days from the date that the examination begins, any costs incurred by the county elections official to continue the examination shall be reimbursed by the proponents. Nothing in this paragraph shall be construed to permit a county elections official to delay or obstruct the examination. (4) Before the examination may continue pursuant to paragraph (3), the elections official shall estimate the costs necessary to support the examination. A new estimate of costs shall take place at the beginning of each day of examination following the fifth day. The proponent of a petition who requests to examine a petition and a memorandum shall deposit with the elections official a sum as required by the elections official necessary to support the examination for that day. The proponent shall be entitled to the return of any money deposited in excess of the cost of the examination. Money not required to be refunded shall be deposited in the appropriate public treasury. The elections official is not bound by any estimate of cost provided to the proponent or required to be deposited by the proponent and may, on a pro rata basis, bill the proponent for additional actual expense or refund any excess paid depending on the final actual cost. (5) “Cost” for purposes of this subdivision means any cost incurred by a county elections official that is in addition to or greater than general operating costs. (Amended by Stats. 2024, Ch. 479, Sec. 1. (SB 1441) Effective January 1, 2025.)
  135. 7924.300.

    ## Government Code - GOV ## TITLE 1. GENERAL [100 - 7931.000] ( Title 1 enacted by Stats. 1943, Ch. 134. ) ## DIVISION 10. ACCESS TO PUBLIC RECORDS [7920.000 - 7931.000] ( Division 10 added by Stats. 2021, Ch. 614, Sec. 2. ) ## PART 5. SPECIFIC TYPES OF PUBLIC RECORDS [7923.600 - 7929.610] ( Part 5 added by Stats. 2021, Ch. 614, Sec. 2. ) ## CHAPTER 3. Environmental Protection, Building Standards, and Safety Requirements [7924.300 - 7924.900] ( Chapter 3 added by Stats. 2021, Ch. 614, Sec. 2. ) ## ARTICLE 1. Pesticide Safety and Efficacy Information Disclosable Under the Federal Insecticide, Fungicide, and Rodenticide Act [7924.300 - 7924.335] ( Article 1 added by Stats. 2021, Ch. 614, Sec. 2. )

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    If the requester is not a covered officer, employee, or agent and signs the required affirmation, this division does not exempt the specified pesticide safety and efficacy information from public disclosure.

    ## Government Code - GOV ## TITLE 1. GENERAL [100 - 7931.000] ( Title 1 enacted by Stats. 1943, Ch. 134. ) ## DIVISION 10. ACCESS TO PUBLIC RECORDS [7920.000 - 7931.000] ( Division 10 added by Stats. 2021, Ch. 614, Sec. 2. ) ## PART 5. SPECIFIC TYPES OF PUBLIC RECORDS [7923.600 - 7929.610] ( Part 5 added by Stats. 2021, Ch. 614, Sec. 2. ) ## CHAPTER 3. Environmental Protection, Building Standards, and Safety Requirements [7924.300 - 7924.900] ( Chapter 3 added by Stats. 2021, Ch. 614, Sec. 2. ) ## ARTICLE 1. Pesticide Safety and Efficacy Information Disclosable Under the Federal Insecticide, Fungicide, and Rodenticide Act [7924.300 - 7924.335] ( Article 1 added by Stats. 2021, Ch. 614, Sec. 2. ) ## 7924.300. If both of the following conditions are satisfied, nothing in this division exempts from public disclosure the same categories of pesticide safety and efficacy information that are disclosable under Section 10(d)(1) of the federal Insecticide, Fungicide, and Rodenticide Act (7 U.S.C. Sec. 136h(d)(1)): (a) The individual requesting the information is not an officer, employee, or agent specified in subdivision (a) of Section 7924.310. (b) The individual signs the affirmation specified in subdivision (b) of Section 7924.310. (Added by Stats. 2021, Ch. 614, Sec. 2. (AB 473) Effective January 1, 2022. Operative January 1, 2023, pursuant to Section 7931.000. Conditionally inoperative as prescribed in Section 7924.335.)
  136. 7924.305.

    ## Government Code - GOV ## TITLE 1. GENERAL [100 - 7931.000] ( Title 1 enacted by Stats. 1943, Ch. 134. ) ## DIVISION 10. ACCESS TO PUBLIC RECORDS [7920.000 - 7931.000] ( Division 10 added by Stats. 2021, Ch. 614, Sec. 2. ) ## PART 5. SPECIFIC TYPES OF PUBLIC RECORDS [7923.600 - 7929.610] ( Part 5 added by Stats. 2021, Ch. 614, Sec. 2. ) ## CHAPTER 3. Environmental Protection, Building Standards, and Safety Requirements [7924.300 - 7924.900] ( Chapter 3 added by Stats. 2021, Ch. 614, Sec. 2. ) ## ARTICLE 1. Pesticide Safety and Efficacy Information Disclosable Under the Federal Insecticide, Fungicide, and Rodenticide Act [7924.300 - 7924.335] ( Article 1 added by Stats. 2021, Ch. 614, Sec. 2. )

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    The Director must decide whether submitted pesticide data is a trade secret and give notices and deadlines tied to that decision.

    ## Government Code - GOV ## TITLE 1. GENERAL [100 - 7931.000] ( Title 1 enacted by Stats. 1943, Ch. 134. ) ## DIVISION 10. ACCESS TO PUBLIC RECORDS [7920.000 - 7931.000] ( Division 10 added by Stats. 2021, Ch. 614, Sec. 2. ) ## PART 5. SPECIFIC TYPES OF PUBLIC RECORDS [7923.600 - 7929.610] ( Part 5 added by Stats. 2021, Ch. 614, Sec. 2. ) ## CHAPTER 3. Environmental Protection, Building Standards, and Safety Requirements [7924.300 - 7924.900] ( Chapter 3 added by Stats. 2021, Ch. 614, Sec. 2. ) ## ARTICLE 1. Pesticide Safety and Efficacy Information Disclosable Under the Federal Insecticide, Fungicide, and Rodenticide Act [7924.300 - 7924.335] ( Article 1 added by Stats. 2021, Ch. 614, Sec. 2. ) ## 7924.305. (a) The Director of Pesticide Regulation, upon the director’s initiative, or upon receipt of a request pursuant to this division for the release of data submitted and designated as a trade secret by a registrant or applicant, shall determine whether any or all of the data so submitted is a properly designated trade secret. In order to assure that the interested public has an opportunity to obtain and review pesticide safety and efficacy data and to comment before the expiration of the public comment period on a proposed pesticide registration, the director shall provide notice to interested persons when an application for registration enters the registration evaluation process. (b) If the director determines that the data is not a trade secret, the director shall notify the registrant or applicant by certified mail. (c) The registrant or applicant shall have 30 days after receipt of this notification to provide the director with a complete justification and statement of the grounds on which the trade secret privilege is claimed. This justification and statement shall be submitted by certified mail. (d) The director shall determine whether the data is protected as a trade secret within 15 days after receipt of the justification and statement or, if no justification and statement is filed, within 45 days of the original notice. The director shall notify the registrant or applicant and any party who has requested the data pursuant to this division of that determination by certified mail. If the director determines that the data is not protected as a trade secret, the final notice shall also specify a date, not sooner than 15 days after the date of mailing of the final notice, when the data shall be available to any person requesting information pursuant to Section 7924.300. (e) This article does not prohibit any person from maintaining a civil action for wrongful disclosure of a trade secret. (f) “Trade secret” means data that is nondisclosable under Section 10(d)(1) of the federal Insecticide, Fungicide, and Rodenticide Act (7 U.S.C. Sec. 136h(d)(1)). (Added by Stats. 2021, Ch. 614, Sec. 2. (AB 473) Effective January 1, 2022. Operative January 1, 2023, pursuant to Section 7931.000. Conditionally inoperative as prescribed in Section 7924.335.)
  137. 7924.310.

    ## Government Code - GOV ## TITLE 1. GENERAL [100 - 7931.000] ( Title 1 enacted by Stats. 1943, Ch. 134. ) ## DIVISION 10. ACCESS TO PUBLIC RECORDS [7920.000 - 7931.000] ( Division 10 added by Stats. 2021, Ch. 614, Sec. 2. ) ## PART 5. SPECIFIC TYPES OF PUBLIC RECORDS [7923.600 - 7929.610] ( Part 5 added by Stats. 2021, Ch. 614, Sec. 2. ) ## CHAPTER 3. Environmental Protection, Building Standards, and Safety Requirements [7924.300 - 7924.900] ( Chapter 3 added by Stats. 2021, Ch. 614, Sec. 2. ) ## ARTICLE 1. Pesticide Safety and Efficacy Information Disclosable Under the Federal Insecticide, Fungicide, and Rodenticide Act [7924.300 - 7924.335] ( Article 1 added by Stats. 2021, Ch. 614, Sec. 2. )

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    The Director of Pesticide Regulation must not knowingly disclose certain pesticide-related information unless the applicant or registrant consents, and requesters must sign an affirmation with restrictions on how they use or deliver the information.

    ## Government Code - GOV ## TITLE 1. GENERAL [100 - 7931.000] ( Title 1 enacted by Stats. 1943, Ch. 134. ) ## DIVISION 10. ACCESS TO PUBLIC RECORDS [7920.000 - 7931.000] ( Division 10 added by Stats. 2021, Ch. 614, Sec. 2. ) ## PART 5. SPECIFIC TYPES OF PUBLIC RECORDS [7923.600 - 7929.610] ( Part 5 added by Stats. 2021, Ch. 614, Sec. 2. ) ## CHAPTER 3. Environmental Protection, Building Standards, and Safety Requirements [7924.300 - 7924.900] ( Chapter 3 added by Stats. 2021, Ch. 614, Sec. 2. ) ## ARTICLE 1. Pesticide Safety and Efficacy Information Disclosable Under the Federal Insecticide, Fungicide, and Rodenticide Act [7924.300 - 7924.335] ( Article 1 added by Stats. 2021, Ch. 614, Sec. 2. ) ## 7924.310. (a) Unless the applicant or registrant consents to disclosure of information that the applicant or registrant submits to the state pursuant to Article 4 (commencing with Section 12811) of Chapter 2 of Division 7 of the Food and Agricultural Code, the Director of Pesticide Regulation shall not knowingly disclose any of that information to any of the following: (1) An officer, employee, or agent of any business or other entity engaged in the production, sale, or distribution of pesticides in a country other than the United States, or in a country in addition to the United States. (2) Any other person who intends to deliver this information to any foreign or multinational business or entity. (b) To implement this section, the director shall require a person requesting information described in subdivision (a) to sign the following affirmation: AFFIRMATION OF STATUS This affirmation is required by Article 1 (commencing with Section 7924.300) of Chapter 3 of Part 5 of Division 10 of Title 1 of the Government Code. I have requested access to information submitted to the Department of Pesticide Regulation (or previously submitted to the Department of Food and Agriculture) by a pesticide applicant or registrant pursuant to the California Food and Agricultural Code. I hereby affirm all of the following statements: (1) I do not seek access to the information for purposes of delivering it or offering it for sale to any business or other entity, including the business or entity of which I am an officer, employee, or agent, engaged in the production, sale, or distribution of pesticides in a country other than the United States or in a country in addition to the United States, or to an officer, employee, or agent of such a business or entity. (2) I will not purposefully deliver or negligently cause the data to be delivered to a business or entity specified in paragraph (1) or its officers, employees, or agents. I am aware that I may be subject to criminal penalties under Section 118 of the Penal Code if I make any statement of material facts knowing that the statement is false or if I willfully conceal any material fact. Name of Requester Name of Requester’s Organization Signature of Requester Address of Requester Date Request No. Telephone Number of Requester Name, Address, and Telephone Number of Requester’s Client, if the requester has requested access to the information on behalf of someone other than the requester or the requester’s organization listed above. (c) Section 118 of the Penal Code applies to any affirmation made pursuant to this article. (Added by Stats. 2021, Ch. 614, Sec. 2. (AB 473) Effective January 1, 2022. Operative January 1, 2023, pursuant to Section 7931.000. Conditionally inoperative as prescribed in Section 7924.335.)
  138. 7924.315.

    ## Government Code - GOV ## TITLE 1. GENERAL [100 - 7931.000] ( Title 1 enacted by Stats. 1943, Ch. 134. ) ## DIVISION 10. ACCESS TO PUBLIC RECORDS [7920.000 - 7931.000] ( Division 10 added by Stats. 2021, Ch. 614, Sec. 2. ) ## PART 5. SPECIFIC TYPES OF PUBLIC RECORDS [7923.600 - 7929.610] ( Part 5 added by Stats. 2021, Ch. 614, Sec. 2. ) ## CHAPTER 3. Environmental Protection, Building Standards, and Safety Requirements [7924.300 - 7924.900] ( Chapter 3 added by Stats. 2021, Ch. 614, Sec. 2. ) ## ARTICLE 1. Pesticide Safety and Efficacy Information Disclosable Under the Federal Insecticide, Fungicide, and Rodenticide Act [7924.300 - 7924.335] ( Article 1 added by Stats. 2021, Ch. 614, Sec. 2. )

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    The Director of Pesticide Regulation may disclose certain submitted pesticide information to any person for a public proceeding if the director finds it is needed to determine whether the pesticide causes unreasonable adverse effects.

    ## Government Code - GOV ## TITLE 1. GENERAL [100 - 7931.000] ( Title 1 enacted by Stats. 1943, Ch. 134. ) ## DIVISION 10. ACCESS TO PUBLIC RECORDS [7920.000 - 7931.000] ( Division 10 added by Stats. 2021, Ch. 614, Sec. 2. ) ## PART 5. SPECIFIC TYPES OF PUBLIC RECORDS [7923.600 - 7929.610] ( Part 5 added by Stats. 2021, Ch. 614, Sec. 2. ) ## CHAPTER 3. Environmental Protection, Building Standards, and Safety Requirements [7924.300 - 7924.900] ( Chapter 3 added by Stats. 2021, Ch. 614, Sec. 2. ) ## ARTICLE 1. Pesticide Safety and Efficacy Information Disclosable Under the Federal Insecticide, Fungicide, and Rodenticide Act [7924.300 - 7924.335] ( Article 1 added by Stats. 2021, Ch. 614, Sec. 2. ) ## 7924.315. Notwithstanding any other provision of this article, if the Director of Pesticide Regulation determines that information submitted by an applicant or registrant is needed to determine whether a pesticide, or any ingredient of any pesticide, causes unreasonable adverse effects on health or the environment, the director may disclose that information to any person in connection with a public proceeding conducted under law or regulation. (Added by Stats. 2021, Ch. 614, Sec. 2. (AB 473) Effective January 1, 2022. Operative January 1, 2023, pursuant to Section 7931.000. Conditionally inoperative as prescribed in Section 7924.335.)
  139. 7924.320.

    ## Government Code - GOV ## TITLE 1. GENERAL [100 - 7931.000] ( Title 1 enacted by Stats. 1943, Ch. 134. ) ## DIVISION 10. ACCESS TO PUBLIC RECORDS [7920.000 - 7931.000] ( Division 10 added by Stats. 2021, Ch. 614, Sec. 2. ) ## PART 5. SPECIFIC TYPES OF PUBLIC RECORDS [7923.600 - 7929.610] ( Part 5 added by Stats. 2021, Ch. 614, Sec. 2. ) ## CHAPTER 3. Environmental Protection, Building Standards, and Safety Requirements [7924.300 - 7924.900] ( Chapter 3 added by Stats. 2021, Ch. 614, Sec. 2. ) ## ARTICLE 1. Pesticide Safety and Efficacy Information Disclosable Under the Federal Insecticide, Fungicide, and Rodenticide Act [7924.300 - 7924.335] ( Article 1 added by Stats. 2021, Ch. 614, Sec. 2. )

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    The Director of Pesticide Regulation must keep records about who received data and who they represent, and must tell the applicant or registrant the names and affiliations of those people.

    ## Government Code - GOV ## TITLE 1. GENERAL [100 - 7931.000] ( Title 1 enacted by Stats. 1943, Ch. 134. ) ## DIVISION 10. ACCESS TO PUBLIC RECORDS [7920.000 - 7931.000] ( Division 10 added by Stats. 2021, Ch. 614, Sec. 2. ) ## PART 5. SPECIFIC TYPES OF PUBLIC RECORDS [7923.600 - 7929.610] ( Part 5 added by Stats. 2021, Ch. 614, Sec. 2. ) ## CHAPTER 3. Environmental Protection, Building Standards, and Safety Requirements [7924.300 - 7924.900] ( Chapter 3 added by Stats. 2021, Ch. 614, Sec. 2. ) ## ARTICLE 1. Pesticide Safety and Efficacy Information Disclosable Under the Federal Insecticide, Fungicide, and Rodenticide Act [7924.300 - 7924.335] ( Article 1 added by Stats. 2021, Ch. 614, Sec. 2. ) ## 7924.320. The Director of Pesticide Regulation shall maintain records of the names of persons to whom data is disclosed pursuant to this article and the persons or organizations they represent and shall inform the applicant or registrant of the names and the affiliation of these persons. (Added by Stats. 2021, Ch. 614, Sec. 2. (AB 473) Effective January 1, 2022. Operative January 1, 2023, pursuant to Section 7931.000. Conditionally inoperative as prescribed in Section 7924.335.)
  140. 7924.325.

    ## Government Code - GOV ## TITLE 1. GENERAL [100 - 7931.000] ( Title 1 enacted by Stats. 1943, Ch. 134. ) ## DIVISION 10. ACCESS TO PUBLIC RECORDS [7920.000 - 7931.000] ( Division 10 added by Stats. 2021, Ch. 614, Sec. 2. ) ## PART 5. SPECIFIC TYPES OF PUBLIC RECORDS [7923.600 - 7929.610] ( Part 5 added by Stats. 2021, Ch. 614, Sec. 2. ) ## CHAPTER 3. Environmental Protection, Building Standards, and Safety Requirements [7924.300 - 7924.900] ( Chapter 3 added by Stats. 2021, Ch. 614, Sec. 2. ) ## ARTICLE 1. Pesticide Safety and Efficacy Information Disclosable Under the Federal Insecticide, Fungicide, and Rodenticide Act [7924.300 - 7924.335] ( Article 1 added by Stats. 2021, Ch. 614, Sec. 2. )

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    The Director of Pesticide Regulation may limit a person to one request per month if the director finds the person made a frivolous request in the past 12 months.

    ## Government Code - GOV ## TITLE 1. GENERAL [100 - 7931.000] ( Title 1 enacted by Stats. 1943, Ch. 134. ) ## DIVISION 10. ACCESS TO PUBLIC RECORDS [7920.000 - 7931.000] ( Division 10 added by Stats. 2021, Ch. 614, Sec. 2. ) ## PART 5. SPECIFIC TYPES OF PUBLIC RECORDS [7923.600 - 7929.610] ( Part 5 added by Stats. 2021, Ch. 614, Sec. 2. ) ## CHAPTER 3. Environmental Protection, Building Standards, and Safety Requirements [7924.300 - 7924.900] ( Chapter 3 added by Stats. 2021, Ch. 614, Sec. 2. ) ## ARTICLE 1. Pesticide Safety and Efficacy Information Disclosable Under the Federal Insecticide, Fungicide, and Rodenticide Act [7924.300 - 7924.335] ( Article 1 added by Stats. 2021, Ch. 614, Sec. 2. ) ## 7924.325. The Director of Pesticide Regulation may limit an individual to one request per month pursuant to this article if the director determines that a person has made a frivolous request within the past 12-month period. (Added by Stats. 2021, Ch. 614, Sec. 2. (AB 473) Effective January 1, 2022. Operative January 1, 2023, pursuant to Section 7931.000. Conditionally inoperative as prescribed in Section 7924.335.)
  141. 7924.330.

    ## Government Code - GOV ## TITLE 1. GENERAL [100 - 7931.000] ( Title 1 enacted by Stats. 1943, Ch. 134. ) ## DIVISION 10. ACCESS TO PUBLIC RECORDS [7920.000 - 7931.000] ( Division 10 added by Stats. 2021, Ch. 614, Sec. 2. ) ## PART 5. SPECIFIC TYPES OF PUBLIC RECORDS [7923.600 - 7929.610] ( Part 5 added by Stats. 2021, Ch. 614, Sec. 2. ) ## CHAPTER 3. Environmental Protection, Building Standards, and Safety Requirements [7924.300 - 7924.900] ( Chapter 3 added by Stats. 2021, Ch. 614, Sec. 2. ) ## ARTICLE 1. Pesticide Safety and Efficacy Information Disclosable Under the Federal Insecticide, Fungicide, and Rodenticide Act [7924.300 - 7924.335] ( Article 1 added by Stats. 2021, Ch. 614, Sec. 2. )

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    State officers, employees, former officers, and covered state contractors must not willfully disclose protected material to unauthorized persons.

    ## Government Code - GOV ## TITLE 1. GENERAL [100 - 7931.000] ( Title 1 enacted by Stats. 1943, Ch. 134. ) ## DIVISION 10. ACCESS TO PUBLIC RECORDS [7920.000 - 7931.000] ( Division 10 added by Stats. 2021, Ch. 614, Sec. 2. ) ## PART 5. SPECIFIC TYPES OF PUBLIC RECORDS [7923.600 - 7929.610] ( Part 5 added by Stats. 2021, Ch. 614, Sec. 2. ) ## CHAPTER 3. Environmental Protection, Building Standards, and Safety Requirements [7924.300 - 7924.900] ( Chapter 3 added by Stats. 2021, Ch. 614, Sec. 2. ) ## ARTICLE 1. Pesticide Safety and Efficacy Information Disclosable Under the Federal Insecticide, Fungicide, and Rodenticide Act [7924.300 - 7924.335] ( Article 1 added by Stats. 2021, Ch. 614, Sec. 2. ) ## 7924.330. (a) Any officer or employee of the state, or former officer or employee of the state, who, because of this employment or official position, obtains possession of, or has access to, material which is prohibited from disclosure by this article, and who, knowing that disclosure of this material is prohibited by this article, willfully discloses the material in any manner to any person not entitled to receive it, shall, upon conviction, be punished by a fine of not more than ten thousand dollars ($10,000), or by imprisonment in the county jail for not more than one year, or by both fine and imprisonment. (b) For purposes of this section, any contractor with the state who is furnished information pursuant to this article, or any employee of any contractor, shall be considered an employee of the state. (Added by Stats. 2021, Ch. 614, Sec. 2. (AB 473) Effective January 1, 2022. Operative January 1, 2023, pursuant to Section 7931.000. Conditionally inoperative as prescribed in Section 7924.335.)
  142. 7924.335.

    ## Government Code - GOV ## TITLE 1. GENERAL [100 - 7931.000] ( Title 1 enacted by Stats. 1943, Ch. 134. ) ## DIVISION 10. ACCESS TO PUBLIC RECORDS [7920.000 - 7931.000] ( Division 10 added by Stats. 2021, Ch. 614, Sec. 2. ) ## PART 5. SPECIFIC TYPES OF PUBLIC RECORDS [7923.600 - 7929.610] ( Part 5 added by Stats. 2021, Ch. 614, Sec. 2. ) ## CHAPTER 3. Environmental Protection, Building Standards, and Safety Requirements [7924.300 - 7924.900] ( Chapter 3 added by Stats. 2021, Ch. 614, Sec. 2. ) ## ARTICLE 1. Pesticide Safety and Efficacy Information Disclosable Under the Federal Insecticide, Fungicide, and Rodenticide Act [7924.300 - 7924.335] ( Article 1 added by Stats. 2021, Ch. 614, Sec. 2. )

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    This article applies only while federal enforcement of the cited FIFRA provision has not been enjoined, and it becomes inoperative if a final, unappealable federal decision holds that paragraph invalid.

    ## Government Code - GOV ## TITLE 1. GENERAL [100 - 7931.000] ( Title 1 enacted by Stats. 1943, Ch. 134. ) ## DIVISION 10. ACCESS TO PUBLIC RECORDS [7920.000 - 7931.000] ( Division 10 added by Stats. 2021, Ch. 614, Sec. 2. ) ## PART 5. SPECIFIC TYPES OF PUBLIC RECORDS [7923.600 - 7929.610] ( Part 5 added by Stats. 2021, Ch. 614, Sec. 2. ) ## CHAPTER 3. Environmental Protection, Building Standards, and Safety Requirements [7924.300 - 7924.900] ( Chapter 3 added by Stats. 2021, Ch. 614, Sec. 2. ) ## ARTICLE 1. Pesticide Safety and Efficacy Information Disclosable Under the Federal Insecticide, Fungicide, and Rodenticide Act [7924.300 - 7924.335] ( Article 1 added by Stats. 2021, Ch. 614, Sec. 2. ) ## 7924.335. This article shall be operative only so long as, and to the extent that, enforcement of Section 10(d)(1) of the federal Insecticide, Fungicide, and Rodenticide Act (7 U.S.C. Sec. 136h(d)(1)) has not been enjoined by federal court order. If a final and unappealable federal court judgment or decision holds that paragraph invalid, this article shall become inoperative, to the extent of the invalidity. (Added by Stats. 2021, Ch. 614, Sec. 2. (AB 473) Effective January 1, 2022.)
  143. 7924.500.

    ## Government Code - GOV ## TITLE 1. GENERAL [100 - 7931.000] ( Title 1 enacted by Stats. 1943, Ch. 134. ) ## DIVISION 10. ACCESS TO PUBLIC RECORDS [7920.000 - 7931.000] ( Division 10 added by Stats. 2021, Ch. 614, Sec. 2. ) ## PART 5. SPECIFIC TYPES OF PUBLIC RECORDS [7923.600 - 7929.610] ( Part 5 added by Stats. 2021, Ch. 614, Sec. 2. ) ## CHAPTER 3. Environmental Protection, Building Standards, and Safety Requirements [7924.300 - 7924.900] ( Chapter 3 added by Stats. 2021, Ch. 614, Sec. 2. ) ## ARTICLE 2. Pollution [7924.500 - 7924.510] ( Article 2 added by Stats. 2021, Ch. 614, Sec. 2. )

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    This section says public records laws do not require disclosure of certain air pollution control officer records about volatile organic compound or chemical substance information.

    ## Government Code - GOV ## TITLE 1. GENERAL [100 - 7931.000] ( Title 1 enacted by Stats. 1943, Ch. 134. ) ## DIVISION 10. ACCESS TO PUBLIC RECORDS [7920.000 - 7931.000] ( Division 10 added by Stats. 2021, Ch. 614, Sec. 2. ) ## PART 5. SPECIFIC TYPES OF PUBLIC RECORDS [7923.600 - 7929.610] ( Part 5 added by Stats. 2021, Ch. 614, Sec. 2. ) ## CHAPTER 3. Environmental Protection, Building Standards, and Safety Requirements [7924.300 - 7924.900] ( Chapter 3 added by Stats. 2021, Ch. 614, Sec. 2. ) ## ARTICLE 2. Pollution [7924.500 - 7924.510] ( Article 2 added by Stats. 2021, Ch. 614, Sec. 2. ) ## 7924.500. Nothing in this division requires the disclosure of records that relate to volatile organic compound or chemical substance information received or compiled by an air pollution control officer pursuant to Section 42303.2 of the Health and Safety Code. (Added by Stats. 2021, Ch. 614, Sec. 2. (AB 473) Effective January 1, 2022. Operative January 1, 2023, pursuant to Sec. 7931.000.)
  144. 7924.505.

    ## Government Code - GOV ## TITLE 1. GENERAL [100 - 7931.000] ( Title 1 enacted by Stats. 1943, Ch. 134. ) ## DIVISION 10. ACCESS TO PUBLIC RECORDS [7920.000 - 7931.000] ( Division 10 added by Stats. 2021, Ch. 614, Sec. 2. ) ## PART 5. SPECIFIC TYPES OF PUBLIC RECORDS [7923.600 - 7929.610] ( Part 5 added by Stats. 2021, Ch. 614, Sec. 2. ) ## CHAPTER 3. Environmental Protection, Building Standards, and Safety Requirements [7924.300 - 7924.900] ( Chapter 3 added by Stats. 2021, Ch. 614, Sec. 2. ) ## ARTICLE 2. Pollution [7924.500 - 7924.510] ( Article 2 added by Stats. 2021, Ch. 614, Sec. 2. )

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    This section limits disclosure of certain financial data in financing applications when specific conditions are met, and it requires the Capital Programs and Climate Financing Authority to adopt confidentiality-review rules.

    ## Government Code - GOV ## TITLE 1. GENERAL [100 - 7931.000] ( Title 1 enacted by Stats. 1943, Ch. 134. ) ## DIVISION 10. ACCESS TO PUBLIC RECORDS [7920.000 - 7931.000] ( Division 10 added by Stats. 2021, Ch. 614, Sec. 2. ) ## PART 5. SPECIFIC TYPES OF PUBLIC RECORDS [7923.600 - 7929.610] ( Part 5 added by Stats. 2021, Ch. 614, Sec. 2. ) ## CHAPTER 3. Environmental Protection, Building Standards, and Safety Requirements [7924.300 - 7924.900] ( Chapter 3 added by Stats. 2021, Ch. 614, Sec. 2. ) ## ARTICLE 2. Pollution [7924.500 - 7924.510] ( Article 2 added by Stats. 2021, Ch. 614, Sec. 2. ) ## 7924.505. (a) Except as provided in Sections 7924.510, 7924.700, and 7929.610, this division does not require the disclosure of financial data contained in an application for financing under Division 27 (commencing with Section 44500) of the Health and Safety Code, if an authorized officer of the Capital Programs and Climate Financing Authority determines that disclosure of the financial data would be competitively injurious to the applicant and the data is required in order to obtain a guarantee from the United States Small Business Administration. (b) The Capital Programs and Climate Financing Authority shall adopt rules for review of individual requests for confidentiality under this section and for making available to the public those portions of an application that are subject to disclosure under this division. (Amended by Stats. 2025, Ch. 710, Sec. 2. (AB 786) Effective January 1, 2026.)
  145. 7924.510.

    ## Government Code - GOV ## TITLE 1. GENERAL [100 - 7931.000] ( Title 1 enacted by Stats. 1943, Ch. 134. ) ## DIVISION 10. ACCESS TO PUBLIC RECORDS [7920.000 - 7931.000] ( Division 10 added by Stats. 2021, Ch. 614, Sec. 2. ) ## PART 5. SPECIFIC TYPES OF PUBLIC RECORDS [7923.600 - 7929.610] ( Part 5 added by Stats. 2021, Ch. 614, Sec. 2. ) ## CHAPTER 3. Environmental Protection, Building Standards, and Safety Requirements [7924.300 - 7924.900] ( Chapter 3 added by Stats. 2021, Ch. 614, Sec. 2. ) ## ARTICLE 2. Pollution [7924.500 - 7924.510] ( Article 2 added by Stats. 2021, Ch. 614, Sec. 2. )

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    This section makes certain air pollution and emissions-related information public records, while creating exceptions for trade secrets and some calculation data.

    ## Government Code - GOV ## TITLE 1. GENERAL [100 - 7931.000] ( Title 1 enacted by Stats. 1943, Ch. 134. ) ## DIVISION 10. ACCESS TO PUBLIC RECORDS [7920.000 - 7931.000] ( Division 10 added by Stats. 2021, Ch. 614, Sec. 2. ) ## PART 5. SPECIFIC TYPES OF PUBLIC RECORDS [7923.600 - 7929.610] ( Part 5 added by Stats. 2021, Ch. 614, Sec. 2. ) ## CHAPTER 3. Environmental Protection, Building Standards, and Safety Requirements [7924.300 - 7924.900] ( Chapter 3 added by Stats. 2021, Ch. 614, Sec. 2. ) ## ARTICLE 2. Pollution [7924.500 - 7924.510] ( Article 2 added by Stats. 2021, Ch. 614, Sec. 2. ) ## 7924.510. (a) Any information, analysis, plan, or specification that discloses the nature, extent, quantity, or degree of an air contaminant or other pollution that any article, machine, equipment, or other contrivance will produce, which any air pollution control district or air quality management district, or any other state or local agency or district, requires any applicant to provide before the applicant builds, erects, alters, replaces, operates, sells, rents, or uses the article, machine, equipment, or other contrivance, is a public record. (b) All air or other pollution monitoring data, including data compiled from a stationary source, are public records. (c) Except as otherwise provided in subdivision (d) and Chapter 3 (commencing with Section 99150) of Part 65 of Division 14 of Title 3 of the Education Code, a trade secret is not a public record under this section or Section 7924.700. (d) Notwithstanding any other provision of law, all air pollution emission data, including those emission data that constitute trade secrets as defined in subdivision (f), are public records. Data used to calculate emission data are not emission data for the purposes of this subdivision and data that constitute trade secrets and that are used to calculate emission data are not public records. (e) Data used to calculate the costs of obtaining emissions offsets are not public records. At the time that an air pollution control district or air quality management district issues a permit to construct to an applicant who is required to obtain offsets pursuant to district rules and regulations, data obtained from the applicant consisting of the year the offset transaction occurred, the amount of offsets purchased, by pollutant, and the total cost, by pollutant, of the offsets purchased is a public record. If an application is denied, the data shall not be a public record. (f) As used in this section, “trade secret” may include, but is not limited to, any formula, plan, pattern, process, tool, mechanism, compound, procedure, production data, or compilation of information that satisfies all of the following requirements: (1) It is not patented. (2) It is known only to certain individuals within a commercial concern who are using it to fabricate, produce, or compound an article of trade or a service having commercial value. (3) It gives its user an opportunity to obtain a business advantage over competitors who do not know or use it. (Added by Stats. 2021, Ch. 614, Sec. 2. (AB 473) Effective January 1, 2022. Operative January 1, 2023, pursuant to Sec. 7931.000.)
  146. 7924.700.

    ## Government Code - GOV ## TITLE 1. GENERAL [100 - 7931.000] ( Title 1 enacted by Stats. 1943, Ch. 134. ) ## DIVISION 10. ACCESS TO PUBLIC RECORDS [7920.000 - 7931.000] ( Division 10 added by Stats. 2021, Ch. 614, Sec. 2. ) ## PART 5. SPECIFIC TYPES OF PUBLIC RECORDS [7923.600 - 7929.610] ( Part 5 added by Stats. 2021, Ch. 614, Sec. 2. ) ## CHAPTER 3. Environmental Protection, Building Standards, and Safety Requirements [7924.300 - 7924.900] ( Chapter 3 added by Stats. 2021, Ch. 614, Sec. 2. ) ## ARTICLE 3. Building Standards and Safety Requirements [7924.700- 7924.700.] ( Article 3 added by Stats. 2021, Ch. 614, Sec. 2. )

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    Records of certain code-violation notices, orders, and related subsequent actions are public records.

    ## Government Code - GOV ## TITLE 1. GENERAL [100 - 7931.000] ( Title 1 enacted by Stats. 1943, Ch. 134. ) ## DIVISION 10. ACCESS TO PUBLIC RECORDS [7920.000 - 7931.000] ( Division 10 added by Stats. 2021, Ch. 614, Sec. 2. ) ## PART 5. SPECIFIC TYPES OF PUBLIC RECORDS [7923.600 - 7929.610] ( Part 5 added by Stats. 2021, Ch. 614, Sec. 2. ) ## CHAPTER 3. Environmental Protection, Building Standards, and Safety Requirements [7924.300 - 7924.900] ( Chapter 3 added by Stats. 2021, Ch. 614, Sec. 2. ) ## ARTICLE 3. Building Standards and Safety Requirements [7924.700- 7924.700.] ( Article 3 added by Stats. 2021, Ch. 614, Sec. 2. ) ## 7924.700. (a) A record of a notice or an order that is directed to the owner of any building and relates to violation of a housing or building code, ordinance, statute, or regulation that constitutes a violation of a standard provided in Section 1941.1 of the Civil Code is a public record. (b) A record of subsequent action with respect to a notice or order described in subdivision (a) is a public record. (Added by Stats. 2021, Ch. 614, Sec. 2. (AB 473) Effective January 1, 2022. Operative January 1, 2023, pursuant to Sec. 7931.000.)
  147. 7924.900.

    ## Government Code - GOV ## TITLE 1. GENERAL [100 - 7931.000] ( Title 1 enacted by Stats. 1943, Ch. 134. ) ## DIVISION 10. ACCESS TO PUBLIC RECORDS [7920.000 - 7931.000] ( Division 10 added by Stats. 2021, Ch. 614, Sec. 2. ) ## PART 5. SPECIFIC TYPES OF PUBLIC RECORDS [7923.600 - 7929.610] ( Part 5 added by Stats. 2021, Ch. 614, Sec. 2. ) ## CHAPTER 3. Environmental Protection, Building Standards, and Safety Requirements [7924.300 - 7924.900] ( Chapter 3 added by Stats. 2021, Ch. 614, Sec. 2. ) ## ARTICLE 4. Enforcement Orders [7924.900- 7924.900.] ( Article 4 added by Stats. 2021, Ch. 614, Sec. 2. )

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    Certain agencies must post qualifying final enforcement orders on the agency website, and the California Environmental Protection Agency must oversee implementation.

    ## Government Code - GOV ## TITLE 1. GENERAL [100 - 7931.000] ( Title 1 enacted by Stats. 1943, Ch. 134. ) ## DIVISION 10. ACCESS TO PUBLIC RECORDS [7920.000 - 7931.000] ( Division 10 added by Stats. 2021, Ch. 614, Sec. 2. ) ## PART 5. SPECIFIC TYPES OF PUBLIC RECORDS [7923.600 - 7929.610] ( Part 5 added by Stats. 2021, Ch. 614, Sec. 2. ) ## CHAPTER 3. Environmental Protection, Building Standards, and Safety Requirements [7924.300 - 7924.900] ( Chapter 3 added by Stats. 2021, Ch. 614, Sec. 2. ) ## ARTICLE 4. Enforcement Orders [7924.900- 7924.900.] ( Article 4 added by Stats. 2021, Ch. 614, Sec. 2. ) ## 7924.900. (a) Every final enforcement order issued by an agency listed in subdivision (b) under any provision of law that is administered by an entity listed in subdivision (b), shall be displayed on the entity’s internet website, if the final enforcement order is a public record that is not exempt from disclosure pursuant to this division. (b) This section applies to the California Environmental Protection Agency and to all of the following entities within the agency: (1) The State Air Resources Board. (2) The California Integrated Waste Management Board. (3) The State Water Resources Control Board, and each California regional water quality control board. (4) The Department of Pesticide Regulation. (5) The Department of Toxic Substances Control. (c) (1) Except as provided in paragraph (2), for purposes of this section, an enforcement order is final when the time for judicial review has expired on or after January 1, 2001, or when all means of judicial review have been exhausted on or after January 1, 2001. (2) In addition to the requirements of paragraph (1), with regard to a final enforcement order issued by the State Water Resources Control Board or a California regional water quality control board, this section shall apply only to a final enforcement order adopted by that entity at a public meeting. (d) An order posted pursuant to this section shall be posted for not less than one year. (e) The California Environmental Protection Agency shall oversee the implementation of this section. (Added by Stats. 2021, Ch. 614, Sec. 2. (AB 473) Effective January 1, 2022. Operative January 1, 2023, pursuant to Sec. 7931.000.)
  148. 7925.000.

    ## Government Code - GOV ## TITLE 1. GENERAL [100 - 7931.000] ( Title 1 enacted by Stats. 1943, Ch. 134. ) ## DIVISION 10. ACCESS TO PUBLIC RECORDS [7920.000 - 7931.000] ( Division 10 added by Stats. 2021, Ch. 614, Sec. 2. ) ## PART 5. SPECIFIC TYPES OF PUBLIC RECORDS [7923.600 - 7929.610] ( Part 5 added by Stats. 2021, Ch. 614, Sec. 2. ) ## CHAPTER 4. Financial Records and Tax Records [7925.000 - 7925.015] ( Chapter 4 added by Stats. 2021, Ch. 614, Sec. 2. )

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    This section exempts certain taxpayer information used to collect local taxes from disclosure.

    ## Government Code - GOV ## TITLE 1. GENERAL [100 - 7931.000] ( Title 1 enacted by Stats. 1943, Ch. 134. ) ## DIVISION 10. ACCESS TO PUBLIC RECORDS [7920.000 - 7931.000] ( Division 10 added by Stats. 2021, Ch. 614, Sec. 2. ) ## PART 5. SPECIFIC TYPES OF PUBLIC RECORDS [7923.600 - 7929.610] ( Part 5 added by Stats. 2021, Ch. 614, Sec. 2. ) ## CHAPTER 4. Financial Records and Tax Records [7925.000 - 7925.015] ( Chapter 4 added by Stats. 2021, Ch. 614, Sec. 2. ) ## 7925.000. Except as provided in Sections 7924.510, 7924.700, and 7929.610, this division does not require the disclosure of information required from any taxpayer in connection with the collection of local taxes if that information is received in confidence and disclosure of it to other persons would result in unfair competitive disadvantage to the person supplying the information. (Added by Stats. 2021, Ch. 614, Sec. 2. (AB 473) Effective January 1, 2022. Operative January 1, 2023, pursuant to Sec. 7931.000.)
  149. 7925.005.

    ## Government Code - GOV ## TITLE 1. GENERAL [100 - 7931.000] ( Title 1 enacted by Stats. 1943, Ch. 134. ) ## DIVISION 10. ACCESS TO PUBLIC RECORDS [7920.000 - 7931.000] ( Division 10 added by Stats. 2021, Ch. 614, Sec. 2. ) ## PART 5. SPECIFIC TYPES OF PUBLIC RECORDS [7923.600 - 7929.610] ( Part 5 added by Stats. 2021, Ch. 614, Sec. 2. ) ## CHAPTER 4. Financial Records and Tax Records [7925.000 - 7925.015] ( Chapter 4 added by Stats. 2021, Ch. 614, Sec. 2. )

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    This section says the division does not require disclosure of certain personal financial statements or personal financial data filed with a licensing agency, except as provided in three listed sections.

    ## Government Code - GOV ## TITLE 1. GENERAL [100 - 7931.000] ( Title 1 enacted by Stats. 1943, Ch. 134. ) ## DIVISION 10. ACCESS TO PUBLIC RECORDS [7920.000 - 7931.000] ( Division 10 added by Stats. 2021, Ch. 614, Sec. 2. ) ## PART 5. SPECIFIC TYPES OF PUBLIC RECORDS [7923.600 - 7929.610] ( Part 5 added by Stats. 2021, Ch. 614, Sec. 2. ) ## CHAPTER 4. Financial Records and Tax Records [7925.000 - 7925.015] ( Chapter 4 added by Stats. 2021, Ch. 614, Sec. 2. ) ## 7925.005. Except as provided in Sections 7924.510, 7924.700, and 7929.610, this division does not require the disclosure of a statement of personal worth or personal financial data required by a licensing agency and filed by an applicant with the licensing agency to establish the applicant’s personal qualification for the license, certificate, or permit requested. (Added by Stats. 2021, Ch. 614, Sec. 2. (AB 473) Effective January 1, 2022. Operative January 1, 2023, pursuant to Sec. 7931.000.)
  150. 7925.010.

    ## Government Code - GOV ## TITLE 1. GENERAL [100 - 7931.000] ( Title 1 enacted by Stats. 1943, Ch. 134. ) ## DIVISION 10. ACCESS TO PUBLIC RECORDS [7920.000 - 7931.000] ( Division 10 added by Stats. 2021, Ch. 614, Sec. 2. ) ## PART 5. SPECIFIC TYPES OF PUBLIC RECORDS [7923.600 - 7929.610] ( Part 5 added by Stats. 2021, Ch. 614, Sec. 2. ) ## CHAPTER 4. Financial Records and Tax Records [7925.000 - 7925.015] ( Chapter 4 added by Stats. 2021, Ch. 614, Sec. 2. )

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    This section says the division does not require disclosure of certain service contractor financial records, subject to listed exceptions.

    ## Government Code - GOV ## TITLE 1. GENERAL [100 - 7931.000] ( Title 1 enacted by Stats. 1943, Ch. 134. ) ## DIVISION 10. ACCESS TO PUBLIC RECORDS [7920.000 - 7931.000] ( Division 10 added by Stats. 2021, Ch. 614, Sec. 2. ) ## PART 5. SPECIFIC TYPES OF PUBLIC RECORDS [7923.600 - 7929.610] ( Part 5 added by Stats. 2021, Ch. 614, Sec. 2. ) ## CHAPTER 4. Financial Records and Tax Records [7925.000 - 7925.015] ( Chapter 4 added by Stats. 2021, Ch. 614, Sec. 2. ) ## 7925.010. Except as provided in Sections 7924.510, 7924.700, and 7929.610, this division does not require the disclosure of any of the following records: (a) Financial data contained in an application for registration, or registration renewal, as a service contractor, which is filed with the Director of Consumer Affairs pursuant to Chapter 20 (commencing with Section 9800) of Division 3 of the Business and Professions Code, for the purpose of establishing the service contractor’s net worth. (b) Financial data regarding the funded accounts held in escrow for service contracts held in force in this state by a service contractor. (Added by Stats. 2021, Ch. 614, Sec. 2. (AB 473) Effective January 1, 2022. Operative January 1, 2023, pursuant to Sec. 7931.000.)
  151. 7925.015.

    ## Government Code - GOV ## TITLE 1. GENERAL [100 - 7931.000] ( Title 1 enacted by Stats. 1943, Ch. 134. ) ## DIVISION 10. ACCESS TO PUBLIC RECORDS [7920.000 - 7931.000] ( Division 10 added by Stats. 2021, Ch. 614, Sec. 2. ) ## PART 5. SPECIFIC TYPES OF PUBLIC RECORDS [7923.600 - 7929.610] ( Part 5 added by Stats. 2021, Ch. 614, Sec. 2. ) ## CHAPTER 4. Financial Records and Tax Records [7925.000 - 7925.015] ( Chapter 4 added by Stats. 2021, Ch. 614, Sec. 2. )

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    This section says certain records held by the Controller and third-party auditors do not have to be disclosed, except for records of property that should have been reported as unclaimed property.

    ## Government Code - GOV ## TITLE 1. GENERAL [100 - 7931.000] ( Title 1 enacted by Stats. 1943, Ch. 134. ) ## DIVISION 10. ACCESS TO PUBLIC RECORDS [7920.000 - 7931.000] ( Division 10 added by Stats. 2021, Ch. 614, Sec. 2. ) ## PART 5. SPECIFIC TYPES OF PUBLIC RECORDS [7923.600 - 7929.610] ( Part 5 added by Stats. 2021, Ch. 614, Sec. 2. ) ## CHAPTER 4. Financial Records and Tax Records [7925.000 - 7925.015] ( Chapter 4 added by Stats. 2021, Ch. 614, Sec. 2. ) ## 7925.015. This division does not require the disclosure of records that the Controller and third-party auditors obtain the possession of as a result of an examination of records pursuant to Section 1571 of the Code of Civil Procedure, other than records of property that should have been reported to the Controller as unclaimed property. (Added by Stats. 2022, Ch. 282, Sec. 6. (AB 2280) Effective January 1, 2023.)
  152. 7926.000.

    ## Government Code - GOV ## TITLE 1. GENERAL [100 - 7931.000] ( Title 1 enacted by Stats. 1943, Ch. 134. ) ## DIVISION 10. ACCESS TO PUBLIC RECORDS [7920.000 - 7931.000] ( Division 10 added by Stats. 2021, Ch. 614, Sec. 2. ) ## PART 5. SPECIFIC TYPES OF PUBLIC RECORDS [7923.600 - 7929.610] ( Part 5 added by Stats. 2021, Ch. 614, Sec. 2. ) ## CHAPTER 5. Health Care [7926.000 - 7926.500] ( Chapter 5 added by Stats. 2021, Ch. 614, Sec. 2. ) ## ARTICLE 1. Accreditation [7926.000- 7926.000.] ( Article 1 added by Stats. 2021, Ch. 614, Sec. 2. )

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    This section says the division does not require disclosure of certain final accreditation reports, except in the listed cross-referenced sections.

    ## Government Code - GOV ## TITLE 1. GENERAL [100 - 7931.000] ( Title 1 enacted by Stats. 1943, Ch. 134. ) ## DIVISION 10. ACCESS TO PUBLIC RECORDS [7920.000 - 7931.000] ( Division 10 added by Stats. 2021, Ch. 614, Sec. 2. ) ## PART 5. SPECIFIC TYPES OF PUBLIC RECORDS [7923.600 - 7929.610] ( Part 5 added by Stats. 2021, Ch. 614, Sec. 2. ) ## CHAPTER 5. Health Care [7926.000 - 7926.500] ( Chapter 5 added by Stats. 2021, Ch. 614, Sec. 2. ) ## ARTICLE 1. Accreditation [7926.000- 7926.000.] ( Article 1 added by Stats. 2021, Ch. 614, Sec. 2. ) ## 7926.000. Except as provided in Sections 7924.510, 7924.700, and 7929.610, this division does not require the disclosure of a final accreditation report of the Joint Commission on Accreditation of Hospitals that has been transmitted to the State Department of Public Health pursuant to subdivision (b) of Section 1282 of the Health and Safety Code. (Added by Stats. 2021, Ch. 614, Sec. 2. (AB 473) Effective January 1, 2022. Operative January 1, 2023, pursuant to Sec. 7931.000.)
  153. 7926.100.

    ## Government Code - GOV ## TITLE 1. GENERAL [100 - 7931.000] ( Title 1 enacted by Stats. 1943, Ch. 134. ) ## DIVISION 10. ACCESS TO PUBLIC RECORDS [7920.000 - 7931.000] ( Division 10 added by Stats. 2021, Ch. 614, Sec. 2. ) ## PART 5. SPECIFIC TYPES OF PUBLIC RECORDS [7923.600 - 7929.610] ( Part 5 added by Stats. 2021, Ch. 614, Sec. 2. ) ## CHAPTER 5. Health Care [7926.000 - 7926.500] ( Chapter 5 added by Stats. 2021, Ch. 614, Sec. 2. ) ## ARTICLE 2. Advance Health Care Directive and Related Matters [7926.100- 7926.100.] ( Article 2 added by Stats. 2021, Ch. 614, Sec. 2. )

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    The division generally does not require disclosure of information submitted to the Secretary of State for Advance Health Care Directive Registry registration, except in the listed exceptions.

    ## Government Code - GOV ## TITLE 1. GENERAL [100 - 7931.000] ( Title 1 enacted by Stats. 1943, Ch. 134. ) ## DIVISION 10. ACCESS TO PUBLIC RECORDS [7920.000 - 7931.000] ( Division 10 added by Stats. 2021, Ch. 614, Sec. 2. ) ## PART 5. SPECIFIC TYPES OF PUBLIC RECORDS [7923.600 - 7929.610] ( Part 5 added by Stats. 2021, Ch. 614, Sec. 2. ) ## CHAPTER 5. Health Care [7926.000 - 7926.500] ( Chapter 5 added by Stats. 2021, Ch. 614, Sec. 2. ) ## ARTICLE 2. Advance Health Care Directive and Related Matters [7926.100- 7926.100.] ( Article 2 added by Stats. 2021, Ch. 614, Sec. 2. ) ## 7926.100. (a) Except as provided in subdivision (b) and in Sections 7924.510, 7924.700, and 7929.610, this division does not require the disclosure of any information that a person provides to the Secretary of State for the purpose of registration in the Advance Health Care Directive Registry. (b) The information described in subdivision (a) shall be released at the request of a health care provider, a public guardian, or the registrant’s legal representative. (Added by Stats. 2021, Ch. 614, Sec. 2. (AB 473) Effective January 1, 2022. Operative January 1, 2023, pursuant to Sec. 7931.000.)
  154. 7926.200.

    ## Government Code - GOV ## TITLE 1. GENERAL [100 - 7931.000] ( Title 1 enacted by Stats. 1943, Ch. 134. ) ## DIVISION 10. ACCESS TO PUBLIC RECORDS [7920.000 - 7931.000] ( Division 10 added by Stats. 2021, Ch. 614, Sec. 2. ) ## PART 5. SPECIFIC TYPES OF PUBLIC RECORDS [7923.600 - 7929.610] ( Part 5 added by Stats. 2021, Ch. 614, Sec. 2. ) ## CHAPTER 5. Health Care [7926.000 - 7926.500] ( Chapter 5 added by Stats. 2021, Ch. 614, Sec. 2. ) ## ARTICLE 3. Contracts and Negotiations [7926.200 - 7926.235] ( Article 3 added by Stats. 2021, Ch. 614, Sec. 2. )

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    A health facility may disclose relevant financing information to a certified bargaining agent, as allowed by this section.

    ## Government Code - GOV ## TITLE 1. GENERAL [100 - 7931.000] ( Title 1 enacted by Stats. 1943, Ch. 134. ) ## DIVISION 10. ACCESS TO PUBLIC RECORDS [7920.000 - 7931.000] ( Division 10 added by Stats. 2021, Ch. 614, Sec. 2. ) ## PART 5. SPECIFIC TYPES OF PUBLIC RECORDS [7923.600 - 7929.610] ( Part 5 added by Stats. 2021, Ch. 614, Sec. 2. ) ## CHAPTER 5. Health Care [7926.000 - 7926.500] ( Chapter 5 added by Stats. 2021, Ch. 614, Sec. 2. ) ## ARTICLE 3. Contracts and Negotiations [7926.200 - 7926.235] ( Article 3 added by Stats. 2021, Ch. 614, Sec. 2. ) ## 7926.200. The provisions listed in Section 7920.505 do not prevent any health facility from disclosing to a certified bargaining agent relevant financing information pursuant to Section 8 of the National Labor Relations Act (29 U.S.C. Sec. 158). (Added by Stats. 2021, Ch. 614, Sec. 2. (AB 473) Effective January 1, 2022. Operative January 1, 2023, pursuant to Sec. 7931.000.)
  155. 7926.205.

    ## Government Code - GOV ## TITLE 1. GENERAL [100 - 7931.000] ( Title 1 enacted by Stats. 1943, Ch. 134. ) ## DIVISION 10. ACCESS TO PUBLIC RECORDS [7920.000 - 7931.000] ( Division 10 added by Stats. 2021, Ch. 614, Sec. 2. ) ## PART 5. SPECIFIC TYPES OF PUBLIC RECORDS [7923.600 - 7929.610] ( Part 5 added by Stats. 2021, Ch. 614, Sec. 2. ) ## CHAPTER 5. Health Care [7926.000 - 7926.500] ( Chapter 5 added by Stats. 2021, Ch. 614, Sec. 2. ) ## ARTICLE 3. Contracts and Negotiations [7926.200 - 7926.235] ( Article 3 added by Stats. 2021, Ch. 614, Sec. 2. )

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    Certain health plan records are exempt from disclosure for three years after a contract is fully executed, and sending those records to a county board does not waive the exemption.

    ## Government Code - GOV ## TITLE 1. GENERAL [100 - 7931.000] ( Title 1 enacted by Stats. 1943, Ch. 134. ) ## DIVISION 10. ACCESS TO PUBLIC RECORDS [7920.000 - 7931.000] ( Division 10 added by Stats. 2021, Ch. 614, Sec. 2. ) ## PART 5. SPECIFIC TYPES OF PUBLIC RECORDS [7923.600 - 7929.610] ( Part 5 added by Stats. 2021, Ch. 614, Sec. 2. ) ## CHAPTER 5. Health Care [7926.000 - 7926.500] ( Chapter 5 added by Stats. 2021, Ch. 614, Sec. 2. ) ## ARTICLE 3. Contracts and Negotiations [7926.200 - 7926.235] ( Article 3 added by Stats. 2021, Ch. 614, Sec. 2. ) ## 7926.205. (a) Nothing in this division or any other provision of law requires disclosure of records of a health plan that is licensed pursuant to the Knox-Keene Health Care Service Plan Act of 1975 (Chapter 2.2 (commencing with Section 1340) of Division 2 of the Health and Safety Code) and that is governed by a county board of supervisors, whether paper records, records maintained in the management information system, or records in any other form, that relate to provider rate or payment determinations, allocation or distribution methodologies for provider payments, formulae or calculations for these payments, and contract negotiations with providers of health care for alternative rates for a period of three years after the contract is fully executed. (b) Transmission of the records described in subdivision (a), or the information contained therein in an alternative form, to the board of supervisors is not a waiver of exemption from disclosure. The records and information once transmitted to the board of supervisors remain subject to the exemption described in subdivision (a). (c) (1) This section does not prevent the Joint Legislative Audit Committee from accessing any records in the exercise of its powers pursuant to Article 1 (commencing with Section 10500) of Chapter 4 of Part 2 of Division 2 of Title 2. (2) This section does not prevent the Department of Managed Health Care from accessing any records in the exercise of its powers pursuant to Article 1 (commencing with Section 1340) of Chapter 2.2 of Division 2 of the Health and Safety Code. (Added by Stats. 2021, Ch. 614, Sec. 2. (AB 473) Effective January 1, 2022. Operative January 1, 2023, pursuant to Sec. 7931.000.)
  156. 7926.210.

    ## Government Code - GOV ## TITLE 1. GENERAL [100 - 7931.000] ( Title 1 enacted by Stats. 1943, Ch. 134. ) ## DIVISION 10. ACCESS TO PUBLIC RECORDS [7920.000 - 7931.000] ( Division 10 added by Stats. 2021, Ch. 614, Sec. 2. ) ## PART 5. SPECIFIC TYPES OF PUBLIC RECORDS [7923.600 - 7929.610] ( Part 5 added by Stats. 2021, Ch. 614, Sec. 2. ) ## CHAPTER 5. Health Care [7926.000 - 7926.500] ( Chapter 5 added by Stats. 2021, Ch. 614, Sec. 2. ) ## ARTICLE 3. Contracts and Negotiations [7926.200 - 7926.235] ( Article 3 added by Stats. 2021, Ch. 614, Sec. 2. )

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    This section generally withholds disclosure of certain hospital district or municipal hospital records about specified contracts, but makes them open to inspection within one year after the contract is fully executed.

    ## Government Code - GOV ## TITLE 1. GENERAL [100 - 7931.000] ( Title 1 enacted by Stats. 1943, Ch. 134. ) ## DIVISION 10. ACCESS TO PUBLIC RECORDS [7920.000 - 7931.000] ( Division 10 added by Stats. 2021, Ch. 614, Sec. 2. ) ## PART 5. SPECIFIC TYPES OF PUBLIC RECORDS [7923.600 - 7929.610] ( Part 5 added by Stats. 2021, Ch. 614, Sec. 2. ) ## CHAPTER 5. Health Care [7926.000 - 7926.500] ( Chapter 5 added by Stats. 2021, Ch. 614, Sec. 2. ) ## ARTICLE 3. Contracts and Negotiations [7926.200 - 7926.235] ( Article 3 added by Stats. 2021, Ch. 614, Sec. 2. ) ## 7926.210. (a) Except as provided in subdivision (b) or in Sections 7924.510, 7924.700, and 7929.610, this division does not require disclosure of any records of a local hospital district, formed pursuant to Division 23 (commencing with Section 32000) of the Health and Safety Code, or a municipal hospital, formed pursuant to Article 7 (commencing with Section 37600) or Article 8 (commencing with Section 37650) of Chapter 5 of Part 2 of Division 3 of Title 4, that relate to a contract with an insurer or a nonprofit hospital service plan for inpatient or outpatient services for alternative rates pursuant to Section 10133 of the Insurance Code. (b) A record described in subdivision (a) shall be open to inspection within one year after the contract is fully executed. (Added by Stats. 2021, Ch. 614, Sec. 2. (AB 473) Effective January 1, 2022. Operative January 1, 2023, pursuant to Sec. 7931.000.)
  157. 7926.215.

    ## Government Code - GOV ## TITLE 1. GENERAL [100 - 7931.000] ( Title 1 enacted by Stats. 1943, Ch. 134. ) ## DIVISION 10. ACCESS TO PUBLIC RECORDS [7920.000 - 7931.000] ( Division 10 added by Stats. 2021, Ch. 614, Sec. 2. ) ## PART 5. SPECIFIC TYPES OF PUBLIC RECORDS [7923.600 - 7929.610] ( Part 5 added by Stats. 2021, Ch. 614, Sec. 2. ) ## CHAPTER 5. Health Care [7926.000 - 7926.500] ( Chapter 5 added by Stats. 2021, Ch. 614, Sec. 2. ) ## ARTICLE 3. Contracts and Negotiations [7926.200 - 7926.235] ( Article 3 added by Stats. 2021, Ch. 614, Sec. 2. )

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    This section limits disclosure of certain Corrections and Rehabilitation health-care contract negotiation records, and sets staged inspection timing for health services contracts and amendments.

    ## Government Code - GOV ## TITLE 1. GENERAL [100 - 7931.000] ( Title 1 enacted by Stats. 1943, Ch. 134. ) ## DIVISION 10. ACCESS TO PUBLIC RECORDS [7920.000 - 7931.000] ( Division 10 added by Stats. 2021, Ch. 614, Sec. 2. ) ## PART 5. SPECIFIC TYPES OF PUBLIC RECORDS [7923.600 - 7929.610] ( Part 5 added by Stats. 2021, Ch. 614, Sec. 2. ) ## CHAPTER 5. Health Care [7926.000 - 7926.500] ( Chapter 5 added by Stats. 2021, Ch. 614, Sec. 2. ) ## ARTICLE 3. Contracts and Negotiations [7926.200 - 7926.235] ( Article 3 added by Stats. 2021, Ch. 614, Sec. 2. ) ## 7926.215. (a) Except as provided in Sections 7924.510, 7924.700, and the provisions listed in Section 7920.505, this division does not require disclosure of records of the Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation that relate to health care services contract negotiations, and that reveal the deliberative processes, discussions, communications, or any other portion of the negotiations, including, but not limited to, records related to those negotiations, such as meeting minutes, research, work product, theories, or strategy of the department, or its staff, or members of the California Medical Assistance Commission, or its staff, who act in consultation with, or on behalf of, the department. (b) (1) Except for the portion that contains the rates of payment, a contract for health services entered into by the Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation or the California Medical Assistance Commission on or after July 1, 1993, shall be open to inspection one year after it is fully executed. (2) If a contract for health services was entered into before July 1, 1993, and amended on or after July 1, 1993, the amendment, except for any portion containing rates of payment, shall be open to inspection one year after it is fully executed. (c) Three years after a contract or amendment is open to inspection under this section, the portion of the contract or amendment containing the rates of payment shall be open to inspection. (d) (1) Notwithstanding any other provision of law, including, but not limited to, Section 1060 of the Evidence Code, the entire contract or amendment shall be open to inspection by the California State Auditor’s Office, the Joint Legislative Audit Committee, and the Legislative Analyst’s Office. (2) The California State Auditor’s Office, the Joint Legislative Audit Committee, and the Legislative Analyst’s Office shall maintain the confidentiality of each contract or amendment until the contract or amendment is fully open to inspection by the public. (e) It is the intent of the Legislature that the confidentiality of health care provider contracts, and of the contracting process as provided in this section, shall protect the competitive nature of the negotiation process, and shall not affect public access to other information relating to the delivery of health care services. (Added by Stats. 2021, Ch. 614, Sec. 2. (AB 473) Effective January 1, 2022. Operative January 1, 2023, pursuant to Sec. 7931.000.)
  158. 7926.220.

    ## Government Code - GOV ## TITLE 1. GENERAL [100 - 7931.000] ( Title 1 enacted by Stats. 1943, Ch. 134. ) ## DIVISION 10. ACCESS TO PUBLIC RECORDS [7920.000 - 7931.000] ( Division 10 added by Stats. 2021, Ch. 614, Sec. 2. ) ## PART 5. SPECIFIC TYPES OF PUBLIC RECORDS [7923.600 - 7929.610] ( Part 5 added by Stats. 2021, Ch. 614, Sec. 2. ) ## CHAPTER 5. Health Care [7926.000 - 7926.500] ( Chapter 5 added by Stats. 2021, Ch. 614, Sec. 2. ) ## ARTICLE 3. Contracts and Negotiations [7926.200 - 7926.235] ( Article 3 added by Stats. 2021, Ch. 614, Sec. 2. )

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    This section limits disclosure of certain state-agency health care negotiation records, but requires specific contracts and amendments to become open to inspection on set timelines.

    ## Government Code - GOV ## TITLE 1. GENERAL [100 - 7931.000] ( Title 1 enacted by Stats. 1943, Ch. 134. ) ## DIVISION 10. ACCESS TO PUBLIC RECORDS [7920.000 - 7931.000] ( Division 10 added by Stats. 2021, Ch. 614, Sec. 2. ) ## PART 5. SPECIFIC TYPES OF PUBLIC RECORDS [7923.600 - 7929.610] ( Part 5 added by Stats. 2021, Ch. 614, Sec. 2. ) ## CHAPTER 5. Health Care [7926.000 - 7926.500] ( Chapter 5 added by Stats. 2021, Ch. 614, Sec. 2. ) ## ARTICLE 3. Contracts and Negotiations [7926.200 - 7926.235] ( Article 3 added by Stats. 2021, Ch. 614, Sec. 2. ) ## 7926.220. (a) Except as provided in Sections 7924.510, 7924.700, and 7929.610, this division does not require disclosure of records of a state agency related to activities governed by Article 2.6 (commencing with Section 14081), Article 2.8 (commencing with Section 14087.5), or Article 2.91 (commencing with Section 14089) of Chapter 7 of Part 3 of Division 9 of the Welfare and Institutions Code, that reveal the special negotiator’s deliberative processes, discussions, communications, or any other portion of the negotiations with providers of health care services, impressions, opinions, recommendations, meeting minutes, research, work product, theories, or strategy, or that provide instruction, advice, or training to employees. (b) (1) Except for the portion containing the rates of payment, a contract for inpatient services entered into pursuant to one of these articles, on or after April 1, 1984, shall be open to inspection one year after it is fully executed. (2) If a contract for inpatient services was entered into before April 1, 1984, and amended on or after April 1, 1984, the amendment, except for any portion containing the rates of payment, shall be open to inspection one year after it is fully executed. (3) If the California Medical Assistance Commission enters into a contract with a health care provider for other than inpatient hospital services, the contract shall be open to inspection one year after it is fully executed. (c) Three years after a contract or amendment is open to inspection under this section, the portion of the contract or amendment containing the rates of payment shall be open to inspection. (d) (1) Notwithstanding any other law, the entire contract or amendment shall be open to inspection by the California State Auditor’s Office, the Joint Legislative Audit Committee, and the Legislative Analyst’s Office. (2) The California State Auditor’s Office, the Joint Legislative Audit Committee, and the Legislative Analyst’s Office shall maintain the confidentiality of each contract or amendment until the contract or amendment is fully open to inspection by the public. (Added by Stats. 2021, Ch. 614, Sec. 2. (AB 473) Effective January 1, 2022. Operative January 1, 2023, pursuant to Sec. 7931.000.)
  159. 7926.225.

    ## Government Code - GOV ## TITLE 1. GENERAL [100 - 7931.000] ( Title 1 enacted by Stats. 1943, Ch. 134. ) ## DIVISION 10. ACCESS TO PUBLIC RECORDS [7920.000 - 7931.000] ( Division 10 added by Stats. 2021, Ch. 614, Sec. 2. ) ## PART 5. SPECIFIC TYPES OF PUBLIC RECORDS [7923.600 - 7929.610] ( Part 5 added by Stats. 2021, Ch. 614, Sec. 2. ) ## CHAPTER 5. Health Care [7926.000 - 7926.500] ( Chapter 5 added by Stats. 2021, Ch. 614, Sec. 2. ) ## ARTICLE 3. Contracts and Negotiations [7926.200 - 7926.235] ( Article 3 added by Stats. 2021, Ch. 614, Sec. 2. )

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    This section limits disclosure of certain health care contracting records, but requires some contracts and amendments to become open to inspection after specified waiting periods.

    ## Government Code - GOV ## TITLE 1. GENERAL [100 - 7931.000] ( Title 1 enacted by Stats. 1943, Ch. 134. ) ## DIVISION 10. ACCESS TO PUBLIC RECORDS [7920.000 - 7931.000] ( Division 10 added by Stats. 2021, Ch. 614, Sec. 2. ) ## PART 5. SPECIFIC TYPES OF PUBLIC RECORDS [7923.600 - 7929.610] ( Part 5 added by Stats. 2021, Ch. 614, Sec. 2. ) ## CHAPTER 5. Health Care [7926.000 - 7926.500] ( Chapter 5 added by Stats. 2021, Ch. 614, Sec. 2. ) ## ARTICLE 3. Contracts and Negotiations [7926.200 - 7926.235] ( Article 3 added by Stats. 2021, Ch. 614, Sec. 2. ) ## 7926.225. (a) Except as provided in Sections 7924.510, 7924.700, and 7929.610, this division does not require disclosure of records of the Managed Risk Medical Insurance Board and the State Department of Health Care Services that relate to activities governed by former Part 6.3 (commencing with Section 12695), former Part 6.5 (commencing with Section 12700), former Part 6.6 (commencing with Section 12739.5), or former Part 6.7 (commencing with Section 12739.70) of Division 2 of the Insurance Code, or Chapter 2 (commencing with Section 15810) or Chapter 4 (commencing with Section 15870) of Part 3.3 of Division 9 of the Welfare and Institutions Code, and that reveal any of the following: (1) The deliberative processes, discussions, communications, or any other portion of the negotiations with entities contracting or seeking to contract with the board or the department, entities with which the board or the department is considering a contract, or entities with which the board or department is considering or enters into any other arrangement under which the board or the department provides, receives, or arranges services or reimbursement. (2) The impressions, opinions, recommendations, meeting minutes, research, work product, theories, or strategy of the board or its staff or the department or its staff, or records that provide instructions, advice, or training to their employees. (b) (1) Except for the portion that contains the rates of payment, a contract entered into pursuant to former Part 6.3 (commencing with Section 12695), former Part 6.5 (commencing with Section 12700), former Part 6.6 (commencing with Section 12739.5), or former Part 6.7 (commencing with Section 12739.70) of Division 2 of the Insurance Code, or Chapter 2 (commencing with Section 15810) or Chapter 4 (commencing with Section 15870) of Part 3.3 of Division 9 of the Welfare and Institutions Code, on or after July 1, 1991, shall be open to inspection one year after its effective date. (2) If a contract was entered into before July 1, 1991, and amended on or after July 1, 1991, the amendment, except for any portion containing the rates of payment, shall be open to inspection one year after the effective date of the amendment. (c) Three years after a contract or amendment is open to inspection pursuant to this section, the portion of the contract or amendment containing the rates of payment shall be open to inspection. (d) (1) Notwithstanding any other law, the entire contract or amendment to a contract shall be open to inspection by the California State Auditor’s Office, the Joint Legislative Audit Committee, and the Legislative Analyst’s Office. (2) The California State Auditor’s Office, the Joint Legislative Audit Committee, and the Legislative Analyst’s Office shall maintain the confidentiality of each contract or amendment until the contract or amendment is open to inspection pursuant to subdivision (c). (Added by Stats. 2021, Ch. 614, Sec. 2. (AB 473) Effective January 1, 2022. Operative January 1, 2023, pursuant to Sec. 7931.000.)
  160. 7926.230.

    ## Government Code - GOV ## TITLE 1. GENERAL [100 - 7931.000] ( Title 1 enacted by Stats. 1943, Ch. 134. ) ## DIVISION 10. ACCESS TO PUBLIC RECORDS [7920.000 - 7931.000] ( Division 10 added by Stats. 2021, Ch. 614, Sec. 2. ) ## PART 5. SPECIFIC TYPES OF PUBLIC RECORDS [7923.600 - 7929.610] ( Part 5 added by Stats. 2021, Ch. 614, Sec. 2. ) ## CHAPTER 5. Health Care [7926.000 - 7926.500] ( Chapter 5 added by Stats. 2021, Ch. 614, Sec. 2. ) ## ARTICLE 3. Contracts and Negotiations [7926.200 - 7926.235] ( Article 3 added by Stats. 2021, Ch. 614, Sec. 2. )

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    This section limits disclosure of certain health care contracting and negotiation records, but it also sets when contracts and payment-rate portions become open to inspection and requires confidentiality for specified state offices until then.

    ## Government Code - GOV ## TITLE 1. GENERAL [100 - 7931.000] ( Title 1 enacted by Stats. 1943, Ch. 134. ) ## DIVISION 10. ACCESS TO PUBLIC RECORDS [7920.000 - 7931.000] ( Division 10 added by Stats. 2021, Ch. 614, Sec. 2. ) ## PART 5. SPECIFIC TYPES OF PUBLIC RECORDS [7923.600 - 7929.610] ( Part 5 added by Stats. 2021, Ch. 614, Sec. 2. ) ## CHAPTER 5. Health Care [7926.000 - 7926.500] ( Chapter 5 added by Stats. 2021, Ch. 614, Sec. 2. ) ## ARTICLE 3. Contracts and Negotiations [7926.200 - 7926.235] ( Article 3 added by Stats. 2021, Ch. 614, Sec. 2. ) ## 7926.230. (a) Except as provided in Sections 7924.510, 7924.700, and 7929.610, this division does not require disclosure of records of the Managed Risk Medical Insurance Board and the State Department of Health Care Services related to activities governed by Part 6.2 (commencing with Section 12693) or former Part 6.4 (commencing with Section 12699.50) of Division 2 of the Insurance Code or Sections 14005.26 and 14005.27 of, or Chapter 3 (commencing with Section 15850) of Part 3.3 of Division 9 of, the Welfare and Institutions Code, if the records reveal any of the following: (1) The deliberative processes, discussions, communications, or any other portion of the negotiations with entities contracting or seeking to contract with the board or the department, entities with which the board or department is considering a contract, or entities with which the board or department is considering or enters into any other arrangement under which the board or department provides, receives, or arranges services or reimbursement. (2) The impressions, opinions, recommendations, meeting minutes, research, work product, theories, or strategy of the board or its staff, or the department or its staff, or records that provide instructions, advice, or training to employees. (b) (1) Except for the portion that contains the rates of payment, a contract entered into pursuant to Part 6.2 (commencing with Section 12693) or former Part 6.4 (commencing with Section 12699.50) of Division 2 of the Insurance Code, on or after January 1, 1998, or Sections 14005.26 and 14005.27 of, or Chapter 3 (commencing with Section 15850) of Part 3.3 of Division 9 of, the Welfare and Institutions Code shall be open to inspection one year after its effective date. (2) If a contract entered into pursuant to Part 6.2 (commencing with Section 12693) or former Part 6.4 (commencing with Section 12699.50) of Division 2 of the Insurance Code or Sections 14005.26 and 14005.27 of, or Chapter 3 (commencing with Section 15850) of Part 3.3 of Division 9 of, the Welfare and Institutions Code, is amended, the amendment shall be open to inspection one year after the effective date of the amendment. (c) Three years after a contract or amendment is open to inspection pursuant to this section, the portion of the contract or amendment containing the rates of payment shall be open to inspection. (d) (1) Notwithstanding any other law, the entire contract or amendments to a contract shall be open to inspection by the California State Auditor’s Office, the Joint Legislative Audit Committee, and the Legislative Analyst’s Office. (2) The California State Auditor’s Office, the Joint Legislative Audit Committee, and the Legislative Analyst’s Office shall maintain the confidentiality of each contract or amendment until the contract or amendment is open to inspection pursuant to subdivision (b) or (c). (e) The exemption from disclosure provided pursuant to this section for the contracts, deliberative processes, discussions, communications, negotiations, impressions, opinions, recommendations, meeting minutes, research, work product, theories, or strategy of the board or its staff, or the department or its staff, shall also apply to the contracts, deliberative processes, discussions, communications, negotiations, impressions, opinions, recommendations, meeting minutes, research, work product, theories, or strategy of applicants pursuant to former Part 6.4 (commencing with Section 12699.50) of Division 2 of the Insurance Code or Chapter 3 (commencing with Section 15850) of Part 3.3 of Division 9 of the Welfare and Institutions Code. (Added by Stats. 2021, Ch. 614, Sec. 2. (AB 473) Effective January 1, 2022. Operative January 1, 2023, pursuant to Sec. 7931.000.)
  161. 7926.235.

    ## Government Code - GOV ## TITLE 1. GENERAL [100 - 7931.000] ( Title 1 enacted by Stats. 1943, Ch. 134. ) ## DIVISION 10. ACCESS TO PUBLIC RECORDS [7920.000 - 7931.000] ( Division 10 added by Stats. 2021, Ch. 614, Sec. 2. ) ## PART 5. SPECIFIC TYPES OF PUBLIC RECORDS [7923.600 - 7929.610] ( Part 5 added by Stats. 2021, Ch. 614, Sec. 2. ) ## CHAPTER 5. Health Care [7926.000 - 7926.500] ( Chapter 5 added by Stats. 2021, Ch. 614, Sec. 2. ) ## ARTICLE 3. Contracts and Negotiations [7926.200 - 7926.235] ( Article 3 added by Stats. 2021, Ch. 614, Sec. 2. )

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    Some Managed Risk Medical Insurance Board records are exempt from required disclosure, but the Joint Legislative Audit Committee may inspect the full contract or amendment, and the committee must keep it confidential until it becomes open to inspection under subdivision (b).

    ## Government Code - GOV ## TITLE 1. GENERAL [100 - 7931.000] ( Title 1 enacted by Stats. 1943, Ch. 134. ) ## DIVISION 10. ACCESS TO PUBLIC RECORDS [7920.000 - 7931.000] ( Division 10 added by Stats. 2021, Ch. 614, Sec. 2. ) ## PART 5. SPECIFIC TYPES OF PUBLIC RECORDS [7923.600 - 7929.610] ( Part 5 added by Stats. 2021, Ch. 614, Sec. 2. ) ## CHAPTER 5. Health Care [7926.000 - 7926.500] ( Chapter 5 added by Stats. 2021, Ch. 614, Sec. 2. ) ## ARTICLE 3. Contracts and Negotiations [7926.200 - 7926.235] ( Article 3 added by Stats. 2021, Ch. 614, Sec. 2. ) ## 7926.235. (a) Except as provided in Sections 7924.510, 7924.700, and 7929.610, this division does not require disclosure of records of the Managed Risk Medical Insurance Board that relate to activities governed by Chapter 8 (commencing with Section 10700) of Part 2 of Division 2 of the Insurance Code, and that reveal the deliberative processes, discussions, communications, or any other portion of the negotiations with health plans, or the impressions, opinions, recommendations, meeting minutes, research, work product, theories, or strategy of the board or its staff, or records that provide instructions, advice, or training to employees. (b) Except for the portion that contains the rates of payment, a contract for health coverage entered into pursuant to Chapter 8 (commencing with Section 10700) of Part 2 of Division 2 of the Insurance Code, on or after January 1, 1993, shall be open to inspection one year after it has been fully executed. (c) (1) Notwithstanding any other law, the entire contract or amendment to a contract shall be open to inspection by the Joint Legislative Audit Committee. (2) The committee shall maintain the confidentiality of each contract or amendment until the contract or amendment is open to inspection pursuant to subdivision (b). (Added by Stats. 2021, Ch. 614, Sec. 2. (AB 473) Effective January 1, 2022. Operative January 1, 2023, pursuant to Sec. 7931.000.)
  162. 7926.300.

    ## Government Code - GOV ## TITLE 1. GENERAL [100 - 7931.000] ( Title 1 enacted by Stats. 1943, Ch. 134. ) ## DIVISION 10. ACCESS TO PUBLIC RECORDS [7920.000 - 7931.000] ( Division 10 added by Stats. 2021, Ch. 614, Sec. 2. ) ## PART 5. SPECIFIC TYPES OF PUBLIC RECORDS [7923.600 - 7929.610] ( Part 5 added by Stats. 2021, Ch. 614, Sec. 2. ) ## CHAPTER 5. Health Care [7926.000 - 7926.500] ( Chapter 5 added by Stats. 2021, Ch. 614, Sec. 2. ) ## ARTICLE 4. In-Home Supportive Services and Personal Care Services [7926.300- 7926.300.] ( Article 4 added by Stats. 2021, Ch. 614, Sec. 2. )

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    Certain IHSS and personal care services information is generally exempt from public disclosure, but limited contact information must be shared with specified labor organizations, and banking information may be shared in narrow payroll-disruption circumstances.

    ## Government Code - GOV ## TITLE 1. GENERAL [100 - 7931.000] ( Title 1 enacted by Stats. 1943, Ch. 134. ) ## DIVISION 10. ACCESS TO PUBLIC RECORDS [7920.000 - 7931.000] ( Division 10 added by Stats. 2021, Ch. 614, Sec. 2. ) ## PART 5. SPECIFIC TYPES OF PUBLIC RECORDS [7923.600 - 7929.610] ( Part 5 added by Stats. 2021, Ch. 614, Sec. 2. ) ## CHAPTER 5. Health Care [7926.000 - 7926.500] ( Chapter 5 added by Stats. 2021, Ch. 614, Sec. 2. ) ## ARTICLE 4. In-Home Supportive Services and Personal Care Services [7926.300- 7926.300.] ( Article 4 added by Stats. 2021, Ch. 614, Sec. 2. ) ## 7926.300. (a) Notwithstanding any other provision of this division, information regarding persons paid by the state to provide in-home supportive services pursuant to Article 7 (commencing with Section 12300) of Chapter 3 of Part 3 of Division 9 of the Welfare and Institutions Code or personal care services pursuant to Section 14132.95, 14132.952, 14132.956, or 14132.97 of the Welfare and Institutions Code, and information about persons who have completed the form described in subdivision (a) of Section 12305.81 of the Welfare and Institutions Code for the provider enrollment process, is not subject to public disclosure pursuant to this division, except as provided in subdivision (b). (b) (1) Copies of names, addresses, home telephone numbers, personal cellular telephone numbers, written or spoken languages, if known, and personal email addresses of persons described in subdivision (a) shall be made available, upon request, to an exclusive bargaining agent and to any labor organization seeking representation rights pursuant to subdivision (c) of Section 12301.6, or Section 12302.5, of the Welfare and Institutions Code or Chapter 10 (commencing with Section 3500) of Division 4. This information shall not be used by the receiving entity for any purpose other than the employee organizing, representation, and assistance activities of the labor organization. (2) Notwithstanding subdivision (b) of Section 1798.24 of the Civil Code, and if the State Department of Social Services determines it is necessary to avoid disruption to payroll processes, including deductions, banking information, subject to a data sharing agreement, may be provided to the payment processing contractor of the recognized employee organization only for persons described in subdivision (a) who have signed a membership agreement authorizing such disclosure. (c) This section applies solely to individuals who provide services under the In-Home Supportive Services Program (Article 7 (commencing with Section 12300) of Chapter 3 of Part 3 of Division 9 of the Welfare and Institutions Code), the Personal Care Services Program pursuant to Section 14132.95 of the Welfare and Institutions Code, the In-Home Supportive Services Plus Option Program pursuant to Section 14132.952 of the Welfare and Institutions Code, the Community First Choice Option Program pursuant to Section 14132.956 of the Welfare and Institutions Code, or the Waiver Personal Care Services Program pursuant to Section 14132.97 of the Welfare and Institutions Code. (d) This section does not alter the rights of parties under the Meyers-Milias-Brown Act (Chapter 10 (commencing with Section 3500) of Division 4) or any other labor relations law. (Amended by Stats. 2025, Ch. 110, Sec. 1. (SB 156) Effective September 17, 2025.)
  163. 7926.400.

    ## Government Code - GOV ## TITLE 1. GENERAL [100 - 7931.000] ( Title 1 enacted by Stats. 1943, Ch. 134. ) ## DIVISION 10. ACCESS TO PUBLIC RECORDS [7920.000 - 7931.000] ( Division 10 added by Stats. 2021, Ch. 614, Sec. 2. ) ## PART 5. SPECIFIC TYPES OF PUBLIC RECORDS [7923.600 - 7929.610] ( Part 5 added by Stats. 2021, Ch. 614, Sec. 2. ) ## CHAPTER 5. Health Care [7926.000 - 7926.500] ( Chapter 5 added by Stats. 2021, Ch. 614, Sec. 2. ) ## ARTICLE 5. Reproductive Health Services Facility [7926.400 - 7926.430] ( Article 5 added by Stats. 2021, Ch. 614, Sec. 2. )

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    This section defines several terms used in the article, including contractor, personal information, public agency, and reproductive health services facility.

    ## Government Code - GOV ## TITLE 1. GENERAL [100 - 7931.000] ( Title 1 enacted by Stats. 1943, Ch. 134. ) ## DIVISION 10. ACCESS TO PUBLIC RECORDS [7920.000 - 7931.000] ( Division 10 added by Stats. 2021, Ch. 614, Sec. 2. ) ## PART 5. SPECIFIC TYPES OF PUBLIC RECORDS [7923.600 - 7929.610] ( Part 5 added by Stats. 2021, Ch. 614, Sec. 2. ) ## CHAPTER 5. Health Care [7926.000 - 7926.500] ( Chapter 5 added by Stats. 2021, Ch. 614, Sec. 2. ) ## ARTICLE 5. Reproductive Health Services Facility [7926.400 - 7926.430] ( Article 5 added by Stats. 2021, Ch. 614, Sec. 2. ) ## 7926.400. For purposes of this article, the following terms have the following meanings: (a) “Contractor” means an individual or entity that contracts with a reproductive health services facility for services related to patient care. (b) “Personal information” means any of the following information related to an individual that is maintained by a public agency: (1) Social security number. (2) Physical description. (3) Home address. (4) Home telephone number. (5) Statements of personal worth or personal financial data filed pursuant to Section 7925.005. (6) Personal medical history. (7) Employment history. (8) Electronic mail address. (9) Information that reveals any electronic network location or identity. (c) “Public agency” means all of the following: (1) The Department of Consumer Affairs. (2) The Department of Managed Health Care. (3) The State Department of Health Care Services. (4) The State Department of Public Health. (d) “Reproductive health services facility” means the office of a licensed physician and surgeon whose specialty is family medicine, obstetrics, or gynecology, or a licensed clinic, where at least 50 percent of the patients of the physician or the clinic are provided with family planning or abortion services. (Added by Stats. 2021, Ch. 614, Sec. 2. (AB 473) Effective January 1, 2022. Operative January 1, 2023, pursuant to Sec. 7931.000.)
  164. 7926.405.

    ## Government Code - GOV ## TITLE 1. GENERAL [100 - 7931.000] ( Title 1 enacted by Stats. 1943, Ch. 134. ) ## DIVISION 10. ACCESS TO PUBLIC RECORDS [7920.000 - 7931.000] ( Division 10 added by Stats. 2021, Ch. 614, Sec. 2. ) ## PART 5. SPECIFIC TYPES OF PUBLIC RECORDS [7923.600 - 7929.610] ( Part 5 added by Stats. 2021, Ch. 614, Sec. 2. ) ## CHAPTER 5. Health Care [7926.000 - 7926.500] ( Chapter 5 added by Stats. 2021, Ch. 614, Sec. 2. ) ## ARTICLE 5. Reproductive Health Services Facility [7926.400 - 7926.430] ( Article 5 added by Stats. 2021, Ch. 614, Sec. 2. )

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    A public agency does not have to disclose certain personal information about specified people connected to a reproductive health services facility, if the information is in a document relating to the facility.

    ## Government Code - GOV ## TITLE 1. GENERAL [100 - 7931.000] ( Title 1 enacted by Stats. 1943, Ch. 134. ) ## DIVISION 10. ACCESS TO PUBLIC RECORDS [7920.000 - 7931.000] ( Division 10 added by Stats. 2021, Ch. 614, Sec. 2. ) ## PART 5. SPECIFIC TYPES OF PUBLIC RECORDS [7923.600 - 7929.610] ( Part 5 added by Stats. 2021, Ch. 614, Sec. 2. ) ## CHAPTER 5. Health Care [7926.000 - 7926.500] ( Chapter 5 added by Stats. 2021, Ch. 614, Sec. 2. ) ## ARTICLE 5. Reproductive Health Services Facility [7926.400 - 7926.430] ( Article 5 added by Stats. 2021, Ch. 614, Sec. 2. ) ## 7926.405. This division does not require disclosure of any personal information received, collected, or compiled by a public agency regarding the employees, volunteers, board members, owners, partners, officers, or contractors of a reproductive health services facility who have notified the public agency pursuant to Section 7926.415 if the personal information is contained in a document that relates to the facility. (Added by Stats. 2021, Ch. 614, Sec. 2. (AB 473) Effective January 1, 2022. Operative January 1, 2023, pursuant to Sec. 7931.000.)
  165. 7926.410.

    ## Government Code - GOV ## TITLE 1. GENERAL [100 - 7931.000] ( Title 1 enacted by Stats. 1943, Ch. 134. ) ## DIVISION 10. ACCESS TO PUBLIC RECORDS [7920.000 - 7931.000] ( Division 10 added by Stats. 2021, Ch. 614, Sec. 2. ) ## PART 5. SPECIFIC TYPES OF PUBLIC RECORDS [7923.600 - 7929.610] ( Part 5 added by Stats. 2021, Ch. 614, Sec. 2. ) ## CHAPTER 5. Health Care [7926.000 - 7926.500] ( Chapter 5 added by Stats. 2021, Ch. 614, Sec. 2. ) ## ARTICLE 5. Reproductive Health Services Facility [7926.400 - 7926.430] ( Article 5 added by Stats. 2021, Ch. 614, Sec. 2. )

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    Any person may seek court relief to obtain access to employment history information of a reproductive health services facility. If the court finds disclosure interests clearly outweigh nondisclosure interests, the court must order disclosure or require the withholding party to show cause.

    ## Government Code - GOV ## TITLE 1. GENERAL [100 - 7931.000] ( Title 1 enacted by Stats. 1943, Ch. 134. ) ## DIVISION 10. ACCESS TO PUBLIC RECORDS [7920.000 - 7931.000] ( Division 10 added by Stats. 2021, Ch. 614, Sec. 2. ) ## PART 5. SPECIFIC TYPES OF PUBLIC RECORDS [7923.600 - 7929.610] ( Part 5 added by Stats. 2021, Ch. 614, Sec. 2. ) ## CHAPTER 5. Health Care [7926.000 - 7926.500] ( Chapter 5 added by Stats. 2021, Ch. 614, Sec. 2. ) ## ARTICLE 5. Reproductive Health Services Facility [7926.400 - 7926.430] ( Article 5 added by Stats. 2021, Ch. 614, Sec. 2. ) ## 7926.410. (a) Any person may institute proceedings for injunctive or declarative relief or writ of mandate in any court of competent jurisdiction to obtain access to employment history information of a reproductive health services facility pursuant to Part 4 (commencing with Section 7923.000). (b) If the court finds, based on the facts of a particular case, that the public interest served by disclosure of employment history information of a reproductive health services facility clearly outweighs the public interest served by not disclosing the information, the court shall order the officer or person charged with withholding the information to disclose employment history information or show cause why that officer or person should not disclose pursuant to Chapter 2 (commencing with Section 7923.100) of Part 4. (Added by Stats. 2021, Ch. 614, Sec. 2. (AB 473) Effective January 1, 2022. Operative January 1, 2023, pursuant to Sec. 7931.000.)
  166. 7926.415.

    ## Government Code - GOV ## TITLE 1. GENERAL [100 - 7931.000] ( Title 1 enacted by Stats. 1943, Ch. 134. ) ## DIVISION 10. ACCESS TO PUBLIC RECORDS [7920.000 - 7931.000] ( Division 10 added by Stats. 2021, Ch. 614, Sec. 2. ) ## PART 5. SPECIFIC TYPES OF PUBLIC RECORDS [7923.600 - 7929.610] ( Part 5 added by Stats. 2021, Ch. 614, Sec. 2. ) ## CHAPTER 5. Health Care [7926.000 - 7926.500] ( Chapter 5 added by Stats. 2021, Ch. 614, Sec. 2. ) ## ARTICLE 5. Reproductive Health Services Facility [7926.400 - 7926.430] ( Article 5 added by Stats. 2021, Ch. 614, Sec. 2. )

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    Certain facility workers must notify the public agency when their personal information is submitted, and the facility must keep a copy of the notification.

    ## Government Code - GOV ## TITLE 1. GENERAL [100 - 7931.000] ( Title 1 enacted by Stats. 1943, Ch. 134. ) ## DIVISION 10. ACCESS TO PUBLIC RECORDS [7920.000 - 7931.000] ( Division 10 added by Stats. 2021, Ch. 614, Sec. 2. ) ## PART 5. SPECIFIC TYPES OF PUBLIC RECORDS [7923.600 - 7929.610] ( Part 5 added by Stats. 2021, Ch. 614, Sec. 2. ) ## CHAPTER 5. Health Care [7926.000 - 7926.500] ( Chapter 5 added by Stats. 2021, Ch. 614, Sec. 2. ) ## ARTICLE 5. Reproductive Health Services Facility [7926.400 - 7926.430] ( Article 5 added by Stats. 2021, Ch. 614, Sec. 2. ) ## 7926.415. (a) In order for this article to apply to an individual who is an employee, volunteer, board member, officer, or contractor of a reproductive health services facility, the individual shall notify the public agency to which the individual’s personal information is being submitted or has been submitted that the individual falls within the application of this article. (b) Notification pursuant to subdivision (a) is valid if it complies with all of the following: (1) It is on the official letterhead of the facility. (2) It is clearly separate from any other language present on the same page and is executed by a signature that serves no other purpose than to execute the notification. (3) It is signed and dated by both of the following: (A) The individual whose information is being submitted. (B) The executive officer of the reproductive health services facility or designee of the executive officer. (c) A reproductive health services facility shall retain a copy of all notifications submitted pursuant to this article. (Added by Stats. 2021, Ch. 614, Sec. 2. (AB 473) Effective January 1, 2022. Operative January 1, 2023, pursuant to Sec. 7931.000.)
  167. 7926.420.

    ## Government Code - GOV ## TITLE 1. GENERAL [100 - 7931.000] ( Title 1 enacted by Stats. 1943, Ch. 134. ) ## DIVISION 10. ACCESS TO PUBLIC RECORDS [7920.000 - 7931.000] ( Division 10 added by Stats. 2021, Ch. 614, Sec. 2. ) ## PART 5. SPECIFIC TYPES OF PUBLIC RECORDS [7923.600 - 7929.610] ( Part 5 added by Stats. 2021, Ch. 614, Sec. 2. ) ## CHAPTER 5. Health Care [7926.000 - 7926.500] ( Chapter 5 added by Stats. 2021, Ch. 614, Sec. 2. ) ## ARTICLE 5. Reproductive Health Services Facility [7926.400 - 7926.430] ( Article 5 added by Stats. 2021, Ch. 614, Sec. 2. )

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    Privacy protections for personal information start when notice is given under Section 7926.415 and last until six months or one year after separation, depending on how long the person served.

    ## Government Code - GOV ## TITLE 1. GENERAL [100 - 7931.000] ( Title 1 enacted by Stats. 1943, Ch. 134. ) ## DIVISION 10. ACCESS TO PUBLIC RECORDS [7920.000 - 7931.000] ( Division 10 added by Stats. 2021, Ch. 614, Sec. 2. ) ## PART 5. SPECIFIC TYPES OF PUBLIC RECORDS [7923.600 - 7929.610] ( Part 5 added by Stats. 2021, Ch. 614, Sec. 2. ) ## CHAPTER 5. Health Care [7926.000 - 7926.500] ( Chapter 5 added by Stats. 2021, Ch. 614, Sec. 2. ) ## ARTICLE 5. Reproductive Health Services Facility [7926.400 - 7926.430] ( Article 5 added by Stats. 2021, Ch. 614, Sec. 2. ) ## 7926.420. The privacy protections for personal information authorized pursuant to this article are effective from the time of notification pursuant to Section 7926.415 until either one of the following occurs: (a) Six months after the date of separation from a reproductive health services facility for an individual who has served for not more than one year as an employee, contractor, volunteer, board member, or officer of the reproductive health services facility. (b) One year after the date of separation from a reproductive health services facility for an individual who has served for more than one year as an employee, contractor, volunteer, board member, or officer of the reproductive health services facility. (Added by Stats. 2021, Ch. 614, Sec. 2. (AB 473) Effective January 1, 2022. Operative January 1, 2023, pursuant to Sec. 7931.000.)
  168. 7926.425.

    ## Government Code - GOV ## TITLE 1. GENERAL [100 - 7931.000] ( Title 1 enacted by Stats. 1943, Ch. 134. ) ## DIVISION 10. ACCESS TO PUBLIC RECORDS [7920.000 - 7931.000] ( Division 10 added by Stats. 2021, Ch. 614, Sec. 2. ) ## PART 5. SPECIFIC TYPES OF PUBLIC RECORDS [7923.600 - 7929.610] ( Part 5 added by Stats. 2021, Ch. 614, Sec. 2. ) ## CHAPTER 5. Health Care [7926.000 - 7926.500] ( Chapter 5 added by Stats. 2021, Ch. 614, Sec. 2. ) ## ARTICLE 5. Reproductive Health Services Facility [7926.400 - 7926.430] ( Article 5 added by Stats. 2021, Ch. 614, Sec. 2. )

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    A reproductive health services facility must notify the relevant agency or agencies within 90 days after certain covered personnel separate, if that person had previously given notice under Section 7926.415.

    ## Government Code - GOV ## TITLE 1. GENERAL [100 - 7931.000] ( Title 1 enacted by Stats. 1943, Ch. 134. ) ## DIVISION 10. ACCESS TO PUBLIC RECORDS [7920.000 - 7931.000] ( Division 10 added by Stats. 2021, Ch. 614, Sec. 2. ) ## PART 5. SPECIFIC TYPES OF PUBLIC RECORDS [7923.600 - 7929.610] ( Part 5 added by Stats. 2021, Ch. 614, Sec. 2. ) ## CHAPTER 5. Health Care [7926.000 - 7926.500] ( Chapter 5 added by Stats. 2021, Ch. 614, Sec. 2. ) ## ARTICLE 5. Reproductive Health Services Facility [7926.400 - 7926.430] ( Article 5 added by Stats. 2021, Ch. 614, Sec. 2. ) ## 7926.425. Within 90 days of separation of an employee, contractor, volunteer, board member, or officer of the reproductive health services facility who has provided notice to a public agency pursuant to Section 7926.415, the facility shall provide notice of the separation to the relevant agency or agencies. (Added by Stats. 2021, Ch. 614, Sec. 2. (AB 473) Effective January 1, 2022. Operative January 1, 2023, pursuant to Sec. 7931.000.)
  169. 7926.430.

    ## Government Code - GOV ## TITLE 1. GENERAL [100 - 7931.000] ( Title 1 enacted by Stats. 1943, Ch. 134. ) ## DIVISION 10. ACCESS TO PUBLIC RECORDS [7920.000 - 7931.000] ( Division 10 added by Stats. 2021, Ch. 614, Sec. 2. ) ## PART 5. SPECIFIC TYPES OF PUBLIC RECORDS [7923.600 - 7929.610] ( Part 5 added by Stats. 2021, Ch. 614, Sec. 2. ) ## CHAPTER 5. Health Care [7926.000 - 7926.500] ( Chapter 5 added by Stats. 2021, Ch. 614, Sec. 2. ) ## ARTICLE 5. Reproductive Health Services Facility [7926.400 - 7926.430] ( Article 5 added by Stats. 2021, Ch. 614, Sec. 2. )

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    A government agency may disclose certain demographic data about protected individuals if the data is not individually identifiable.

    ## Government Code - GOV ## TITLE 1. GENERAL [100 - 7931.000] ( Title 1 enacted by Stats. 1943, Ch. 134. ) ## DIVISION 10. ACCESS TO PUBLIC RECORDS [7920.000 - 7931.000] ( Division 10 added by Stats. 2021, Ch. 614, Sec. 2. ) ## PART 5. SPECIFIC TYPES OF PUBLIC RECORDS [7923.600 - 7929.610] ( Part 5 added by Stats. 2021, Ch. 614, Sec. 2. ) ## CHAPTER 5. Health Care [7926.000 - 7926.500] ( Chapter 5 added by Stats. 2021, Ch. 614, Sec. 2. ) ## ARTICLE 5. Reproductive Health Services Facility [7926.400 - 7926.430] ( Article 5 added by Stats. 2021, Ch. 614, Sec. 2. ) ## 7926.430. This section does not prevent a government agency from disclosing data regarding the age, race, ethnicity, national origin, or gender of individuals whose personal information is protected pursuant to this article if the data does not contain individually identifiable information. (Added by Stats. 2021, Ch. 614, Sec. 2. (AB 473) Effective January 1, 2022. Operative January 1, 2023, pursuant to Sec. 7931.000.)
  170. 7926.500.

    ## Government Code - GOV ## TITLE 1. GENERAL [100 - 7931.000] ( Title 1 enacted by Stats. 1943, Ch. 134. ) ## DIVISION 10. ACCESS TO PUBLIC RECORDS [7920.000 - 7931.000] ( Division 10 added by Stats. 2021, Ch. 614, Sec. 2. ) ## PART 5. SPECIFIC TYPES OF PUBLIC RECORDS [7923.600 - 7929.610] ( Part 5 added by Stats. 2021, Ch. 614, Sec. 2. ) ## CHAPTER 5. Health Care [7926.000 - 7926.500] ( Chapter 5 added by Stats. 2021, Ch. 614, Sec. 2. ) ## ARTICLE 6. Websites and Related Matters [7926.500- 7926.500.] ( Article 6 added by Stats. 2021, Ch. 614, Sec. 2. )

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    Each health care district must maintain an internet website.

    ## Government Code - GOV ## TITLE 1. GENERAL [100 - 7931.000] ( Title 1 enacted by Stats. 1943, Ch. 134. ) ## DIVISION 10. ACCESS TO PUBLIC RECORDS [7920.000 - 7931.000] ( Division 10 added by Stats. 2021, Ch. 614, Sec. 2. ) ## PART 5. SPECIFIC TYPES OF PUBLIC RECORDS [7923.600 - 7929.610] ( Part 5 added by Stats. 2021, Ch. 614, Sec. 2. ) ## CHAPTER 5. Health Care [7926.000 - 7926.500] ( Chapter 5 added by Stats. 2021, Ch. 614, Sec. 2. ) ## ARTICLE 6. Websites and Related Matters [7926.500- 7926.500.] ( Article 6 added by Stats. 2021, Ch. 614, Sec. 2. ) ## 7926.500. In implementing this division, each health care district shall maintain an internet website in accordance with subdivision (b) of Section 32139 of the Health and Safety Code. (Added by Stats. 2021, Ch. 614, Sec. 2. (AB 473) Effective January 1, 2022. Operative January 1, 2023, pursuant to Sec. 7931.000.)
  171. 7927.000.

    ## Government Code - GOV ## TITLE 1. GENERAL [100 - 7931.000] ( Title 1 enacted by Stats. 1943, Ch. 134. ) ## DIVISION 10. ACCESS TO PUBLIC RECORDS [7920.000 - 7931.000] ( Division 10 added by Stats. 2021, Ch. 614, Sec. 2. ) ## PART 5. SPECIFIC TYPES OF PUBLIC RECORDS [7923.600 - 7929.610] ( Part 5 added by Stats. 2021, Ch. 614, Sec. 2. ) ## CHAPTER 6. Historically or Culturally Significant Matters [7927.000 - 7927.005] ( Chapter 6 added by Stats. 2021, Ch. 614, Sec. 2. )

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    This section exempts certain Native American cultural and burial-related records from disclosure under this division, subject to listed exceptions.

    ## Government Code - GOV ## TITLE 1. GENERAL [100 - 7931.000] ( Title 1 enacted by Stats. 1943, Ch. 134. ) ## DIVISION 10. ACCESS TO PUBLIC RECORDS [7920.000 - 7931.000] ( Division 10 added by Stats. 2021, Ch. 614, Sec. 2. ) ## PART 5. SPECIFIC TYPES OF PUBLIC RECORDS [7923.600 - 7929.610] ( Part 5 added by Stats. 2021, Ch. 614, Sec. 2. ) ## CHAPTER 6. Historically or Culturally Significant Matters [7927.000 - 7927.005] ( Chapter 6 added by Stats. 2021, Ch. 614, Sec. 2. ) ## 7927.000. Except as provided in Sections 7924.510, 7924.700, and 7929.610, this division does not require disclosure of any of the following: (a) Records of Native American graves, cemeteries, and sacred places. (b) Records of Native American places, features, and objects described in Sections 5097.9 and 5097.993 of the Public Resources Code, which are maintained by, or in the possession of, the Native American Heritage Commission, another state agency, or a local agency. (Added by Stats. 2021, Ch. 614, Sec. 2. (AB 473) Effective January 1, 2022. Operative January 1, 2023, pursuant to Sec. 7931.000.)
  172. 7927.005.

    ## Government Code - GOV ## TITLE 1. GENERAL [100 - 7931.000] ( Title 1 enacted by Stats. 1943, Ch. 134. ) ## DIVISION 10. ACCESS TO PUBLIC RECORDS [7920.000 - 7931.000] ( Division 10 added by Stats. 2021, Ch. 614, Sec. 2. ) ## PART 5. SPECIFIC TYPES OF PUBLIC RECORDS [7923.600 - 7929.610] ( Part 5 added by Stats. 2021, Ch. 614, Sec. 2. ) ## CHAPTER 6. Historically or Culturally Significant Matters [7927.000 - 7927.005] ( Chapter 6 added by Stats. 2021, Ch. 614, Sec. 2. )

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    This section says public-records law does not require disclosure of certain archaeological site information and reports held by specified state or local agencies.

    ## Government Code - GOV ## TITLE 1. GENERAL [100 - 7931.000] ( Title 1 enacted by Stats. 1943, Ch. 134. ) ## DIVISION 10. ACCESS TO PUBLIC RECORDS [7920.000 - 7931.000] ( Division 10 added by Stats. 2021, Ch. 614, Sec. 2. ) ## PART 5. SPECIFIC TYPES OF PUBLIC RECORDS [7923.600 - 7929.610] ( Part 5 added by Stats. 2021, Ch. 614, Sec. 2. ) ## CHAPTER 6. Historically or Culturally Significant Matters [7927.000 - 7927.005] ( Chapter 6 added by Stats. 2021, Ch. 614, Sec. 2. ) ## 7927.005. Nothing in this division requires disclosure of records that relate to archaeological site information and reports maintained by, or in the possession of, the Department of Parks and Recreation, the State Historical Resources Commission, the State Lands Commission, the Native American Heritage Commission, another state agency, or a local agency, including the records that the agency obtains through a consultation process between a California Native American tribe and a state or local agency. (Added by Stats. 2021, Ch. 614, Sec. 2. (AB 473) Effective January 1, 2022. Operative January 1, 2023, pursuant to Sec. 7931.000.)
  173. 7927.100.

    ## Government Code - GOV ## TITLE 1. GENERAL [100 - 7931.000] ( Title 1 enacted by Stats. 1943, Ch. 134. ) ## DIVISION 10. ACCESS TO PUBLIC RECORDS [7920.000 - 7931.000] ( Division 10 added by Stats. 2021, Ch. 614, Sec. 2. ) ## PART 5. SPECIFIC TYPES OF PUBLIC RECORDS [7923.600 - 7929.610] ( Part 5 added by Stats. 2021, Ch. 614, Sec. 2. ) ## CHAPTER 7. Library Records and Similar Matters [7927.100 - 7927.105] ( Chapter 7 added by Stats. 2021, Ch. 614, Sec. 2. )

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    This section exempts certain library circulation records and library or museum materials from disclosure, but it does not exempt records of fines imposed on borrowers.

    ## Government Code - GOV ## TITLE 1. GENERAL [100 - 7931.000] ( Title 1 enacted by Stats. 1943, Ch. 134. ) ## DIVISION 10. ACCESS TO PUBLIC RECORDS [7920.000 - 7931.000] ( Division 10 added by Stats. 2021, Ch. 614, Sec. 2. ) ## PART 5. SPECIFIC TYPES OF PUBLIC RECORDS [7923.600 - 7929.610] ( Part 5 added by Stats. 2021, Ch. 614, Sec. 2. ) ## CHAPTER 7. Library Records and Similar Matters [7927.100 - 7927.105] ( Chapter 7 added by Stats. 2021, Ch. 614, Sec. 2. ) ## 7927.100. (a) Except as provided in Sections 7924.510, 7924.700, and 7929.610, this division does not require disclosure of library circulation records kept for the purpose of identifying the borrower of items available in libraries, and library and museum materials made or acquired and presented solely for reference or exhibition purposes. (b) The exemption in this section does not apply to records of fines imposed on the borrowers. (Added by Stats. 2021, Ch. 614, Sec. 2. (AB 473) Effective January 1, 2022. Operative January 1, 2023, pursuant to Sec. 7931.000.)
  174. 7927.105.

    ## Government Code - GOV ## TITLE 1. GENERAL [100 - 7931.000] ( Title 1 enacted by Stats. 1943, Ch. 134. ) ## DIVISION 10. ACCESS TO PUBLIC RECORDS [7920.000 - 7931.000] ( Division 10 added by Stats. 2021, Ch. 614, Sec. 2. ) ## PART 5. SPECIFIC TYPES OF PUBLIC RECORDS [7923.600 - 7929.610] ( Part 5 added by Stats. 2021, Ch. 614, Sec. 2. ) ## CHAPTER 7. Library Records and Similar Matters [7927.100 - 7927.105] ( Chapter 7 added by Stats. 2021, Ch. 614, Sec. 2. )

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    Library patron use records kept by a publicly funded library must remain confidential, and disclosure is generally prohibited except for listed exceptions.

    ## Government Code - GOV ## TITLE 1. GENERAL [100 - 7931.000] ( Title 1 enacted by Stats. 1943, Ch. 134. ) ## DIVISION 10. ACCESS TO PUBLIC RECORDS [7920.000 - 7931.000] ( Division 10 added by Stats. 2021, Ch. 614, Sec. 2. ) ## PART 5. SPECIFIC TYPES OF PUBLIC RECORDS [7923.600 - 7929.610] ( Part 5 added by Stats. 2021, Ch. 614, Sec. 2. ) ## CHAPTER 7. Library Records and Similar Matters [7927.100 - 7927.105] ( Chapter 7 added by Stats. 2021, Ch. 614, Sec. 2. ) ## 7927.105. (a) As used in this section, the term “patron use records” includes both of the following: (1) Any written or electronic record that is used to identify a library patron and is provided by the patron to become eligible to borrow or use books and other materials. This includes, but is not limited to, a patron’s name, address, telephone number, or email address. (2) Any written record or electronic transaction that identifies a patron’s borrowing information or use of library information resources. This includes, but is not limited to, database search records, borrowing records, class records, and any other personally identifiable uses of library resources, information requests, or inquiries. (b) This section does not apply to either of the following: (1) Statistical reports of patron use. (2) Records of fines collected by a library. (c) All patron use records of a library that is in whole or in part supported by public funds shall remain confidential. A public agency, or a private actor that maintains or stores patron use records on behalf of a public agency, shall not disclose those records to any person, local agency, or state agency, except as follows: (1) By a person acting within the scope of the person’s duties within the administration of the library. (2) By a person authorized in writing to inspect the records. The authorization shall be from the individual to whom the records pertain. (3) By order of the appropriate superior court. (Added by Stats. 2021, Ch. 614, Sec. 2. (AB 473) Effective January 1, 2022. Operative January 1, 2023, pursuant to Sec. 7931.000.)
  175. 7927.200.

    ## Government Code - GOV ## TITLE 1. GENERAL [100 - 7931.000] ( Title 1 enacted by Stats. 1943, Ch. 134. ) ## DIVISION 10. ACCESS TO PUBLIC RECORDS [7920.000 - 7931.000] ( Division 10 added by Stats. 2021, Ch. 614, Sec. 2. ) ## PART 5. SPECIFIC TYPES OF PUBLIC RECORDS [7923.600 - 7929.610] ( Part 5 added by Stats. 2021, Ch. 614, Sec. 2. ) ## CHAPTER 8. Litigation Records and Similar Matters [7927.200 - 7927.205] ( Chapter 8 added by Stats. 2021, Ch. 614, Sec. 2. )

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    This section exempts certain litigation-related records from disclosure.

    ## Government Code - GOV ## TITLE 1. GENERAL [100 - 7931.000] ( Title 1 enacted by Stats. 1943, Ch. 134. ) ## DIVISION 10. ACCESS TO PUBLIC RECORDS [7920.000 - 7931.000] ( Division 10 added by Stats. 2021, Ch. 614, Sec. 2. ) ## PART 5. SPECIFIC TYPES OF PUBLIC RECORDS [7923.600 - 7929.610] ( Part 5 added by Stats. 2021, Ch. 614, Sec. 2. ) ## CHAPTER 8. Litigation Records and Similar Matters [7927.200 - 7927.205] ( Chapter 8 added by Stats. 2021, Ch. 614, Sec. 2. ) ## 7927.200. Except as provided in Sections 7924.510, 7924.700, and 7929.610, this division does not require disclosure of any of the following records: (a) Records pertaining to pending litigation to which the public agency is a party, until the pending litigation has been finally adjudicated or otherwise settled. (b) Records pertaining to a claim made pursuant to Division 3.6 (commencing with Section 810), until the pending claim has been finally adjudicated or otherwise settled. (Added by Stats. 2021, Ch. 614, Sec. 2. (AB 473) Effective January 1, 2022. Operative January 1, 2023, pursuant to Sec. 7931.000.)
  176. 7927.205.

    ## Government Code - GOV ## TITLE 1. GENERAL [100 - 7931.000] ( Title 1 enacted by Stats. 1943, Ch. 134. ) ## DIVISION 10. ACCESS TO PUBLIC RECORDS [7920.000 - 7931.000] ( Division 10 added by Stats. 2021, Ch. 614, Sec. 2. ) ## PART 5. SPECIFIC TYPES OF PUBLIC RECORDS [7923.600 - 7929.610] ( Part 5 added by Stats. 2021, Ch. 614, Sec. 2. ) ## CHAPTER 8. Litigation Records and Similar Matters [7927.200 - 7927.205] ( Chapter 8 added by Stats. 2021, Ch. 614, Sec. 2. )

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    A memorandum given to a state body or a local legislative body by legal counsel is not required to be disclosed while the related litigation is still pending.

    ## Government Code - GOV ## TITLE 1. GENERAL [100 - 7931.000] ( Title 1 enacted by Stats. 1943, Ch. 134. ) ## DIVISION 10. ACCESS TO PUBLIC RECORDS [7920.000 - 7931.000] ( Division 10 added by Stats. 2021, Ch. 614, Sec. 2. ) ## PART 5. SPECIFIC TYPES OF PUBLIC RECORDS [7923.600 - 7929.610] ( Part 5 added by Stats. 2021, Ch. 614, Sec. 2. ) ## CHAPTER 8. Litigation Records and Similar Matters [7927.200 - 7927.205] ( Chapter 8 added by Stats. 2021, Ch. 614, Sec. 2. ) ## 7927.205. Nothing in this division or any other provision of law requires disclosure of a memorandum submitted to a state body or to the legislative body of a local agency by its legal counsel pursuant to subdivision (e) of Section 11126 or Section 54956.9 until the pending litigation has been finally adjudicated or otherwise settled. The memorandum is protected by the attorney work-product privilege until the pending litigation has been finally adjudicated or otherwise settled. (Added by Stats. 2021, Ch. 614, Sec. 2. (AB 473) Effective January 1, 2022. Operative January 1, 2023, pursuant to Sec. 7931.000.)
  177. 7927.300.

    ## Government Code - GOV ## TITLE 1. GENERAL [100 - 7931.000] ( Title 1 enacted by Stats. 1943, Ch. 134. ) ## DIVISION 10. ACCESS TO PUBLIC RECORDS [7920.000 - 7931.000] ( Division 10 added by Stats. 2021, Ch. 614, Sec. 2. ) ## PART 5. SPECIFIC TYPES OF PUBLIC RECORDS [7923.600 - 7929.610] ( Part 5 added by Stats. 2021, Ch. 614, Sec. 2. ) ## CHAPTER 9. Miscellaneous Public Records [7927.300 - 7927.305] ( Chapter 9 added by Stats. 2021, Ch. 614, Sec. 2. )

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    This section says the division does not require disclosure of certain confidential geological, geophysical, plant production, utility development, and market or crop report information, except where other listed sections apply.

    ## Government Code - GOV ## TITLE 1. GENERAL [100 - 7931.000] ( Title 1 enacted by Stats. 1943, Ch. 134. ) ## DIVISION 10. ACCESS TO PUBLIC RECORDS [7920.000 - 7931.000] ( Division 10 added by Stats. 2021, Ch. 614, Sec. 2. ) ## PART 5. SPECIFIC TYPES OF PUBLIC RECORDS [7923.600 - 7929.610] ( Part 5 added by Stats. 2021, Ch. 614, Sec. 2. ) ## CHAPTER 9. Miscellaneous Public Records [7927.300 - 7927.305] ( Chapter 9 added by Stats. 2021, Ch. 614, Sec. 2. ) ## 7927.300. Except as provided in Sections 7924.510, 7924.700, and 7929.610, this division does not require disclosure of geological and geophysical data, plant production data, and similar information relating to utility systems development, or market or crop reports, that are obtained in confidence from any person. (Added by Stats. 2021, Ch. 614, Sec. 2. (AB 473) Effective January 1, 2022. Operative January 1, 2023, pursuant to Sec. 7931.000.)
  178. 7927.305.

    ## Government Code - GOV ## TITLE 1. GENERAL [100 - 7931.000] ( Title 1 enacted by Stats. 1943, Ch. 134. ) ## DIVISION 10. ACCESS TO PUBLIC RECORDS [7920.000 - 7931.000] ( Division 10 added by Stats. 2021, Ch. 614, Sec. 2. ) ## PART 5. SPECIFIC TYPES OF PUBLIC RECORDS [7923.600 - 7929.610] ( Part 5 added by Stats. 2021, Ch. 614, Sec. 2. ) ## CHAPTER 9. Miscellaneous Public Records [7927.300 - 7927.305] ( Chapter 9 added by Stats. 2021, Ch. 614, Sec. 2. )

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    This section limits public disclosure of information about family childcare providers, requires certain contact details to be shared with provider organizations in some cases, restricts how that information may be used, and lets a family childcare provider opt out of some disclosure.

    ## Government Code - GOV ## TITLE 1. GENERAL [100 - 7931.000] ( Title 1 enacted by Stats. 1943, Ch. 134. ) ## DIVISION 10. ACCESS TO PUBLIC RECORDS [7920.000 - 7931.000] ( Division 10 added by Stats. 2021, Ch. 614, Sec. 2. ) ## PART 5. SPECIFIC TYPES OF PUBLIC RECORDS [7923.600 - 7929.610] ( Part 5 added by Stats. 2021, Ch. 614, Sec. 2. ) ## CHAPTER 9. Miscellaneous Public Records [7927.300 - 7927.305] ( Chapter 9 added by Stats. 2021, Ch. 614, Sec. 2. ) ## 7927.305. (a) Notwithstanding any other provision of this division to the contrary, information regarding family childcare providers, as defined in subdivision (b) of Section 10421 of the Welfare and Institutions Code, shall not be subject to public disclosure pursuant to this division, except as provided in subdivisions (b) and (c). (b) Consistent with Section 10422 of the Welfare and Institutions Code, copies of names, home and mailing addresses, county, home, if known, work, and cellular telephone numbers, and email addresses of persons described in subdivision (a) shall be made available, upon request, to provider organizations that have been determined to be a provider organization pursuant to subdivision (a) of Section 10422 of the Welfare and Institutions Code. Information shall be made available consistent with the deadlines set in Section 10422 of the Welfare and Institutions Code. This information shall not be used by the receiving entity for any purpose other than for purposes of organizing, representing, and assisting family childcare providers. (c) Consistent with Section 10422 of the Welfare and Institutions Code, copies of names, home and mailing addresses, county, home, if known, work, and cellular telephone numbers, and email addresses of persons described in subdivision (a) shall be made available to a certified provider organization, as defined in subdivision (a) of Section 10421 of the Welfare and Institutions Code. Information shall be made available consistent with the deadlines set in Section 10422 of the Welfare and Institutions Code. This information shall not be used by the receiving entity for any purpose other than for purposes of organizing, representing, and assisting family childcare providers. (d) This section does not prohibit or limit the disclosure of information otherwise permitted to be disclosed by the California Child Day Care Facilities Act (Chapter 3.4 (commencing with Section 1596.70) of, Chapter 3.5 (commencing with Section 1596.90) of, and Chapter 3.6 (commencing with Section 1597.30) of, Division 2 of the Health and Safety Code), or to an officer or employee of another state public agency for performance of their official duties under state law. (e) All confidentiality requirements applicable to recipients of information pursuant to Section 1596.86 of the Health and Safety Code shall apply to protect the personal information of providers of small family daycare homes, as defined in Section 1596.78 of the Health and Safety Code, that is disclosed pursuant to subdivisions (b) and (c). (f) A family childcare provider, as defined by subdivision (b) of Section 10421 of the Welfare and Institutions Code, may opt out of disclosure of their home and mailing address, home, work, and cellular telephone numbers, and email address from the lists described in subdivisions (c) and (d) of Section 10422 of the Welfare and Institutions Code by complying with the procedure set forth in subdivision (k) of Section 10422 of the Welfare and Institutions Code. (Amended by Stats. 2024, Ch. 73, Sec. 17. (SB 163) Effective July 2, 2024.)
  179. 7927.400.

    ## Government Code - GOV ## TITLE 1. GENERAL [100 - 7931.000] ( Title 1 enacted by Stats. 1943, Ch. 134. ) ## DIVISION 10. ACCESS TO PUBLIC RECORDS [7920.000 - 7931.000] ( Division 10 added by Stats. 2021, Ch. 614, Sec. 2. ) ## PART 5. SPECIFIC TYPES OF PUBLIC RECORDS [7923.600 - 7929.610] ( Part 5 added by Stats. 2021, Ch. 614, Sec. 2. ) ## CHAPTER 10. Personal Information and Customer Records [7927.400 - 7927.430] ( Chapter 10 added by Stats. 2021, Ch. 614, Sec. 2. )

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    This section says the division does not require disclosure of certain electronically collected personal information records held by a state agency.

    ## Government Code - GOV ## TITLE 1. GENERAL [100 - 7931.000] ( Title 1 enacted by Stats. 1943, Ch. 134. ) ## DIVISION 10. ACCESS TO PUBLIC RECORDS [7920.000 - 7931.000] ( Division 10 added by Stats. 2021, Ch. 614, Sec. 2. ) ## PART 5. SPECIFIC TYPES OF PUBLIC RECORDS [7923.600 - 7929.610] ( Part 5 added by Stats. 2021, Ch. 614, Sec. 2. ) ## CHAPTER 10. Personal Information and Customer Records [7927.400 - 7927.430] ( Chapter 10 added by Stats. 2021, Ch. 614, Sec. 2. ) ## 7927.400. Nothing in this division requires the disclosure of records that relate to electronically collected personal information, as defined by Section 11015.5, that is received, collected, or compiled by a state agency. (Added by Stats. 2021, Ch. 614, Sec. 2. (AB 473) Effective January 1, 2022. Operative January 1, 2023, pursuant to Sec. 7931.000.)
  180. 7927.405.

    ## Government Code - GOV ## TITLE 1. GENERAL [100 - 7931.000] ( Title 1 enacted by Stats. 1943, Ch. 134. ) ## DIVISION 10. ACCESS TO PUBLIC RECORDS [7920.000 - 7931.000] ( Division 10 added by Stats. 2021, Ch. 614, Sec. 2. ) ## PART 5. SPECIFIC TYPES OF PUBLIC RECORDS [7923.600 - 7929.610] ( Part 5 added by Stats. 2021, Ch. 614, Sec. 2. ) ## CHAPTER 10. Personal Information and Customer Records [7927.400 - 7927.430] ( Chapter 10 added by Stats. 2021, Ch. 614, Sec. 2. )

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    This section says the division does not require disclosure of a person's residence or mailing address from DMV records, except as allowed by Vehicle Code section 1808.21.

    ## Government Code - GOV ## TITLE 1. GENERAL [100 - 7931.000] ( Title 1 enacted by Stats. 1943, Ch. 134. ) ## DIVISION 10. ACCESS TO PUBLIC RECORDS [7920.000 - 7931.000] ( Division 10 added by Stats. 2021, Ch. 614, Sec. 2. ) ## PART 5. SPECIFIC TYPES OF PUBLIC RECORDS [7923.600 - 7929.610] ( Part 5 added by Stats. 2021, Ch. 614, Sec. 2. ) ## CHAPTER 10. Personal Information and Customer Records [7927.400 - 7927.430] ( Chapter 10 added by Stats. 2021, Ch. 614, Sec. 2. ) ## 7927.405. Nothing in this division requires the disclosure of the residence or mailing address of any person in any record of the Department of Motor Vehicles except in accordance with Section 1808.21 of the Vehicle Code. (Added by Stats. 2021, Ch. 614, Sec. 2. (AB 473) Effective January 1, 2022. Operative January 1, 2023, pursuant to Sec. 7931.000.)
  181. 7927.410.

    ## Government Code - GOV ## TITLE 1. GENERAL [100 - 7931.000] ( Title 1 enacted by Stats. 1943, Ch. 134. ) ## DIVISION 10. ACCESS TO PUBLIC RECORDS [7920.000 - 7931.000] ( Division 10 added by Stats. 2021, Ch. 614, Sec. 2. ) ## PART 5. SPECIFIC TYPES OF PUBLIC RECORDS [7923.600 - 7929.610] ( Part 5 added by Stats. 2021, Ch. 614, Sec. 2. ) ## CHAPTER 10. Personal Information and Customer Records [7927.400 - 7927.430] ( Chapter 10 added by Stats. 2021, Ch. 614, Sec. 2. )

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    A local agency generally does not have to disclose a utility customer’s name, credit history, utility usage data, home address, or telephone number, but it must make the name, utility usage data, and home address available in listed situations.

    ## Government Code - GOV ## TITLE 1. GENERAL [100 - 7931.000] ( Title 1 enacted by Stats. 1943, Ch. 134. ) ## DIVISION 10. ACCESS TO PUBLIC RECORDS [7920.000 - 7931.000] ( Division 10 added by Stats. 2021, Ch. 614, Sec. 2. ) ## PART 5. SPECIFIC TYPES OF PUBLIC RECORDS [7923.600 - 7929.610] ( Part 5 added by Stats. 2021, Ch. 614, Sec. 2. ) ## CHAPTER 10. Personal Information and Customer Records [7927.400 - 7927.430] ( Chapter 10 added by Stats. 2021, Ch. 614, Sec. 2. ) ## 7927.410. Nothing in this division requires the disclosure of the name, credit history, utility usage data, home address, or telephone number of a utility customer of a local agency, except that disclosure of the name, utility usage data, and the home address of a utility customer of a local agency shall be made available upon request as follows: (a) To an agent or authorized family member of the person to whom the information pertains. (b) To an officer or employee of another governmental agency when necessary for the performance of its official duties. (c) Upon court order or the request of a law enforcement agency relative to an ongoing investigation. (d) Upon determination by the local agency that the utility customer who is the subject of the request has used utility services in a manner inconsistent with applicable local utility usage policies. (e) Upon determination by the local agency that the utility customer who is the subject of the request is an elected or appointed official with authority to determine the utility usage policies of the local agency, provided that the home address of an appointed official shall not be disclosed without the official’s consent. (f) Upon determination by the local agency that the public interest in disclosure of the information clearly outweighs the public interest in nondisclosure. (Added by Stats. 2021, Ch. 614, Sec. 2. (AB 473) Effective January 1, 2022. Operative January 1, 2023, pursuant to Sec. 7931.000.)
  182. 7927.415.

    ## Government Code - GOV ## TITLE 1. GENERAL [100 - 7931.000] ( Title 1 enacted by Stats. 1943, Ch. 134. ) ## DIVISION 10. ACCESS TO PUBLIC RECORDS [7920.000 - 7931.000] ( Division 10 added by Stats. 2021, Ch. 614, Sec. 2. ) ## PART 5. SPECIFIC TYPES OF PUBLIC RECORDS [7923.600 - 7929.610] ( Part 5 added by Stats. 2021, Ch. 614, Sec. 2. ) ## CHAPTER 10. Personal Information and Customer Records [7927.400 - 7927.430] ( Chapter 10 added by Stats. 2021, Ch. 614, Sec. 2. )

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    This section says disclosure is not required for certain residence-address records held by the Department of Housing and Community Development, if the person asked for confidentiality, subject to two listed section exceptions.

    ## Government Code - GOV ## TITLE 1. GENERAL [100 - 7931.000] ( Title 1 enacted by Stats. 1943, Ch. 134. ) ## DIVISION 10. ACCESS TO PUBLIC RECORDS [7920.000 - 7931.000] ( Division 10 added by Stats. 2021, Ch. 614, Sec. 2. ) ## PART 5. SPECIFIC TYPES OF PUBLIC RECORDS [7923.600 - 7929.610] ( Part 5 added by Stats. 2021, Ch. 614, Sec. 2. ) ## CHAPTER 10. Personal Information and Customer Records [7927.400 - 7927.430] ( Chapter 10 added by Stats. 2021, Ch. 614, Sec. 2. ) ## 7927.415. Except as provided in Sections 7924.510 and 7924.700, nothing in this division requires disclosure of records that are the residence address of any person contained in the records of the Department of Housing and Community Development, if the person has requested confidentiality of that information, in accordance with Section 18081 of the Health and Safety Code. (Added by Stats. 2021, Ch. 614, Sec. 2. (AB 473) Effective January 1, 2022. Operative January 1, 2023, pursuant to Sec. 7931.000.)
  183. 7927.420.

    ## Government Code - GOV ## TITLE 1. GENERAL [100 - 7931.000] ( Title 1 enacted by Stats. 1943, Ch. 134. ) ## DIVISION 10. ACCESS TO PUBLIC RECORDS [7920.000 - 7931.000] ( Division 10 added by Stats. 2021, Ch. 614, Sec. 2. ) ## PART 5. SPECIFIC TYPES OF PUBLIC RECORDS [7923.600 - 7929.610] ( Part 5 added by Stats. 2021, Ch. 614, Sec. 2. ) ## CHAPTER 10. Personal Information and Customer Records [7927.400 - 7927.430] ( Chapter 10 added by Stats. 2021, Ch. 614, Sec. 2. )

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    After a minor foster child dies, the county child welfare agency must disclose the child’s name, date of birth, and date of death.

    ## Government Code - GOV ## TITLE 1. GENERAL [100 - 7931.000] ( Title 1 enacted by Stats. 1943, Ch. 134. ) ## DIVISION 10. ACCESS TO PUBLIC RECORDS [7920.000 - 7931.000] ( Division 10 added by Stats. 2021, Ch. 614, Sec. 2. ) ## PART 5. SPECIFIC TYPES OF PUBLIC RECORDS [7923.600 - 7929.610] ( Part 5 added by Stats. 2021, Ch. 614, Sec. 2. ) ## CHAPTER 10. Personal Information and Customer Records [7927.400 - 7927.430] ( Chapter 10 added by Stats. 2021, Ch. 614, Sec. 2. ) ## 7927.420. Notwithstanding paragraph (2) of subdivision (a) of Section 827 of the Welfare and Institutions Code, after the death of a foster child who is a minor, the name, date of birth, and date of death of the child shall be subject to disclosure by the county child welfare agency pursuant to this division. (Added by Stats. 2021, Ch. 614, Sec. 2. (AB 473) Effective January 1, 2022. Operative January 1, 2023, pursuant to Sec. 7931.000.)
  184. 7927.425.

    ## Government Code - GOV ## TITLE 1. GENERAL [100 - 7931.000] ( Title 1 enacted by Stats. 1943, Ch. 134. ) ## DIVISION 10. ACCESS TO PUBLIC RECORDS [7920.000 - 7931.000] ( Division 10 added by Stats. 2021, Ch. 614, Sec. 2. ) ## PART 5. SPECIFIC TYPES OF PUBLIC RECORDS [7923.600 - 7929.610] ( Part 5 added by Stats. 2021, Ch. 614, Sec. 2. ) ## CHAPTER 10. Personal Information and Customer Records [7927.400 - 7927.430] ( Chapter 10 added by Stats. 2021, Ch. 614, Sec. 2. )

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    This section says the division does not require disclosure of certain records and personal information provided to the Controller’s office.

    ## Government Code - GOV ## TITLE 1. GENERAL [100 - 7931.000] ( Title 1 enacted by Stats. 1943, Ch. 134. ) ## DIVISION 10. ACCESS TO PUBLIC RECORDS [7920.000 - 7931.000] ( Division 10 added by Stats. 2021, Ch. 614, Sec. 2. ) ## PART 5. SPECIFIC TYPES OF PUBLIC RECORDS [7923.600 - 7929.610] ( Part 5 added by Stats. 2021, Ch. 614, Sec. 2. ) ## CHAPTER 10. Personal Information and Customer Records [7927.400 - 7927.430] ( Chapter 10 added by Stats. 2021, Ch. 614, Sec. 2. ) ## 7927.425. This division does not require the disclosure of the following records and information provided to the Controller’s office: (a) Records related to statements of personal worth or personal financial data, including, but not limited to, wills, trusts, account statements, earnings statements, or other similar records. (b) Personal information, as defined by subdivision (a) of Section 1798.3 of the Civil Code, within records, including, but not limited to: (1) Social security number. (2) Date of birth. (3) Federal employer identification number, until the Controller has made payment of the property in full to the owner. (4) Account number, until the Controller has made payment of the property in full to the owner. (5) Check number, until the Controller has made payment of the property in full to the owner. (Added by Stats. 2022, Ch. 282, Sec. 7. (AB 2280) Effective January 1, 2023.)
  185. 7927.430.

    ## Government Code - GOV ## TITLE 1. GENERAL [100 - 7931.000] ( Title 1 enacted by Stats. 1943, Ch. 134. ) ## DIVISION 10. ACCESS TO PUBLIC RECORDS [7920.000 - 7931.000] ( Division 10 added by Stats. 2021, Ch. 614, Sec. 2. ) ## PART 5. SPECIFIC TYPES OF PUBLIC RECORDS [7923.600 - 7929.610] ( Part 5 added by Stats. 2021, Ch. 614, Sec. 2. ) ## CHAPTER 10. Personal Information and Customer Records [7927.400 - 7927.430] ( Chapter 10 added by Stats. 2021, Ch. 614, Sec. 2. )

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    A Judicial Council form used to request service under Section 26666.10, and the information in it, is confidential and must not be disclosed under this division.

    ## Government Code - GOV ## TITLE 1. GENERAL [100 - 7931.000] ( Title 1 enacted by Stats. 1943, Ch. 134. ) ## DIVISION 10. ACCESS TO PUBLIC RECORDS [7920.000 - 7931.000] ( Division 10 added by Stats. 2021, Ch. 614, Sec. 2. ) ## PART 5. SPECIFIC TYPES OF PUBLIC RECORDS [7923.600 - 7929.610] ( Part 5 added by Stats. 2021, Ch. 614, Sec. 2. ) ## CHAPTER 10. Personal Information and Customer Records [7927.400 - 7927.430] ( Chapter 10 added by Stats. 2021, Ch. 614, Sec. 2. ) ## 7927.430. A Judicial Council form provided to request service pursuant to Section 26666.10, and the information contained therein, is confidential and shall not be disclosed pursuant to this division. (Added by Stats. 2022, Ch. 417, Sec. 1. (AB 2791) Effective January 1, 2023.)
  186. 7927.500.

    ## Government Code - GOV ## TITLE 1. GENERAL [100 - 7931.000] ( Title 1 enacted by Stats. 1943, Ch. 134. ) ## DIVISION 10. ACCESS TO PUBLIC RECORDS [7920.000 - 7931.000] ( Division 10 added by Stats. 2021, Ch. 614, Sec. 2. ) ## PART 5. SPECIFIC TYPES OF PUBLIC RECORDS [7923.600 - 7929.610] ( Part 5 added by Stats. 2021, Ch. 614, Sec. 2. ) ## CHAPTER 11. Preliminary Drafts and Similar Materials [7927.500- 7927.500.] ( Chapter 11 added by Stats. 2021, Ch. 614, Sec. 2. )

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    This section generally does not require disclosure of certain preliminary drafts, notes, and internal memoranda, unless specified exceptions apply.

    ## Government Code - GOV ## TITLE 1. GENERAL [100 - 7931.000] ( Title 1 enacted by Stats. 1943, Ch. 134. ) ## DIVISION 10. ACCESS TO PUBLIC RECORDS [7920.000 - 7931.000] ( Division 10 added by Stats. 2021, Ch. 614, Sec. 2. ) ## PART 5. SPECIFIC TYPES OF PUBLIC RECORDS [7923.600 - 7929.610] ( Part 5 added by Stats. 2021, Ch. 614, Sec. 2. ) ## CHAPTER 11. Preliminary Drafts and Similar Materials [7927.500- 7927.500.] ( Chapter 11 added by Stats. 2021, Ch. 614, Sec. 2. ) ## 7927.500. Except as provided in Sections 7924.510, 7924.700, and 7929.610, this division does not require disclosure of any preliminary drafts, notes, or interagency or intraagency memoranda that are not retained by a public agency in the ordinary course of business, if the public interest in withholding those records clearly outweighs the public interest in disclosure. (Added by Stats. 2021, Ch. 614, Sec. 2. (AB 473) Effective January 1, 2022. Operative January 1, 2023, pursuant to Sec. 7931.000.)
  187. 7927.600.

    ## Government Code - GOV ## TITLE 1. GENERAL [100 - 7931.000] ( Title 1 enacted by Stats. 1943, Ch. 134. ) ## DIVISION 10. ACCESS TO PUBLIC RECORDS [7920.000 - 7931.000] ( Division 10 added by Stats. 2021, Ch. 614, Sec. 2. ) ## PART 5. SPECIFIC TYPES OF PUBLIC RECORDS [7923.600 - 7929.610] ( Part 5 added by Stats. 2021, Ch. 614, Sec. 2. ) ## CHAPTER 12. Private Industry [7927.600 - 7927.605] ( Chapter 12 added by Stats. 2021, Ch. 614, Sec. 2. )

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    If a city and county or joint powers agency receives private industry wage data from the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics under confidentiality conditions, the employers’ identities must not be made public or used as evidence.

    ## Government Code - GOV ## TITLE 1. GENERAL [100 - 7931.000] ( Title 1 enacted by Stats. 1943, Ch. 134. ) ## DIVISION 10. ACCESS TO PUBLIC RECORDS [7920.000 - 7931.000] ( Division 10 added by Stats. 2021, Ch. 614, Sec. 2. ) ## PART 5. SPECIFIC TYPES OF PUBLIC RECORDS [7923.600 - 7929.610] ( Part 5 added by Stats. 2021, Ch. 614, Sec. 2. ) ## CHAPTER 12. Private Industry [7927.600 - 7927.605] ( Chapter 12 added by Stats. 2021, Ch. 614, Sec. 2. ) ## 7927.600. Whenever a city and county or a joint powers agency, pursuant to a mandatory statute or charter provision to collect private industry wage data for salary setting purposes, or a contract entered to implement that mandate, is provided this data by the United States Bureau of Labor Statistics on the basis that the identity of private industry employers shall remain confidential, the identity of the employers shall not be open to the public or be admitted as evidence in any action or special proceeding. (Added by Stats. 2021, Ch. 614, Sec. 2. (AB 473) Effective January 1, 2022. Operative January 1, 2023, pursuant to Sec. 7931.000.)
  188. 7927.605.

    ## Government Code - GOV ## TITLE 1. GENERAL [100 - 7931.000] ( Title 1 enacted by Stats. 1943, Ch. 134. ) ## DIVISION 10. ACCESS TO PUBLIC RECORDS [7920.000 - 7931.000] ( Division 10 added by Stats. 2021, Ch. 614, Sec. 2. ) ## PART 5. SPECIFIC TYPES OF PUBLIC RECORDS [7923.600 - 7929.610] ( Part 5 added by Stats. 2021, Ch. 614, Sec. 2. ) ## CHAPTER 12. Private Industry [7927.600 - 7927.605] ( Chapter 12 added by Stats. 2021, Ch. 614, Sec. 2. )

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    Some company-related records are exempt from disclosure, but agency incentives must be disclosed at the first qualifying company decision or permit application, and the agency must remove exempt information before public release.

    ## Government Code - GOV ## TITLE 1. GENERAL [100 - 7931.000] ( Title 1 enacted by Stats. 1943, Ch. 134. ) ## DIVISION 10. ACCESS TO PUBLIC RECORDS [7920.000 - 7931.000] ( Division 10 added by Stats. 2021, Ch. 614, Sec. 2. ) ## PART 5. SPECIFIC TYPES OF PUBLIC RECORDS [7923.600 - 7929.610] ( Part 5 added by Stats. 2021, Ch. 614, Sec. 2. ) ## CHAPTER 12. Private Industry [7927.600 - 7927.605] ( Chapter 12 added by Stats. 2021, Ch. 614, Sec. 2. ) ## 7927.605. (a) Nothing in this division requires the disclosure of records that are any of the following: corporate financial records, corporate proprietary information including trade secrets, and information relating to siting within the state furnished to a government agency by a private company for the purpose of permitting the agency to work with the company in retaining, locating, or expanding a facility within California. (b) Except as provided in subdivision (c), incentives offered by a state or a local government agency, if any, shall be disclosed upon communication to the agency or the public of a decision to stay, locate, relocate, or expand, by a company, or upon application by that company to a governmental agency for a general plan amendment, rezone, use permit, building permit, or any other permit, whichever occurs first. (c) Before publicly disclosing a record that describes state or local incentives offered by an agency to a private business to retain, locate, relocate, or expand the business within California, the agency shall delete information that is exempt pursuant to this section. (Added by Stats. 2021, Ch. 614, Sec. 2. (AB 473) Effective January 1, 2022. Operative January 1, 2023, pursuant to Sec. 7931.000.)
  189. 7927.700.

    ## Government Code - GOV ## TITLE 1. GENERAL [100 - 7931.000] ( Title 1 enacted by Stats. 1943, Ch. 134. ) ## DIVISION 10. ACCESS TO PUBLIC RECORDS [7920.000 - 7931.000] ( Division 10 added by Stats. 2021, Ch. 614, Sec. 2. ) ## PART 5. SPECIFIC TYPES OF PUBLIC RECORDS [7923.600 - 7929.610] ( Part 5 added by Stats. 2021, Ch. 614, Sec. 2. ) ## CHAPTER 13. Private Records, Privileged Materials, and Other Records Protected by Law From Disclosure [7927.700 - 7927.710] ( Chapter 13 added by Stats. 2021, Ch. 614, Sec. 2. )

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    This section says certain personnel, medical, or similar files are not required to be disclosed when disclosure would be an unwarranted invasion of personal privacy, subject to listed exceptions.

    ## Government Code - GOV ## TITLE 1. GENERAL [100 - 7931.000] ( Title 1 enacted by Stats. 1943, Ch. 134. ) ## DIVISION 10. ACCESS TO PUBLIC RECORDS [7920.000 - 7931.000] ( Division 10 added by Stats. 2021, Ch. 614, Sec. 2. ) ## PART 5. SPECIFIC TYPES OF PUBLIC RECORDS [7923.600 - 7929.610] ( Part 5 added by Stats. 2021, Ch. 614, Sec. 2. ) ## CHAPTER 13. Private Records, Privileged Materials, and Other Records Protected by Law From Disclosure [7927.700 - 7927.710] ( Chapter 13 added by Stats. 2021, Ch. 614, Sec. 2. ) ## 7927.700. Except as provided in Sections 7924.510, 7924.700, and 7929.610, this division does not require disclosure of personnel, medical, or similar files, the disclosure of which would constitute an unwarranted invasion of personal privacy. (Added by Stats. 2021, Ch. 614, Sec. 2. (AB 473) Effective January 1, 2022. Operative January 1, 2023, pursuant to Sec. 7931.000.)
  190. 7927.705.

    ## Government Code - GOV ## TITLE 1. GENERAL [100 - 7931.000] ( Title 1 enacted by Stats. 1943, Ch. 134. ) ## DIVISION 10. ACCESS TO PUBLIC RECORDS [7920.000 - 7931.000] ( Division 10 added by Stats. 2021, Ch. 614, Sec. 2. ) ## PART 5. SPECIFIC TYPES OF PUBLIC RECORDS [7923.600 - 7929.610] ( Part 5 added by Stats. 2021, Ch. 614, Sec. 2. ) ## CHAPTER 13. Private Records, Privileged Materials, and Other Records Protected by Law From Disclosure [7927.700 - 7927.710] ( Chapter 13 added by Stats. 2021, Ch. 614, Sec. 2. )

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    This section says the division does not require disclosure of records that are exempted or prohibited by federal or state law, except as provided in specified sections.

    ## Government Code - GOV ## TITLE 1. GENERAL [100 - 7931.000] ( Title 1 enacted by Stats. 1943, Ch. 134. ) ## DIVISION 10. ACCESS TO PUBLIC RECORDS [7920.000 - 7931.000] ( Division 10 added by Stats. 2021, Ch. 614, Sec. 2. ) ## PART 5. SPECIFIC TYPES OF PUBLIC RECORDS [7923.600 - 7929.610] ( Part 5 added by Stats. 2021, Ch. 614, Sec. 2. ) ## CHAPTER 13. Private Records, Privileged Materials, and Other Records Protected by Law From Disclosure [7927.700 - 7927.710] ( Chapter 13 added by Stats. 2021, Ch. 614, Sec. 2. ) ## 7927.705. Except as provided in Sections 7924.510, 7924.700, and 7929.610, this division does not require disclosure of records, the disclosure of which is exempted or prohibited pursuant to federal or state law, including, but not limited to, provisions of the Evidence Code relating to privilege. (Added by Stats. 2021, Ch. 614, Sec. 2. (AB 473) Effective January 1, 2022. Operative January 1, 2023, pursuant to Sec. 7931.000.)
  191. 7927.710.

    ## Government Code - GOV ## TITLE 1. GENERAL [100 - 7931.000] ( Title 1 enacted by Stats. 1943, Ch. 134. ) ## DIVISION 10. ACCESS TO PUBLIC RECORDS [7920.000 - 7931.000] ( Division 10 added by Stats. 2021, Ch. 614, Sec. 2. ) ## PART 5. SPECIFIC TYPES OF PUBLIC RECORDS [7923.600 - 7929.610] ( Part 5 added by Stats. 2021, Ch. 614, Sec. 2. ) ## CHAPTER 13. Private Records, Privileged Materials, and Other Records Protected by Law From Disclosure [7927.700 - 7927.710] ( Chapter 13 added by Stats. 2021, Ch. 614, Sec. 2. )

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    Information about transportation network company drivers submitted to the Public Employment Relations Board is generally not public and may not be disclosed by public officials, except as allowed by other state or federal law.

    ## Government Code - GOV ## TITLE 1. GENERAL [100 - 7931.000] ( Title 1 enacted by Stats. 1943, Ch. 134. ) ## DIVISION 10. ACCESS TO PUBLIC RECORDS [7920.000 - 7931.000] ( Division 10 added by Stats. 2021, Ch. 614, Sec. 2. ) ## PART 5. SPECIFIC TYPES OF PUBLIC RECORDS [7923.600 - 7929.610] ( Part 5 added by Stats. 2021, Ch. 614, Sec. 2. ) ## CHAPTER 13. Private Records, Privileged Materials, and Other Records Protected by Law From Disclosure [7927.700 - 7927.710] ( Chapter 13 added by Stats. 2021, Ch. 614, Sec. 2. ) ## 7927.710. (a) Notwithstanding any other provision of this division to the contrary, information regarding transportation network company drivers, as defined by Section 7470.2 of the Business and Professions Code, that is submitted to the Public Employment Relations Board pursuant to the Transportation Network Company Driver Labor Relations Act (Chapter 10.7 (commencing with Section 7470) of Division 3 of the Business and Professions Code), is not subject to public disclosure pursuant to this division and shall not be disclosed by public officials except as provided by other state or federal law. (b) This section does not prohibit or limit the disclosure of information otherwise required to be disclosed under the Transportation Network Company Driver Labor Relations Act (Chapter 10.7 (commencing with Section 7470) of Division 3 of the Business and Professions Code) to an officer or employee of a public agency when necessary for the performance of the officer’s or employee’s official duties. (Added by Stats. 2025, Ch. 335, Sec. 2. (AB 1340) Effective January 1, 2026.)
  192. 7928.000.

    ## Government Code - GOV ## TITLE 1. GENERAL [100 - 7931.000] ( Title 1 enacted by Stats. 1943, Ch. 134. ) ## DIVISION 10. ACCESS TO PUBLIC RECORDS [7920.000 - 7931.000] ( Division 10 added by Stats. 2021, Ch. 614, Sec. 2. ) ## PART 5. SPECIFIC TYPES OF PUBLIC RECORDS [7923.600 - 7929.610] ( Part 5 added by Stats. 2021, Ch. 614, Sec. 2. ) ## CHAPTER 14. Public Employee or Official [7928.000 - 7928.410] ( Chapter 14 added by Stats. 2021, Ch. 614, Sec. 2. ) ## ARTICLE 1. The Governor [7928.000 - 7928.015] ( Article 1 added by Stats. 2021, Ch. 614, Sec. 2. )

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    Most correspondence involving the Governor, the Governor’s office, or the Governor’s Legal Affairs Secretary is not required to be disclosed, except as stated in three cited sections.

    ## Government Code - GOV ## TITLE 1. GENERAL [100 - 7931.000] ( Title 1 enacted by Stats. 1943, Ch. 134. ) ## DIVISION 10. ACCESS TO PUBLIC RECORDS [7920.000 - 7931.000] ( Division 10 added by Stats. 2021, Ch. 614, Sec. 2. ) ## PART 5. SPECIFIC TYPES OF PUBLIC RECORDS [7923.600 - 7929.610] ( Part 5 added by Stats. 2021, Ch. 614, Sec. 2. ) ## CHAPTER 14. Public Employee or Official [7928.000 - 7928.410] ( Chapter 14 added by Stats. 2021, Ch. 614, Sec. 2. ) ## ARTICLE 1. The Governor [7928.000 - 7928.015] ( Article 1 added by Stats. 2021, Ch. 614, Sec. 2. ) ## 7928.000. (a) Except as provided in Sections 7924.510, 7924.700, and 7929.610, this division does not require the disclosure of correspondence of and to the Governor or employees of the Governor’s office or in the custody of or maintained by the Governor’s Legal Affairs Secretary. (b) Public records shall not be transferred to the custody of the Governor’s Legal Affairs Secretary to evade the disclosure provisions of this division. (Added by Stats. 2021, Ch. 614, Sec. 2. (AB 473) Effective January 1, 2022. Operative January 1, 2023, pursuant to Sec. 7931.000.)
  193. 7928.005.

    ## Government Code - GOV ## TITLE 1. GENERAL [100 - 7931.000] ( Title 1 enacted by Stats. 1943, Ch. 134. ) ## DIVISION 10. ACCESS TO PUBLIC RECORDS [7920.000 - 7931.000] ( Division 10 added by Stats. 2021, Ch. 614, Sec. 2. ) ## PART 5. SPECIFIC TYPES OF PUBLIC RECORDS [7923.600 - 7929.610] ( Part 5 added by Stats. 2021, Ch. 614, Sec. 2. ) ## CHAPTER 14. Public Employee or Official [7928.000 - 7928.410] ( Chapter 14 added by Stats. 2021, Ch. 614, Sec. 2. ) ## ARTICLE 1. The Governor [7928.000 - 7928.015] ( Article 1 added by Stats. 2021, Ch. 614, Sec. 2. )

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    When the Governor leaves office, the Governor’s public records must be transferred to the State Archives, and the Secretary of State must make them available to the public subject to this section’s restrictions.

    ## Government Code - GOV ## TITLE 1. GENERAL [100 - 7931.000] ( Title 1 enacted by Stats. 1943, Ch. 134. ) ## DIVISION 10. ACCESS TO PUBLIC RECORDS [7920.000 - 7931.000] ( Division 10 added by Stats. 2021, Ch. 614, Sec. 2. ) ## PART 5. SPECIFIC TYPES OF PUBLIC RECORDS [7923.600 - 7929.610] ( Part 5 added by Stats. 2021, Ch. 614, Sec. 2. ) ## CHAPTER 14. Public Employee or Official [7928.000 - 7928.410] ( Chapter 14 added by Stats. 2021, Ch. 614, Sec. 2. ) ## ARTICLE 1. The Governor [7928.000 - 7928.015] ( Article 1 added by Stats. 2021, Ch. 614, Sec. 2. ) ## 7928.005. (a) When the Governor leaves office, either voluntarily or involuntarily, public records in the custody or control of the Governor shall be transferred to the State Archives as soon as practical. (b) Notwithstanding any other law, the Governor, by written instrument, the terms of which shall be made public, may restrict public access to any of the transferred public records, or any other writings the Governor may transfer that have not already been made accessible to the public. (c) With respect to public records, public access, as otherwise provided for by this division, shall not be restricted for a period greater than 50 years or the death of the Governor, whichever is later, nor shall there be any restriction whatsoever with respect to enrolled bill files, press releases, speech files, or writings relating to applications for clemency or extradition in cases that have been closed for a period of at least 25 years. Subject to any restrictions permitted by this section or Section 7928.010, the Secretary of State, as custodian of the State Archives, shall make all those public records and other writings available to the public as otherwise provided for in this division. (Added by Stats. 2021, Ch. 614, Sec. 2. (AB 473) Effective January 1, 2022. Operative January 1, 2023, pursuant to Sec. 7931.000.)
  194. 7928.010.

    ## Government Code - GOV ## TITLE 1. GENERAL [100 - 7931.000] ( Title 1 enacted by Stats. 1943, Ch. 134. ) ## DIVISION 10. ACCESS TO PUBLIC RECORDS [7920.000 - 7931.000] ( Division 10 added by Stats. 2021, Ch. 614, Sec. 2. ) ## PART 5. SPECIFIC TYPES OF PUBLIC RECORDS [7923.600 - 7929.610] ( Part 5 added by Stats. 2021, Ch. 614, Sec. 2. ) ## CHAPTER 14. Public Employee or Official [7928.000 - 7928.410] ( Chapter 14 added by Stats. 2021, Ch. 614, Sec. 2. ) ## ARTICLE 1. The Governor [7928.000 - 7928.015] ( Article 1 added by Stats. 2021, Ch. 614, Sec. 2. )

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    Certain Governors’ records from 1974–1988 may be transferred to California educational or research institutions, but the receiving institution must keep them to archival standards and cannot destroy public records without written approval from the Secretary of State.

    ## Government Code - GOV ## TITLE 1. GENERAL [100 - 7931.000] ( Title 1 enacted by Stats. 1943, Ch. 134. ) ## DIVISION 10. ACCESS TO PUBLIC RECORDS [7920.000 - 7931.000] ( Division 10 added by Stats. 2021, Ch. 614, Sec. 2. ) ## PART 5. SPECIFIC TYPES OF PUBLIC RECORDS [7923.600 - 7929.610] ( Part 5 added by Stats. 2021, Ch. 614, Sec. 2. ) ## CHAPTER 14. Public Employee or Official [7928.000 - 7928.410] ( Chapter 14 added by Stats. 2021, Ch. 614, Sec. 2. ) ## ARTICLE 1. The Governor [7928.000 - 7928.015] ( Article 1 added by Stats. 2021, Ch. 614, Sec. 2. ) ## 7928.010. (a) (1) For a Governor who held office between 1974 and 1988, Section 7928.005 does not apply to public records or other writings that were in the Governor’s direct custody or control at the time of leaving office, except to the extent that the Governor may voluntarily transfer those records or other writings to the State Archives. (2) Subdivision (a) does not apply to enrolled bill files, press releases, speech files, or writings relating to applications for clemency or extradition. (b) (1) Notwithstanding any other law, the public records and other writings of any Governor who held office between 1974 and 1988 may be transferred to any educational or research institution in California. With respect to public records, however, public access, as otherwise provided for by this division, shall not be restricted for a period greater than 50 years or the death of the Governor, whichever is later. (2) Records or writings shall not be transferred pursuant to this subdivision unless the institution receiving them agrees to maintain, and does maintain, the materials according to commonly accepted archival standards. (3) An institution receiving public records pursuant to this subdivision shall not destroy any of those records without first receiving the written approval of the Secretary of State, as custodian of the State Archives. The Secretary of State may require that the records be placed in the State Archives rather than being destroyed. (4) An institution receiving records or writings pursuant to this subdivision shall allow the Secretary of State, as custodian of the State Archives, to copy, at state expense, and to make available to the public, any and all public records, and inventories, indices, or finding aids relating to those records that the institution makes available to the public generally. Copies of those records in the custody of the State Archives shall be given the same legal effect as is given to the originals. (Added by Stats. 2021, Ch. 614, Sec. 2. (AB 473) Effective January 1, 2022. Operative January 1, 2023, pursuant to Sec. 7931.000.)
  195. 7928.015.

    ## Government Code - GOV ## TITLE 1. GENERAL [100 - 7931.000] ( Title 1 enacted by Stats. 1943, Ch. 134. ) ## DIVISION 10. ACCESS TO PUBLIC RECORDS [7920.000 - 7931.000] ( Division 10 added by Stats. 2021, Ch. 614, Sec. 2. ) ## PART 5. SPECIFIC TYPES OF PUBLIC RECORDS [7923.600 - 7929.610] ( Part 5 added by Stats. 2021, Ch. 614, Sec. 2. ) ## CHAPTER 14. Public Employee or Official [7928.000 - 7928.410] ( Chapter 14 added by Stats. 2021, Ch. 614, Sec. 2. ) ## ARTICLE 1. The Governor [7928.000 - 7928.015] ( Article 1 added by Stats. 2021, Ch. 614, Sec. 2. )

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    The Secretary of State may appraise and manage certain records to decide whether they should be preserved in the State Archives, and must use professional archival practices.

    ## Government Code - GOV ## TITLE 1. GENERAL [100 - 7931.000] ( Title 1 enacted by Stats. 1943, Ch. 134. ) ## DIVISION 10. ACCESS TO PUBLIC RECORDS [7920.000 - 7931.000] ( Division 10 added by Stats. 2021, Ch. 614, Sec. 2. ) ## PART 5. SPECIFIC TYPES OF PUBLIC RECORDS [7923.600 - 7929.610] ( Part 5 added by Stats. 2021, Ch. 614, Sec. 2. ) ## CHAPTER 14. Public Employee or Official [7928.000 - 7928.410] ( Chapter 14 added by Stats. 2021, Ch. 614, Sec. 2. ) ## ARTICLE 1. The Governor [7928.000 - 7928.015] ( Article 1 added by Stats. 2021, Ch. 614, Sec. 2. ) ## 7928.015. (a) The Secretary of State may appraise and manage new or existing records that are subject to Section 7928.005 or 7928.010 to determine whether the records are appropriate for preservation in the State Archives. (b) For purposes of this section, the Secretary of State shall use professional archival practices, including, but not limited to, appraising the historic value of the records, arranging and describing the records, rehousing the records in appropriate storage containers, or providing any conservation treatment that the records require. (Added by Stats. 2021, Ch. 614, Sec. 2. (AB 473) Effective January 1, 2022. Operative January 1, 2023, pursuant to Sec. 7931.000.)
  196. 7928.100.

    ## Government Code - GOV ## TITLE 1. GENERAL [100 - 7931.000] ( Title 1 enacted by Stats. 1943, Ch. 134. ) ## DIVISION 10. ACCESS TO PUBLIC RECORDS [7920.000 - 7931.000] ( Division 10 added by Stats. 2021, Ch. 614, Sec. 2. ) ## PART 5. SPECIFIC TYPES OF PUBLIC RECORDS [7923.600 - 7929.610] ( Part 5 added by Stats. 2021, Ch. 614, Sec. 2. ) ## CHAPTER 14. Public Employee or Official [7928.000 - 7928.410] ( Chapter 14 added by Stats. 2021, Ch. 614, Sec. 2. ) ## ARTICLE 2. The Legislature [7928.100- 7928.100.] ( Article 2 added by Stats. 2021, Ch. 614, Sec. 2. )

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    This section says the public-records law generally does not require disclosure of records kept or maintained by the Legislative Counsel, with stated exceptions.

    ## Government Code - GOV ## TITLE 1. GENERAL [100 - 7931.000] ( Title 1 enacted by Stats. 1943, Ch. 134. ) ## DIVISION 10. ACCESS TO PUBLIC RECORDS [7920.000 - 7931.000] ( Division 10 added by Stats. 2021, Ch. 614, Sec. 2. ) ## PART 5. SPECIFIC TYPES OF PUBLIC RECORDS [7923.600 - 7929.610] ( Part 5 added by Stats. 2021, Ch. 614, Sec. 2. ) ## CHAPTER 14. Public Employee or Official [7928.000 - 7928.410] ( Chapter 14 added by Stats. 2021, Ch. 614, Sec. 2. ) ## ARTICLE 2. The Legislature [7928.100- 7928.100.] ( Article 2 added by Stats. 2021, Ch. 614, Sec. 2. ) ## 7928.100. (a) Except as provided in subdivision (b) and in Sections 7924.510, 7924.700, and 7929.610, this division does not require disclosure of any records that are in the custody of, or maintained by, the Legislative Counsel. (b) Subdivision (a) does not apply to records in the public database maintained by the Legislative Counsel that are described in Section 10248. (Added by Stats. 2021, Ch. 614, Sec. 2. (AB 473) Effective January 1, 2022. Operative January 1, 2023, pursuant to Sec. 7931.000.)
  197. 7928.200.

    ## Government Code - GOV ## TITLE 1. GENERAL [100 - 7931.000] ( Title 1 enacted by Stats. 1943, Ch. 134. ) ## DIVISION 10. ACCESS TO PUBLIC RECORDS [7920.000 - 7931.000] ( Division 10 added by Stats. 2021, Ch. 614, Sec. 2. ) ## PART 5. SPECIFIC TYPES OF PUBLIC RECORDS [7923.600 - 7929.610] ( Part 5 added by Stats. 2021, Ch. 614, Sec. 2. ) ## CHAPTER 14. Public Employee or Official [7928.000 - 7928.410] ( Chapter 14 added by Stats. 2021, Ch. 614, Sec. 2. ) ## ARTICLE 3. Online Posting or Sale of Personal Information of Elected or Appointed Official [7928.200 - 7928.205] ( Article 3 added by Stats. 2021, Ch. 614, Sec. 2. )

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    This section limits liability for an interactive computer service or access software provider unless it intends to abet or cause imminent great bodily harm, or threatens imminent great bodily harm to an elected or appointed official.

    ## Government Code - GOV ## TITLE 1. GENERAL [100 - 7931.000] ( Title 1 enacted by Stats. 1943, Ch. 134. ) ## DIVISION 10. ACCESS TO PUBLIC RECORDS [7920.000 - 7931.000] ( Division 10 added by Stats. 2021, Ch. 614, Sec. 2. ) ## PART 5. SPECIFIC TYPES OF PUBLIC RECORDS [7923.600 - 7929.610] ( Part 5 added by Stats. 2021, Ch. 614, Sec. 2. ) ## CHAPTER 14. Public Employee or Official [7928.000 - 7928.410] ( Chapter 14 added by Stats. 2021, Ch. 614, Sec. 2. ) ## ARTICLE 3. Online Posting or Sale of Personal Information of Elected or Appointed Official [7928.200 - 7928.205] ( Article 3 added by Stats. 2021, Ch. 614, Sec. 2. ) ## 7928.200. (a) Nothing in this article is intended to preclude punishment instead under Section 69, 76, or 422 of the Penal Code, or any other law. (b) An interactive computer service or access software provider, as defined in Section 230(f) of Title 47 of the United States Code, shall not be liable under this article unless the service or provider intends to abet or cause imminent great bodily harm that is likely to occur or threatens to cause imminent great bodily harm to an elected or appointed official. (Added by Stats. 2021, Ch. 614, Sec. 2. (AB 473) Effective January 1, 2022. Operative January 1, 2023, pursuant to Sec. 7931.000.)
  198. 7928.205.

    ## Government Code - GOV ## TITLE 1. GENERAL [100 - 7931.000] ( Title 1 enacted by Stats. 1943, Ch. 134. ) ## DIVISION 10. ACCESS TO PUBLIC RECORDS [7920.000 - 7931.000] ( Division 10 added by Stats. 2021, Ch. 614, Sec. 2. ) ## PART 5. SPECIFIC TYPES OF PUBLIC RECORDS [7923.600 - 7929.610] ( Part 5 added by Stats. 2021, Ch. 614, Sec. 2. ) ## CHAPTER 14. Public Employee or Official [7928.000 - 7928.410] ( Chapter 14 added by Stats. 2021, Ch. 614, Sec. 2. ) ## ARTICLE 3. Online Posting or Sale of Personal Information of Elected or Appointed Official [7928.200 - 7928.205] ( Article 3 added by Stats. 2021, Ch. 614, Sec. 2. )

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    A state or local agency must not publicly post certain home-address contact details of an elected or appointed official on the internet without that individual’s written permission.

    ## Government Code - GOV ## TITLE 1. GENERAL [100 - 7931.000] ( Title 1 enacted by Stats. 1943, Ch. 134. ) ## DIVISION 10. ACCESS TO PUBLIC RECORDS [7920.000 - 7931.000] ( Division 10 added by Stats. 2021, Ch. 614, Sec. 2. ) ## PART 5. SPECIFIC TYPES OF PUBLIC RECORDS [7923.600 - 7929.610] ( Part 5 added by Stats. 2021, Ch. 614, Sec. 2. ) ## CHAPTER 14. Public Employee or Official [7928.000 - 7928.410] ( Chapter 14 added by Stats. 2021, Ch. 614, Sec. 2. ) ## ARTICLE 3. Online Posting or Sale of Personal Information of Elected or Appointed Official [7928.200 - 7928.205] ( Article 3 added by Stats. 2021, Ch. 614, Sec. 2. ) ## 7928.205. (a) Notwithstanding subdivision (a) of Section 7922.545, no state or local agency shall publicly post the home address, telephone number, or both the name and assessor parcel number associated with the home address of any elected or appointed official on the internet without first obtaining the written permission of that individual. (b) For purposes of this section, “publicly post” means to intentionally communicate or otherwise make available the information described in subdivision (a) on the internet in an unrestricted and publicly available manner. (c) This section does not prohibit a state or local agency from publicly posting a legally required notice or publication of an elected or appointed official on the internet. (Amended by Stats. 2024, Ch. 551, Sec. 2. (AB 1785) Effective January 1, 2025.)
  199. 7928.300.

    ## Government Code - GOV ## TITLE 1. GENERAL [100 - 7931.000] ( Title 1 enacted by Stats. 1943, Ch. 134. ) ## DIVISION 10. ACCESS TO PUBLIC RECORDS [7920.000 - 7931.000] ( Division 10 added by Stats. 2021, Ch. 614, Sec. 2. ) ## PART 5. SPECIFIC TYPES OF PUBLIC RECORDS [7923.600 - 7929.610] ( Part 5 added by Stats. 2021, Ch. 614, Sec. 2. ) ## CHAPTER 14. Public Employee or Official [7928.000 - 7928.410] ( Chapter 14 added by Stats. 2021, Ch. 614, Sec. 2. ) ## ARTICLE 4. Personal Information of Agency Employee [7928.300- 7928.300.] ( Article 4 added by Stats. 2021, Ch. 614, Sec. 2. )

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    This section protects public agency employees’ home contact details, birthdates, and most personal email addresses from public disclosure, with listed exceptions.

    ## Government Code - GOV ## TITLE 1. GENERAL [100 - 7931.000] ( Title 1 enacted by Stats. 1943, Ch. 134. ) ## DIVISION 10. ACCESS TO PUBLIC RECORDS [7920.000 - 7931.000] ( Division 10 added by Stats. 2021, Ch. 614, Sec. 2. ) ## PART 5. SPECIFIC TYPES OF PUBLIC RECORDS [7923.600 - 7929.610] ( Part 5 added by Stats. 2021, Ch. 614, Sec. 2. ) ## CHAPTER 14. Public Employee or Official [7928.000 - 7928.410] ( Chapter 14 added by Stats. 2021, Ch. 614, Sec. 2. ) ## ARTICLE 4. Personal Information of Agency Employee [7928.300- 7928.300.] ( Article 4 added by Stats. 2021, Ch. 614, Sec. 2. ) ## 7928.300. (a) The home addresses, home telephone numbers, personal cellular telephone numbers, and birthdates of all employees of a public agency shall not be deemed to be public records and shall not be open to public inspection, except that disclosure of that information may be made as follows: (1) To an agent, or a family member of the individual to whom the information pertains. (2) To an officer or employee of another public agency when necessary for the performance of its official duties. (3) To an employee organization pursuant to regulations and decisions of the Public Employment Relations Board, except that the home addresses and any phone numbers on file with the employer of employees performing law enforcement-related functions, and the birthdate of any employee, shall not be disclosed. (4) To an agent or employee of a health benefit plan providing health services or administering claims for health services to public agencies and their enrolled dependents, for the purpose of providing the health services or administering claims for employees and their enrolled dependents. (b) (1) Unless used by the employee to conduct public business, or necessary to identify a person in an otherwise disclosable communication, the personal email addresses of all employees of a public agency shall not be deemed to be public records and shall not be open to public inspection, except that disclosure of that information may be made as specified in paragraphs (1) to (4), inclusive, of subdivision (a). (2) This subdivision shall not be construed to limit the public’s right to access the content of an employee’s personal email that is used to conduct public business, as decided by the Supreme Court in City of San Jose v. Superior Court (2017) 2 Cal.5th 608. (c) Upon written request of any employee, a public agency shall not disclose the employee’s home address, home telephone number, personal cellular telephone number, personal email address, or birthdate pursuant to paragraph (3) of subdivision (a) and an agency shall remove the employee’s home address, home telephone number, and personal cellular telephone number from any mailing list maintained by the agency, except if the list is used exclusively by the agency to contact the employee. (Added by Stats. 2021, Ch. 614, Sec. 2. (AB 473) Effective January 1, 2022. Operative January 1, 2023, pursuant to Sec. 7931.000.)
  200. 7928.400.

    ## Government Code - GOV ## TITLE 1. GENERAL [100 - 7931.000] ( Title 1 enacted by Stats. 1943, Ch. 134. ) ## DIVISION 10. ACCESS TO PUBLIC RECORDS [7920.000 - 7931.000] ( Division 10 added by Stats. 2021, Ch. 614, Sec. 2. ) ## PART 5. SPECIFIC TYPES OF PUBLIC RECORDS [7923.600 - 7929.610] ( Part 5 added by Stats. 2021, Ch. 614, Sec. 2. ) ## CHAPTER 14. Public Employee or Official [7928.000 - 7928.410] ( Chapter 14 added by Stats. 2021, Ch. 614, Sec. 2. ) ## ARTICLE 5. Employment Contracts of Government Employees and Related Matters [7928.400 - 7928.410] ( Article 5 added by Stats. 2021, Ch. 614, Sec. 2. )

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    Certain employment contracts with state or local agencies are public records and are not subject to specified exemptions.

    ## Government Code - GOV ## TITLE 1. GENERAL [100 - 7931.000] ( Title 1 enacted by Stats. 1943, Ch. 134. ) ## DIVISION 10. ACCESS TO PUBLIC RECORDS [7920.000 - 7931.000] ( Division 10 added by Stats. 2021, Ch. 614, Sec. 2. ) ## PART 5. SPECIFIC TYPES OF PUBLIC RECORDS [7923.600 - 7929.610] ( Part 5 added by Stats. 2021, Ch. 614, Sec. 2. ) ## CHAPTER 14. Public Employee or Official [7928.000 - 7928.410] ( Chapter 14 added by Stats. 2021, Ch. 614, Sec. 2. ) ## ARTICLE 5. Employment Contracts of Government Employees and Related Matters [7928.400 - 7928.410] ( Article 5 added by Stats. 2021, Ch. 614, Sec. 2. ) ## 7928.400. Every employment contract between a state or local agency and any public official or public employee is a public record that is not subject to Section 7922.000 and the provisions listed in Section 7920.505. (Added by Stats. 2021, Ch. 614, Sec. 2. (AB 473) Effective January 1, 2022. Operative January 1, 2023, pursuant to Sec. 7931.000.)

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