Cal. CIV § 1798.1 — California Code / Code civ / Division 3 / Part 4 / Title 1.8 / Chapter 1 / Article 1 / Section 1798.1
Section 1798.1
Status: in_force

The Legislature declares that the right to privacy is a personal and fundamental right protected by Section 1 of Article I of the Constitution of California and by the United States Constitution and that all individuals have a right of privacy in information pertaining to them. The Legislature further makes the following findings:

(a) The right to privacy is being threatened by the indiscriminate collection, maintenance, and dissemination of personal information and the lack of effective laws and legal remedies.

(b) The increasing use of computers and other sophisticated information technology has greatly magnified the potential risk to individual privacy that can occur from the maintenance of personal information.

(c) In order to protect the privacy of individuals, it is necessary that the maintenance and dissemination of personal information be subject to strict limits.
Cal. CIV § 1798.27 — California Code / Code civ / Division 3 / Part 4 / Title 1.8 / Chapter 1 / Article 7 / Section 1798.27
Section 1798.27
Status: in_force

Each agency shall retain the accounting made pursuant to Section 1798.25 for at least three years after the disclosure for which the accounting is made, or until the record is destroyed, whichever is shorter.

Nothing in this section shall be construed to require retention of the original documents for a three-year period, providing that the agency can otherwise comply with the requirements of this section.
Cal. CIV § 1798.51 — California Code / Code civ / Division 3 / Part 4 / Title 1.8 / Chapter 1 / Article 9 / Section 1798.51
Section 1798.51
Status: in_force

Where a remedy other than those provided in Articles 8 and 9 is provided by law but is not available because of lapse of time an individual may obtain a correction to a record under this chapter but such correction shall not operate to revise or restore a right or remedy not provided by this chapter that has been barred because of lapse of time.
Cal. CIV § 1798.76 — California Code / Code civ / Division 3 / Part 4 / Title 1.8 / Chapter 1 / Article 12 / Section 1798.76
Section 1798.76
Status: in_force

Nothing in this chapter shall be construed to revoke, modify, or alter in any manner any statutory provision or any judicial decision which (a) authorizes an individual to gain access to any law enforcement record, or (b) authorizes discovery in criminal or civil litigation.
Cal. CIV § 1798.22 — California Code / Code civ / Division 3 / Part 4 / Title 1.8 / Chapter 1 / Article 5 / Section 1798.22
Section 1798.22
Status: in_force

Each agency shall designate an agency employee to be responsible for ensuring that the agency complies with all of the provisions of this chapter.
Cal. GOV § 99060 — California Code / Code gov / Title 18 / Chapter 3 / Section 99060
Section 99060
Status: in_force

(a) The proceeds of bonds issued and sold pursuant to this title shall be deposited in the Economic Recovery Fund, which is hereby established in the State Treasury.

(b) Moneys in the fund shall be invested in the Surplus Money Investment Fund, and any income from that investment shall be credited to the fund.

(c) Except for amounts necessary to pay costs of issuance, administrative costs, and any other costs payable in connection with the bonds, and to retire or refund bonds issued and sold pursuant to this title or bonds issued and sold under Title 17 (commencing with Section 99000), the remaining balance of the fund, as determined by the committee, shall be transferred to the General Fund to fund the purposes set forth in this title.
Cal. CIV § 1798.62 — California Code / Code civ / Division 3 / Part 4 / Title 1.8 / Chapter 1 / Article 11 / Section 1798.62
Section 1798.62
Status: in_force

Upon written request of any individual, any agency which maintains a mailing list shall remove the individual’s name and address from such list, except that such agency need not remove the individual’s name if such name is exclusively used by the agency to directly contact the individual.
Cal. CIV § 1798.14 — California Code / Code civ / Division 3 / Part 4 / Title 1.8 / Chapter 1 / Article 5 / Section 1798.14
Section 1798.14
Status: in_force

Each agency shall maintain in its records only personal information which is relevant and necessary to accomplish a purpose of the agency required or authorized by the California Constitution or statute or mandated by the federal government.
Cal. CIV § 1798.19 — California Code / Code civ / Division 3 / Part 4 / Title 1.8 / Chapter 1 / Article 5 / Section 1798.19
Section 1798.19
Status: in_force

Each agency when it provides by contract for the operation or maintenance of records containing personal information to accomplish an agency function, shall cause, consistent with its authority, the requirements of this chapter to be applied to those records. For purposes of Article 10 (commencing with Section 1798.55), any contractor and any employee of the contractor, if the contract is agreed to on or after July 1, 1978, shall be considered to be an employee of an agency. Local government functions mandated by the state are not deemed agency functions within the meaning of this section.
Cal. CIV § 1798.41 — California Code / Code civ / Division 3 / Part 4 / Title 1.8 / Chapter 1 / Article 8 / Section 1798.41
Section 1798.41
Status: in_force

(a) Except as provided in subdivision (c), if the agency determines that information requested pursuant to Section 1798.34 is exempt from access, it shall inform the individual in writing of the agency’s finding that disclosure is not required by law.

(b) Except as provided in subdivision (c), each agency shall conduct a review of its determination that particular information is exempt from access pursuant to Section 1798.40, within 30 days from the receipt of a request by an individual directly affected by the determination, and inform the individual in writing of the findings of the review. The review shall be conducted by the head of the agency or an official specifically designated by the head of the agency.

(c) If the agency believes that compliance with subdivision (a) would seriously interfere with attempts to apprehend persons who are wanted for committing a crime or attempts to prevent the commission of a crime or would endanger the life of an informant or other person submitting information contained in the record, it may petition the presiding judge of the superior court of the county in which the record is maintained to issue an ex parte order authorizing the agency to respond to the individual that no record is maintained. All proceedings before the court shall be in camera. If the presiding judge finds that there are reasonable grounds to believe that compliance with subdivision (a) will seriously interfere with attempts to apprehend persons who are wanted for committing a crime or attempts to prevent the commission of a crime or will endanger the life of an informant or other person submitting information contained in the record, the judge shall issue an order authorizing the agency to respond to the individual that no record is maintained by the agency. The order shall not be issued for longer than 30 days but can be renewed at 30-day intervals. If a request pursuant to this section is received after the expiration of the order, the agency must either respond pursuant to subdivision (a) or seek a new order pursuant to this subdivision.
Cal. CIV § 1798.60 — California Code / Code civ / Division 3 / Part 4 / Title 1.8 / Chapter 1 / Article 11 / Section 1798.60
Section 1798.60
Status: in_force

An individual’s name and address may not be distributed for commercial purposes, sold, or rented by an agency unless such action is specifically authorized by law.
Cal. CIV § 1798.73 — California Code / Code civ / Division 3 / Part 4 / Title 1.8 / Chapter 1 / Article 12 / Section 1798.73
Section 1798.73
Status: in_force

Nothing in this chapter shall be construed to deny or limit any right of privacy arising under Section 1 of Article I of the California Constitution.
Cal. CIV § 1798.35 — California Code / Code civ / Division 3 / Part 4 / Title 1.8 / Chapter 1 / Article 8 / Section 1798.35
Section 1798.35
Status: in_force

Each agency shall permit an individual to request in writing an amendment of a record and, shall within 30 days of the date of receipt of such request:

(a) Make each correction in accordance with the individual’s request of any portion of a record which the individual believes is not accurate, relevant, timely, or complete and inform the individual of the corrections made in accordance with their request; or

(b) Inform the individual of its refusal to amend the record in accordance with such individual’s request, the reason for the refusal, the procedures established by the agency for the individual to request a review by the head of the agency or an official specifically designated by the head of the agency of the refusal to amend, and the name, title, and business address of the reviewing official.
Cal. GOV § 99071 — California Code / Code gov / Title 18 / Chapter 4 / Section 99071
Section 99071
Status: in_force

The principal of and interest on the bonds and the payment of any ancillary obligations shall be payable from and secured by a pledge of all state sales and use tax revenues in the Fiscal Recovery Fund established pursuant to Section 99008 and any earnings thereon. To the extent that moneys in the Fiscal Recovery Fund are deemed insufficient to make these payments, pursuant to an estimate certified by the Director of Finance and approved by the committee, there shall be collected each year and in the same manner and at the same time as other state revenue is collected, in addition to the ordinary revenues of the state, a sum in an amount required to pay the principal of, and interest on, the bonds and the payment of any ancillary obligations for which payment is authorized by this title and for which the full faith and credit of the state has been pledged. It is the duty of all officers charged by law with any duty in regard to the collection of the revenue to do and perform each and every act that is necessary to collect that additional sum.
Cal. CIV § 1798.40 — California Code / Code civ / Division 3 / Part 4 / Title 1.8 / Chapter 1 / Article 8 / Section 1798.40
Section 1798.40
Status: in_force

This chapter shall not be construed to require an agency to disclose personal information to the individual to whom the information pertains, if the information meets any of the following criteria:

(a) Is compiled for the purpose of identifying individual criminal offenders and alleged offenders and consists only of identifying data and notations of arrests, the nature and disposition of criminal charges, sentencing, confinement, release, and parole and probation status.

(b) Is compiled for the purpose of a criminal investigation of suspected criminal activities, including reports of informants and investigators, and associated with an identifiable individual.

(c) Is contained in any record which could identify an individual and which is compiled at any stage of the process of enforcement of the criminal laws, from the arrest or indictment stage through release from supervision and including the process of extradition or the exercise of executive clemency.

(d) Is maintained for the purpose of an investigation of an individual’s fitness for licensure or public employment, or of a grievance or complaint, or a suspected civil offense, so long as the information is withheld only so as not to compromise the investigation, or a related investigation. The identities of individuals who provided information for the investigation may be withheld pursuant to Section 1798.38.

(e) Would compromise the objectivity or fairness of a competitive examination for appointment or promotion in public service, or to determine fitness for licensure, or to determine scholastic aptitude.

(f) Pertains to the physical or psychological condition of the individual, if the agency determines that disclosure would be detrimental to the individual. The information shall, upon the individual’s written authorization, be disclosed to a licensed medical practitioner or psychologist designated by the individual.

(g) Relates to the settlement of claims for work related illnesses or injuries and is maintained exclusively by the State Compensation Insurance Fund.

(h) Is required by statute to be withheld from the individual to whom it pertains.

This section shall not be construed to deny an individual access to information relating to him or her if access is allowed by another statute or decisional law of this state.
Cal. CIV § 1798.29 — California Code / Code civ / Division 3 / Part 4 / Title 1.8 / Chapter 1 / Article 7 / Section 1798.29
Section 1798.29
Status: in_force

(a) Any agency that owns or licenses computerized data that includes personal information shall disclose any breach of the security of the system following discovery or notification of the breach in the security of the data to any resident of California (1) whose unencrypted personal information was, or is reasonably believed to have been, acquired by an unauthorized person, or, (2) whose encrypted personal information was, or is reasonably believed to have been, acquired by an unauthorized person and the encryption key or security credential was, or is reasonably believed to have been, acquired by an unauthorized person and the agency that owns or licenses the encrypted information has a reasonable belief that the encryption key or security credential could render that personal information readable or usable. The disclosure shall be made in the most expedient time possible and without unreasonable delay, consistent with the legitimate needs of law enforcement, as provided in subdivision (c), or any measures necessary to determine the scope of the breach and restore the reasonable integrity of the data system.

(b) Any agency that maintains computerized data that includes personal information that the agency does not own shall notify the owner or licensee of the information of any breach of the security of the data immediately following discovery, if the personal information was, or is reasonably believed to have been, acquired by an unauthorized person.

(c) The notification required by this section may be delayed if a law enforcement agency determines that the notification will impede a criminal investigation. The notification required by this section shall be made after the law enforcement agency determines that it will not compromise the investigation.

(d) Any agency that is required to issue a security breach notification pursuant to this section shall meet all of the following requirements:

(1) The security breach notification shall be written in plain language, shall be titled “Notice of Data Breach,” and shall present the information described in paragraph (2) under the following headings: “What Happened,” “What Information Was Involved,” “What We Are Doing,” “What You Can Do,” and “For More Information.” Additional information may be provided as a supplement to the notice.

(A) The format of the notice shall be designed to call attention to the nature and significance of the information it contains.

(B) The title and headings in the notice shall be clearly and conspicuously displayed.

(C) The text of the notice and any other notice provided pursuant to this section shall be no smaller than 10-point type.

(D) For a written notice described in paragraph (1) of subdivision (i), use of the model security breach notification form prescribed below or use of the headings described in this paragraph with the information described in paragraph (2), written in plain language, shall be deemed to be in compliance with this subdivision.

[NAME OF INSTITUTION / LOGO]     Date: [insert date]
NOTICE OF DATA BREACH
What Happened?
What Information Was Involved?
What We Are Doing.
What You Can Do.
Other Important Information.

[insert other important information]
For More Information. Call [telephone number] or go to [internet website]

(E) For an electronic notice described in paragraph (2) of subdivision (i), use of the headings described in this paragraph with the information described in paragraph (2), written in plain language, shall be deemed to be in compliance with this subdivision.

(2) The security breach notification described in paragraph (1) shall include, at a minimum, the following information:

(A) The name and contact information of the reporting agency subject to this section.

(B) A list of the types of personal information that were or are reasonably believed to have been the subject of a breach.

(C) If the information is possible to determine at the time the notice is provided, then any of the following: (i) the date of the breach, (ii) the estimated date of the breach, or (iii) the date range within which the breach occurred. The notification shall also include the date of the notice.

(D) Whether the notification was delayed as a result of a law enforcement investigation, if that information is possible to determine at the time the notice is provided.

(E) A general description of the breach incident, if that information is possible to determine at the time the notice is provided.

(F) The toll-free telephone numbers and addresses of the major credit reporting agencies, if the breach exposed a social security number or a driver’s license or California identification card number.

(3) At the discretion of the agency, the security breach notification may also include any of the following:

(A) Information about what the agency has done to protect individuals whose information has been breached.

(B) Advice on steps that people whose information has been breached may take to protect themselves.

(e) Any agency that is required to issue a security breach notification pursuant to this section to more than 500 California residents as a result of a single breach of the security system shall electronically submit a single sample copy of that security breach notification, excluding any personally identifiable information, to the Attorney General. A single sample copy of a security breach notification shall not be deemed to be within Article 1 (commencing with Section 7923.600) of Chapter 1 of Part 5 of Division 10 of Title 1 of the Government Code.

(f) For purposes of this section, “breach of the security of the system” means unauthorized acquisition of computerized data that compromises the security, confidentiality, or integrity of personal information maintained by the agency. Good faith acquisition of personal information by an employee or agent of the agency for the purposes of the agency is not a breach of the security of the system, provided that the personal information is not used or subject to further unauthorized disclosure.

(g) For purposes of this section, “personal information” means either of the following:

(1) An individual’s first name or first initial and last name in combination with any one or more of the following data elements, when either the name or the data elements are not encrypted:

(A) Social security number.

(B) Driver’s license number, California identification card number, tax identification number, passport number, military identification number, or other unique identification number issued on a government document commonly used to verify the identity of a specific individual.

(C) Account number or credit or debit card number, in combination with any required security code, access code, or password that would permit access to an individual’s financial account.

(D) Medical information.

(E) Health insurance information.

(F) Unique biometric data generated from measurements or technical analysis of human body characteristics, such as a fingerprint, retina, or iris image, used to authenticate a specific individual. Unique biometric data does not include a physical or digital photograph, unless used or stored for facial recognition purposes.

(G) Information or data collected through the use or operation of an automated license plate recognition system, as defined in Section 1798.90.5.

(H) Genetic data.

(2) A username or email address, in combination with a password or security question and answer that would permit access to an online account.

(h) (1) For purposes of this section, “personal information” does not include publicly available information that is lawfully made available to the general public from federal, state, or local government records.

(2) For purposes of this section, “medical information” means any information regarding an individual’s medical history, mental or physical condition, or medical treatment or diagnosis by a health care professional.

(3) For purposes of this section, “health insurance information” means an individual’s health insurance policy number or subscriber identification number, any unique identifier used by a health insurer to identify the individual, or any information in an individual’s application and claims history, including any appeals records.

(4) For purposes of this section, “encrypted” means rendered unusable, unreadable, or indecipherable to an unauthorized person through a security technology or methodology generally accepted in the field of information security.

(5) For purposes of this section, “genetic data” means any data, regardless of its format, that results from the analysis of a biological sample of an individual, or from another source enabling equivalent information to be obtained, and concerns genetic material. Genetic material includes, but is not limited to, deoxyribonucleic acids (DNA), ribonucleic acids (RNA), genes, chromosomes, alleles, genomes, alterations or modifications to DNA or RNA, single nucleotide polymorphisms (SNPs), uninterpreted data that results from analysis of the biological sample or other source, and any information extrapolated, derived, or inferred therefrom.

(i) For purposes of this section, “notice” may be provided by one of the following methods:

(1) Written notice.

(2) Electronic notice, if the notice provided is consistent with the provisions regarding electronic records and signatures set forth in Section 7001 of Title 15 of the United States Code.

(3) Substitute notice, if the agency demonstrates that the cost of providing notice would exceed two hundred fifty thousand dollars ($250,000), or that the affected class of subject persons to be notified exceeds 500,000, or the agency does not have sufficient contact information. Substitute notice shall consist of all of the following:

(A) Email notice when the agency has an email address for the subject persons.

(B) Conspicuous posting, for a minimum of 30 days, of the notice on the agency’s internet website, if the agency maintains one. For purposes of this subparagraph, conspicuous posting on the agency’s internet website means providing a link to the notice on the home page or first significant page after entering the internet website that is in larger type than the surrounding text, or in contrasting type, font, or color to the surrounding text of the same size, or set off from the surrounding text of the same size by symbols or other marks that call attention to the link.

(C) Notification to major statewide media and the Office of Information Security within the Department of Technology.

(4) In the case of a breach of the security of the system involving personal information defined in paragraph (2) of subdivision (g) for an online account, and no other personal information defined in paragraph (1) of subdivision (g), the agency may comply with this section by providing the security breach notification in electronic or other form that directs the person whose personal information has been breached to promptly change the person’s password and security question or answer, as applicable, or to take other steps appropriate to protect the online account with the agency and all other online accounts for which the person uses the same username or email address and password or security question or answer.

(5) In the case of a breach of the security of the system involving personal information defined in paragraph (2) of subdivision (g) for login credentials of an email account furnished by the agency, the agency shall not comply with this section by providing the security breach notification to that email address, but may, instead, comply with this section by providing notice by another method described in this subdivision or by clear and conspicuous notice delivered to the resident online when the resident is connected to the online account from an Internet Protocol address or online location from which the agency knows the resident customarily accesses the account.

(j) Notwithstanding subdivision (i), an agency that maintains its own notification procedures as part of an information security policy for the treatment of personal information and is otherwise consistent with the timing requirements of this part shall be deemed to be in compliance with the notification requirements of this section if it notifies subject persons in accordance with its policies in the event of a breach of security of the system.

(k) Notwithstanding the exception specified in paragraph (4) of subdivision (b) of Section 1798.3, for purposes of this section, “agency” includes a local agency, as defined in Section 7920.510 of the Government Code.

(l) For purposes of this section, “encryption key” and “security credential” mean the confidential key or process designed to render the data usable, readable, and decipherable.

(m) Notwithstanding any other law, the State Bar of California shall comply with this section. This subdivision shall not be construed to apply other provisions of this chapter to the State Bar.
Cal. CIV § 1798.36 — California Code / Code civ / Division 3 / Part 4 / Title 1.8 / Chapter 1 / Article 8 / Section 1798.36
Section 1798.36
Status: in_force

Each agency shall permit any individual who disagrees with the refusal of the agency to amend a record to request a review of such refusal by the head of the agency or an official specifically designated by the head of such agency, and, not later than 30 days from the date on which the individual requests such review, complete such review and make a final determination unless, for good cause shown, the head of the agency extends such review period by 30 days. If, after such review, the reviewing official refuses to amend the record in accordance with the request, the agency shall permit the individual to file with the agency a statement of reasonable length setting forth the reasons for the individual’s disagreement.
Cal. CIV § 1798.55 — California Code / Code civ / Division 3 / Part 4 / Title 1.8 / Chapter 1 / Article 10 / Section 1798.55
Section 1798.55
Status: in_force

The intentional violation of any provision of this chapter or of any rules or regulations adopted thereunder, by an officer or employee of any agency shall constitute a cause for discipline, including termination of employment.
Cal. GOV § 99055 — California Code / Code gov / Title 18 / Chapter 2 / Section 99055
Section 99055
Status: in_force

(a) Solely for the purpose of authorizing the issuance and sale pursuant to the State General Obligation Bond Law of the bonds authorized by this title and the making of those determinations and the taking of other actions as are authorized by this title, the Economic Recovery Financing Committee is hereby created. For purposes of this title, the Economic Recovery Financing Committee is “the committee” as that term is used in the State General Obligation Bond Law (Chapter 4 (commencing with Section 16720) of Part 3 of Division 4 of Title 2).

(b) The committee consists of all of the following members:

(1) The Governor or his or her designee.

(2) The Director of Finance.

(3) The Treasurer.

(4) The Controller.

(5) The Director of the Governor’s Office of Business and Economic Development.

(6) The Director of General Services.

(7) The Director of Transportation.

(c) Notwithstanding any other provision of law, any member may designate a deputy to act as that member in his or her place and stead for all purposes, as though the member were personally present.

(d) The Legislature finds and declares that each member of the committee has previously acted as a member of a similar finance committee.

(e) A majority of the members of the committee shall constitute a quorum of the committee and may act for the committee.

(f) The Director of Finance shall serve as chairperson of the committee.
Cal. CIV § 1798.68 — California Code / Code civ / Division 3 / Part 4 / Title 1.8 / Chapter 1 / Article 11 / Section 1798.68
Section 1798.68
Status: in_force

(a) Information which is permitted to be disclosed under the provisions of subdivision (e), (f), or (o), of Section 1798.24 shall be provided when requested by a district attorney.

A district attorney may petition a court of competent jurisdiction to require disclosure of information when an agency fails or refuses to provide the requested information within 10 working days of a request. The court may require the agency to permit inspection unless the public interest or good cause in withholding such records clearly outweighs the public interest in disclosure.

(b) Disclosure of information to a district attorney under the provisions of this chapter shall effect no change in the status of the records under any other provision of law.
Cal. CIV § 1798.42 — California Code / Code civ / Division 3 / Part 4 / Title 1.8 / Chapter 1 / Article 8 / Section 1798.42
Section 1798.42
Status: in_force

In disclosing information contained in a record to an individual, an agency shall not disclose any personal information relating to another individual which may be contained in the record. To comply with this section, an agency shall, in disclosing information, delete from disclosure such information as may be necessary. This section shall not be construed to authorize withholding the identities of sources except as provided in Sections 1798.38 and 1798.40.
Cal. CIV § 1798.32 — California Code / Code civ / Division 3 / Part 4 / Title 1.8 / Chapter 1 / Article 8 / Section 1798.32
Section 1798.32
Status: in_force

Each individual shall have the right to inquire and be notified as to whether the agency maintains a record about himself or herself. Agencies shall take reasonable steps to assist individuals in making their requests sufficiently specific.

Any notice sent to an individual which in any way indicates that the agency maintains any record concerning that individual shall include the title and business address of the agency official responsible for maintaining the records, the procedures to be followed to gain access to the records, and the procedures to be followed for an individual to contest the contents of these records unless the individual has received this notice from the agency during the past year.

In implementing the right conferred by this section, an agency may specify in its rules or regulations reasonable times, places, and requirements for identifying an individual who requests access to a record, and for disclosing the contents of a record.
Cal. GOV § 99077 — California Code / Code gov / Title 18 / Chapter 4 / Section 99077
Section 99077
Status: in_force

The state hereby pledges and agrees with the holders of any bonds issued pursuant to this title that it will not reduce the rate of imposition of either of the taxes imposed pursuant to Sections 6051.5 and 6201.5 of the Revenue and Taxation Code, which generate the revenue deposited in the Fiscal Recovery Fund.
Cal. CIV § 1798.44 — California Code / Code civ / Division 3 / Part 4 / Title 1.8 / Chapter 1 / Article 8 / Section 1798.44
Section 1798.44
Status: in_force

This article applies to the rights of an individual to whom personal information pertains and not to the authority or right of any other person, agency, other state governmental entity, or governmental entity to obtain this information.
Cal. GOV § 99074 — California Code / Code gov / Title 18 / Chapter 4 / Section 99074
Section 99074
Status: in_force

All money deposited in the Economic Recovery Fund that is derived from accrued interest on bonds sold shall be reserved in that fund and shall be available for transfer to the Fiscal Recovery Fund as a credit to expenditures for bond interest.
Cal. CIV § 1798.56 — California Code / Code civ / Division 3 / Part 4 / Title 1.8 / Chapter 1 / Article 10 / Section 1798.56
Section 1798.56
Status: in_force

Any person who willfully requests or obtains any record containing personal information from an agency under false pretenses shall be guilty of a misdemeanor and fined not more than five thousand dollars ($5,000), or imprisoned not more than one year, or both.
Cal. CIV § 1798.67 — California Code / Code civ / Division 3 / Part 4 / Title 1.8 / Chapter 1 / Article 11 / Section 1798.67
Section 1798.67
Status: in_force

Where an agency has recorded a document creating a lien or encumbrance on real property in favor of the state, nothing herein shall prohibit any such agency from disclosing information relating to the identity of the person against whom such lien or encumbrance has been recorded for the purpose of distinguishing such person from another person bearing the same or a similar name.
Cal. CIV § 1798.61 — California Code / Code civ / Division 3 / Part 4 / Title 1.8 / Chapter 1 / Article 11 / Section 1798.61
Section 1798.61
Status: in_force

(a) Nothing in this chapter shall prohibit the release of only names and addresses of persons possessing licenses to engage in professional occupations.

(b) Nothing in this chapter shall prohibit the release of only names and addresses of persons applying for licenses to engage in professional occupations for the sole purpose of providing those persons with informational materials relating to available professional educational materials or courses.
Cal. GOV § 99065 — California Code / Code gov / Title 18 / Chapter 4 / Section 99065
Section 99065
Status: in_force

(a) Subject to subdivision (b), bonds in the total amount of fifteen billion dollars ($15,000,000,000), not including the amount of any refunding bonds issued in accordance with Section 99075, or so much thereof as is necessary, may be issued and sold to provide a fund to be used for carrying out the purposes expressed in this title and to reimburse the General Obligation Bond Expense Revolving Fund, pursuant to Section 16724.5. The bonds, when sold, shall be and constitute a valid and binding obligation of the State of California, and the full faith and credit of the State of California is hereby pledged for the punctual payment of both principal of, and interest on, the bonds as the principal and interest become due and payable. Additionally, the bonds, when sold, shall be secured by a pledge of revenues and any other amounts in the Fiscal Recovery Fund created pursuant to Section 99008. The bonds may be secured by different lien priorities on amounts in the Fiscal Recovery Fund.

(b) The amount of bonds that may be issued and sold pursuant to subdivision (a) shall be reduced by the amount of bonds issued pursuant to Title 17 (commencing with Section 99000), and by the amount of bonds issued pursuant to the California Pension Obligation Financing Act (Chapter 7 (commencing with Section 16910) of Part 3 of Division 4 of Title 2), except to the extent those bonds will be retired, defeased, or redeemed with the proceeds of bonds authorized by this title.

(c) Pursuant to this section, the Treasurer shall sell the bonds authorized by the committee. The bonds shall be sold upon the terms and conditions specified in a resolution to be adopted by the committee pursuant to Section 16731 and Section 99070. Whenever the committee deems it necessary for an effective sale of the bonds, the committee may authorize the Treasurer to sell any issue of bonds at less than their par value. Notwithstanding Section 16754.3, the discount with respect to any issue of the bonds shall not exceed 3 percent of the par value thereof, net of any premium.
Cal. CIV § 1798.34 — California Code / Code civ / Division 3 / Part 4 / Title 1.8 / Chapter 1 / Article 8 / Section 1798.34
Section 1798.34
Status: in_force

(a) Except as otherwise provided in this chapter, each agency shall permit any individual upon request and proper identification to inspect all the personal information in any record containing personal information and maintained by reference to an identifying particular assigned to the individual within 30 days of the agency’s receipt of the request for active records, and within 60 days of the agency’s receipt of the request for records that are geographically dispersed or which are inactive and in central storage. Failure to respond within these time limits shall be deemed denial. In addition, the individual shall be permitted to inspect any personal information about himself or herself where it is maintained by reference to an identifying particular other than that of the individual, if the agency knows or should know that the information exists. The individual also shall be permitted to inspect the accounting made pursuant to Article 7 (commencing with Section 1798.25).

(b) The agency shall permit the individual, and, upon the individual’s request, another person of the individual’s own choosing to inspect all the personal information in the record and have an exact copy made of all or any portion thereof within 15 days of the inspection. It may require the individual to furnish a written statement authorizing disclosure of the individual’s record to another person of the individual’s choosing.

(c) The agency shall present the information in the record in a form reasonably comprehensible to the general public.

(d) Whenever an agency is unable to access a record by reference to name only, or when access by name only would impose an unreasonable administrative burden, it may require the individual to submit such other identifying information as will facilitate access to the record.

(e) When an individual is entitled under this chapter to gain access to the information in a record containing personal information, the information or a true copy thereof shall be made available to the individual at a location near the residence of the individual or by mail, whenever reasonable.
Cal. CIV § 1798.75 — California Code / Code civ / Division 3 / Part 4 / Title 1.8 / Chapter 1 / Article 12 / Section 1798.75
Section 1798.75
Status: in_force

This chapter shall not be deemed to supersede Division 10 (commencing with Section 7920.000) of Title 1 of the Government Code, except as to the provisions of Sections 1798.60, 1798.69, and 1798.70.
Cal. CIV § 1798.24 — California Code / Code civ / Division 3 / Part 4 / Title 1.8 / Chapter 1 / Article 6 / Section 1798.24
Section 1798.24
Status: in_force

An agency shall not disclose any personal information in a manner that would link the information disclosed to the individual to whom it pertains unless the information is disclosed, as follows:

(a) To the individual to whom the information pertains.

(b) With the prior written voluntary consent of the individual to whom the information pertains, but only if that consent has been obtained not more than 30 days before the disclosure, or in the time limit agreed to by the individual in the written consent.

(c) To the duly appointed guardian or conservator of the individual or a person representing the individual if it can be proven with reasonable certainty through the possession of agency forms, documents, or correspondence that this person is the authorized representative of the individual to whom the information pertains.

(d) To those officers, employees, attorneys, agents, or volunteers of the agency that have custody of the information if the disclosure is relevant and necessary in the ordinary course of the performance of their official duties and is related to the purpose for which the information was acquired.

(e) To a person, or to another agency if the transfer is necessary for the transferee agency to perform its constitutional or statutory duties, and the use is compatible with a purpose for which the information was collected and the use or transfer is in accordance with Section 1798.25. With respect to information transferred from a law enforcement or regulatory agency, or information transferred to another law enforcement or regulatory agency, a use is compatible if the use of the information requested is needed in an investigation of unlawful activity under the jurisdiction of the requesting agency or for licensing, certification, or regulatory purposes by that agency.

(f) To a governmental entity if required by state or federal law.

(g) Pursuant to the California Public Records Act (Division 10 (commencing with Section 7920.000) of Title 1 of the Government Code).

(h) To a person who has provided the agency with advance, adequate written assurance that the information will be used solely for statistical research or reporting purposes, but only if the information to be disclosed is in a form that will not identify any individual.

(i) Pursuant to a determination by the agency that maintains information that compelling circumstances exist that affect the health or safety of an individual, if upon the disclosure notification is transmitted to the individual to whom the information pertains at the individual’s last known address. Disclosure shall not be made if it is in conflict with other state or federal laws.

(j) To the State Archives as a record that has sufficient historical or other value to warrant its continued preservation by the California state government, or for evaluation by the Director of General Services or the director’s designee to determine whether the record has further administrative, legal, or fiscal value.

(k) To any person pursuant to a subpoena, court order, or other compulsory legal process if, before the disclosure, the agency reasonably attempts to notify the individual to whom the record pertains, and if the notification is not prohibited by law.

(l) To any person pursuant to a search warrant.

(m) Pursuant to Article 3 (commencing with Section 1800) of Chapter 1 of Division 2 of the Vehicle Code.

(n) For the sole purpose of verifying and paying government health care service claims made pursuant to Division 9 (commencing with Section 10000) of the Welfare and Institutions Code.

(o) To a law enforcement or regulatory agency when required for an investigation of unlawful activity or for licensing, certification, or regulatory purposes, unless the disclosure is otherwise prohibited by law.

(p) To another person or governmental organization to the extent necessary to obtain information from the person or governmental organization for an investigation by the agency of a failure to comply with a specific state law that the agency is responsible for enforcing.

(q) To an adopted person and disclosure is limited to general background information pertaining to the adopted person’s biological parents, if the information does not include or reveal the identity of the biological parents.

(r) To a child or a grandchild of an adopted person and disclosure is limited to medically necessary information pertaining to the adopted person’s biological parents. However, the information, or the process for obtaining the information, shall not include or reveal the identity of the biological parents. The State Department of Social Services shall adopt regulations governing the release of information pursuant to this subdivision. The regulations shall require licensed adoption agencies to provide the same services provided by the department as established by this subdivision.

(s) To a committee of the Legislature or to a Member of the Legislature, or the member’s staff if authorized in writing by the member, if the member has permission to obtain the information from the individual to whom it pertains or if the member provides reasonable assurance that the member is acting on behalf of the individual.

(t) (1) To the University of California, a nonprofit educational institution, an established nonprofit research institution performing health or social services research, the Cradle-to-Career Data System, for purposes consistent with the creation and execution of the Cradle-to-Career Data System Act pursuant to Article 2 (commencing with Section 10860) of Chapter 8.5 of Part 7 of Division 1 of Title 1 of the Education Code, or, in the case of education-related data, another nonprofit entity, conducting scientific research, if the request for information is approved by the Committee for the Protection of Human Subjects (CPHS) for the California Health and Human Services Agency (CHHSA) or an institutional review board, as authorized in paragraphs (5) and (6). The approval shall include a review and determination that all the following criteria have been satisfied:

(A) The researcher has provided a plan sufficient to protect personal information from improper use and disclosures, including sufficient administrative, physical, and technical safeguards to protect personal information from reasonable anticipated threats to the security or confidentiality of the information.

(B) The researcher has provided a sufficient plan to destroy or return all personal information as soon as it is no longer needed for the research project, unless the researcher has demonstrated an ongoing need for the personal information for the research project and has provided a long-term plan sufficient to protect the confidentiality of that information.

(C) The researcher has provided sufficient written assurances that the personal information will not be reused or disclosed to any other person or entity, or used in any manner, not approved in the research protocol, except as required by law or for authorized oversight of the research project.

(2) The CPHS shall enter into a written agreement with the Office of Cradle-to-Career Data, as defined in Section 10862 of the Education Code, to assist the managing entity of that office in its role as the institutional review board for the Cradle-to-Career Data System.

(3) The CPHS or institutional review board shall, at a minimum, accomplish all of the following as part of its review and approval of the research project for the purpose of protecting personal information held in agency databases:

(A) Determine whether the requested personal information is needed to conduct the research.

(B) Permit access to personal information only if it is needed for the research project.

(C) Permit access only to the minimum necessary personal information needed for the research project.

(D) Require the assignment of unique subject codes that are not derived from personal information in lieu of social security numbers if the research can still be conducted without social security numbers.

(E) If feasible, and if cost, time, and technical expertise permit, require the agency to conduct a portion of the data processing for the researcher to minimize the release of personal information.

(4) Reasonable costs to the agency associated with the agency’s process of protecting personal information under the conditions of CPHS approval may be billed to the researcher, including, but not limited to, the agency’s costs for conducting a portion of the data processing for the researcher, removing personal information, encrypting or otherwise securing personal information, or assigning subject codes.

(5) The CPHS may enter into written agreements to enable other institutional review boards to provide the data security approvals required by this subdivision, if the data security requirements set forth in this subdivision are satisfied.

(6) Pursuant to paragraph (5), the CPHS shall enter into a written agreement with the institutional review board established pursuant to former Section 49079.6 of the Education Code. The agreement shall authorize, commencing July 1, 2010, or the date upon which the written agreement is executed, whichever is later, that board to provide the data security approvals required by this subdivision, if the data security requirements set forth in this subdivision and the act specified in subdivision (a) of Section 49079.5 of the Education Code are satisfied.

(u) To an insurer if authorized by Chapter 5 (commencing with Section 10900) of Division 4 of the Vehicle Code.

(v) Pursuant to Section 450, 452, 8009, or 18396 of the Financial Code.

(w) For the sole purpose of participation in interstate data sharing of prescription drug monitoring program information pursuant to the California Uniform Controlled Substances Act (Division 10 (commencing with Section 11000) of the Health and Safety Code), if disclosure is limited to prescription drug monitoring program information.

This article does not require the disclosure of personal information to the individual to whom the information pertains if that information may otherwise be withheld as set forth in Section 1798.40.
Cal. CIV § 1798.43 — California Code / Code civ / Division 3 / Part 4 / Title 1.8 / Chapter 1 / Article 8 / Section 1798.43
Section 1798.43
Status: in_force

In disclosing information contained in a record to an individual, an agency need not disclose any information pertaining to that individual which is exempt under Section 1798.40. To comply with this section, an agency may, in disclosing personal information contained in a record, delete from the disclosure any exempt information.
Cal. CIV § 1798.47 — California Code / Code civ / Division 3 / Part 4 / Title 1.8 / Chapter 1 / Article 9 / Section 1798.47
Section 1798.47
Status: in_force

Any agency that fails to comply with any provision of this chapter may be enjoined by any court of competent jurisdiction. The court may make any order or judgment as may be necessary to prevent the use or employment by an agency of any practices which violate this chapter.

Actions for injunction under this section may be prosecuted by the Attorney General, or any district attorney in this state, in the name of the people of the State of California whether upon his or her own complaint, or of a member of the general public, or by any individual acting in his or her own behalf.
Cal. CIV § 1798.21 — California Code / Code civ / Division 3 / Part 4 / Title 1.8 / Chapter 1 / Article 5 / Section 1798.21
Section 1798.21
Status: in_force

Each agency shall establish appropriate and reasonable administrative, technical, and physical safeguards to ensure compliance with the provisions of this chapter, to ensure the security and confidentiality of records, and to protect against anticipated threats or hazards to their security or integrity which could result in any injury.
Cal. CIV § 1798.53 — California Code / Code civ / Division 3 / Part 4 / Title 1.8 / Chapter 1 / Article 9 / Section 1798.53
Section 1798.53
Status: in_force

Any person, other than an employee of the state or of a local government agency acting solely in his or her official capacity, who intentionally discloses information, not otherwise public, which they know or should reasonably know was obtained from personal information maintained by a state agency or from “records” within a “system of records” (as these terms are defined in the Federal Privacy Act of 1974 (P. L. 93-579; 5 U.S.C. 552a)) maintained by a federal government agency, shall be subject to a civil action, for invasion of privacy, by the individual to whom the information pertains.

In any successful action brought under this section, the complainant, in addition to any special or general damages awarded, shall be awarded a minimum of two thousand five hundred dollars ($2,500) in exemplary damages as well as attorney’s fees and other litigation costs reasonably incurred in the suit.

The right, remedy, and cause of action set forth in this section shall be nonexclusive and is in addition to all other rights, remedies, and causes of action for invasion of privacy, inherent in Section 1 of Article I of the California Constitution.
Cal. CIV § 1798.72 — California Code / Code civ / Division 3 / Part 4 / Title 1.8 / Chapter 1 / Article 12 / Section 1798.72
Section 1798.72
Status: in_force

Nothing in this chapter shall be construed to authorize the disclosure of any record containing personal information, other than to the subject of such records, in violation of any other law.
Cal. CIV § 1798.77 — California Code / Code civ / Division 3 / Part 4 / Title 1.8 / Chapter 1 / Article 12 / Section 1798.77
Section 1798.77
Status: in_force

Each agency shall ensure that no record containing personal information shall be modified, transferred, or destroyed to avoid compliance with any of the provisions of this chapter. In the event that an agency fails to comply with the provisions of this section, an individual may bring a civil action and seek the appropriate remedies and damages in accordance with the provisions of Article 9 (commencing with Section 1798.45).

An agency shall not remove or destroy personal information about an individual who has requested access to the information before allowing the individual access to the record containing the information.
Cal. GOV § 99050 — California Code / Code gov / Title 18 / Chapter 1 / Section 99050
Section 99050
Status: in_force

(a) This title shall be known and may be cited as the Economic Recovery Bond Act.

(b) The Legislature finds and declares that it is essential to the public welfare that an efficient, equitable, and alternative source of funding be established in order to preserve public education and critical health and safety programs that otherwise could not be funded in light of the accumulated state budget deficit, and that securing the availability of the proceeds of the bonds proposed to be issued and sold pursuant to this title is the most efficient, equitable, and economical means available.
Cal. CIV § 1798.15 — California Code / Code civ / Division 3 / Part 4 / Title 1.8 / Chapter 1 / Article 5 / Section 1798.15
Section 1798.15
Status: in_force

Each agency shall collect personal information to the greatest extent practicable directly from the individual who is the subject of the information rather than from another source.
Cal. CIV § 1798.49 — California Code / Code civ / Division 3 / Part 4 / Title 1.8 / Chapter 1 / Article 9 / Section 1798.49
Section 1798.49
Status: in_force

An action to enforce any liability created under Sections 1798.45 to 1798.48, inclusive, may be brought in any court of competent jurisdiction in the county in which the complainant resides, or has his principal place of business, or in which the defendant’s records are situated, within two years from the date on which the cause of action arises, except that where a defendant has materially and willfully misrepresented any information required under this section to be disclosed to an individual who is the subject of the information and the information so misrepresented is material to the establishment of the defendant’s liability to that individual under this section, the action may be brought at any time within two years after discovery by the complainant of the misrepresentation. Nothing in Sections 1798.45 to 1798.48, inclusive, shall be construed to authorize any civil action by reason of any injury sustained as the result of any information practice covered by this chapter prior to July 1, 1978.

The rights and remedies set forth in this chapter shall be deemed to be nonexclusive and are in addition to all those rights and remedies which are otherwise available under any other provision of law.
Cal. GOV § 99076 — California Code / Code gov / Title 18 / Chapter 4 / Section 99076
Section 99076
Status: in_force

The Legislature hereby finds and declares that, inasmuch as the proceeds from the sale of bonds authorized by this title are not “proceeds of taxes” as that term is used in Article XIII B of the California Constitution, the disbursement of these proceeds is not subject to the limitations imposed by that article.
Cal. GOV § 99066 — California Code / Code gov / Title 18 / Chapter 4 / Section 99066
Section 99066
Status: in_force

The bonds authorized by this title shall be prepared, executed, issued, sold, paid, and redeemed as provided in the State General Obligation Bond Law (Chapter 4 (commencing with Section 16720) of Part 3 of Division 4 of Title 2), and all of the provisions of that law, except subdivisions (a) and (b) of Section 16727 or any other provision in that law that is inconsistent with the terms of this title, apply to the bonds and to this title and are hereby incorporated in this title as though set forth in full in this title.
Cal. CIV § 1798 — California Code / Code civ / Division 3 / Part 4 / Title 1.8 / Chapter 1 / Article 1 / Section 1798
Section 1798
Status: in_force

This chapter shall be known and may be cited as the Information Practices Act of 1977.
Cal. CIV § 1798.24b — California Code / Code civ / Division 3 / Part 4 / Title 1.8 / Chapter 1 / Article 6 / Section 1798.24b
Section 1798.24b
Status: in_force

(a) Notwithstanding Section 1798.24, except subdivision (v) thereof, information shall be disclosed to the protection and advocacy agency designated by the Governor in this state pursuant to federal law to protect and advocate for the rights of people with disabilities, as described in Division 4.7 (commencing with Section 4900) of the Welfare and Institutions Code.

(b) Information that shall be disclosed pursuant to this section includes all of the following information:

(1) Name.

(2) Address.

(3) Telephone number.

(4) Any other information necessary to identify that person whose consent is necessary for either of the following purposes:

(A) To enable the protection and advocacy agency to exercise its authority and investigate incidents of abuse or neglect of people with disabilities.

(B) To obtain access to records pursuant to Section 4903 of the Welfare and Institutions Code.
Cal. CIV § 1798.66 — California Code / Code civ / Division 3 / Part 4 / Title 1.8 / Chapter 1 / Article 11 / Section 1798.66
Section 1798.66
Status: in_force

The time limits specified in Article 8 (commencing with Section 1798. 30) may be extended to 60 days by the Franchise Tax Board if the following conditions exist:

(a) The request is made during the period January 1 through June 30; and

(b) The records requested are stored on magnetic tape.
Cal. CIV § 3273 — California Code / Code civ / Division 3 / Part 4 / Title 18 / Section 3273
Section 3273
Status: in_force

(a) It is unlawful for a person, firm, corporation, or association that is a nongovernmental entity and contracts to perform public health and safety labor or services for a public agency to display on a vehicle a logo of the public agency that reasonably could be interpreted or construed as implying that the labor or services are being provided by employees of the public agency, unless the vehicle conspicuously displays a statement indicating that the contractor is the service provider, contractor, or other appropriate descriptor, such as “SERVICE PROVIDED BY:” or “CONTRACTED BY:”, immediately followed by all of the following:

(1) The logo and the name of the person, firm, corporation, or association that is the nongovernmental entity providing the public health and safety labor or services for the public agency.

(2) The state, or if outside of the United States, the country where the nongovernmental entity’s controlling person, firm, corporation, or association is legally incorporated, organized, or formed.

(b) It is unlawful for a person or an employee of a person, firm, corporation, or association that is a nongovernmental entity and contracts to perform public health and safety labor or services for a public agency to wear a uniform bearing a logo of the public agency that reasonably could be interpreted or construed as implying that the labor or services are being provided by employees of the public agency, unless the uniform conspicuously displays the logo and the name of the person, firm, corporation, or association that is the nongovernmental entity providing the labor or services for the public agency.

(c) The disclosures required pursuant to subdivisions (a) and (b) shall apply to all labor or services provided pursuant to a contract entered into on or after January 1, 2015.

(d) (1) It is unlawful for a public agency to require, through a contract with a person, firm, corporation, or association that is a nongovernmental entity providing public health and safety labor or services, a person or employee of the nongovernmental entity to wear a badge containing the logo of the public agency.

(2) It is unlawful for a person, firm, corporation, or association that is a nongovernmental entity contracting to perform public health and safety labor or services for a public agency to require a person or its employee to wear a badge containing the logo of the public agency.

(e) For the purposes of subdivision (b), an identifying mark affixed to a uniform as required by state or federal law, and a local agency regulating the activity of the person, firm, corporation, or association shall not be construed as implying that the labor or services are being provided by employees of the public agency.

(f) If a vehicle or uniform displays more than one logo referring to the public agency, then the required disclosure shall be placed near the largest logo referring to the public agency.

(g) The disclosure requirements in subdivisions (a) and (b) of this section shall not apply to uniforms or vehicles if the person, firm, corporation, or association that is the nongovernmental entity is providing the labor or services for a public agency under Article 3.3 (commencing with Section 2430) of Chapter 2 of Division 2 of the Vehicle Code.

(h) The disclosure requirements in subdivisions (a) and (b) shall not apply to a public agency vehicle utilized by the nongovernmental entity during a declared state or federal disaster, mass-casualty incident, or other incident that requires the use of state or federal resources when the public agency requires the use of the public agency vehicle.

(i) (1) Violations of this section shall be subject to the remedies provided in the Consumers Legal Remedies Act (Title 1.5 (commencing with Section 1750)).

(2) The duties, rights, and remedies provided in this section are in addition to any other duties, rights, and remedies provided by state law.

(j) For the purposes of this section, the following terms have the following meanings:

(1) “Conspicuously displays” means to display a disclosure on the exterior of a vehicle or uniform in the same location as the logo of the public agency, placed prominently as compared with other words, statements, or designs displayed in connection with the logo of the public agency. With respect to a uniform, “in the same location” includes, but is not limited to, a location on the opposing shoulder, pocket, or similar opposing location relative to the location of the logo of the public agency.

(2) “Logo” means a symbol, graphic, seal, emblem, insignia, trade name, brand name, or picture identifying a person, firm, corporation, association, or public agency. “Logo” shall not mean the name of a public agency used alone.

(3) “Public agency” means a state entity, a city, county, city and county, special district, or other political subdivision of the state.

(4) “Public health and safety labor or services” means fire protection services, rescue services, prehospital emergency medical services, hazardous material emergency response services, and ambulance services.
Cal. CIV § 1798.30 — California Code / Code civ / Division 3 / Part 4 / Title 1.8 / Chapter 1 / Article 8 / Section 1798.30
Section 1798.30
Status: in_force

Each agency shall either adopt regulations or publish guidelines specifying procedures to be followed in order fully to implement each of the rights of individuals set forth in this article.
Cal. GOV § 99067 — California Code / Code gov / Title 18 / Chapter 4 / Section 99067
Section 99067
Status: in_force

For purposes of this title, the Department of Finance is designated the “board” as that term is used in the State General Obligation Bond Law.
Cal. CIV § 1798.28 — California Code / Code civ / Division 3 / Part 4 / Title 1.8 / Chapter 1 / Article 7 / Section 1798.28
Section 1798.28
Status: in_force

Each agency, after July 1, 1978, shall inform any person or agency to whom a record containing personal information has been disclosed during the preceding three years of any correction of an error or notation of dispute made pursuant to Sections 1798.35 and 1798.36 if (1) an accounting of the disclosure is required by Section 1798.25 or 1798.26, and the accounting has not been destroyed pursuant to Section 1798.27, or (2) the information provides the name of the person or agency to whom the disclosure was made, or (3) the person who is the subject of the disclosed record provides the name of the person or agency to whom the information was disclosed.
Cal. CIV § 1798.33 — California Code / Code civ / Division 3 / Part 4 / Title 1.8 / Chapter 1 / Article 8 / Section 1798.33
Section 1798.33
Status: in_force

Each agency may establish fees to be charged, if any, to an individual for making copies of a record. Such fees shall exclude the cost of any search for and review of the record, and shall not exceed ten cents ($0.10) per page, unless the agency fee for copying is established by statute.
Cal. CIV § 1798.3 — California Code / Code civ / Division 3 / Part 4 / Title 1.8 / Chapter 1 / Article 2 / Section 1798.3
Section 1798.3
Status: in_force

As used in this chapter:

(a) The term “personal information” means any information that is maintained by an agency that identifies or describes an individual, including, but not limited to, the individual’s name, social security number, physical description, home address, home telephone number, education, financial matters, and medical or employment history. It includes statements made by, or attributed to, the individual.

(b) The term “agency” means every state office, officer, department, division, bureau, board, commission, or other state agency, except that the term agency shall not include:

(1) The California Legislature.

(2) Any agency established under Article VI of the California Constitution.

(3) The State Compensation Insurance Fund, except as to any records that contain personal information about the employees of the State Compensation Insurance Fund.

(4) A local agency, as defined in Section 7920.510 of the Government Code.

(c) The term “disclose” means to disclose, release, transfer, disseminate, or otherwise communicate all or any part of any record orally, in writing, or by electronic or any other means to any person or entity.

(d) The term “individual” means a natural person.

(e) The term “maintain” includes maintain, acquire, use, or disclose.

(f) The term “person” means any natural person, corporation, partnership, limited liability company, firm, or association.

(g) The term “record” means any file or grouping of information about an individual that is maintained by an agency by reference to an identifying particular such as the individual’s name, photograph, finger or voice print, or a number or symbol assigned to the individual.

(h) The term “system of records” means one or more records, which pertain to one or more individuals, which is maintained by any agency, from which information is retrieved by the name of an individual or by some identifying number, symbol, or other identifying particular assigned to the individual.

(i) The term “governmental entity,” except as used in Section 1798.26, means any branch of the federal government or of the local government.

(j) The term “commercial purpose” means any purpose that has financial gain as a major objective. It does not include the gathering or dissemination of newsworthy facts by a publisher or broadcaster.

(k) The term “regulatory agency” means the Department of Financial Protection and Innovation, the Department of Insurance, the Bureau of Real Estate, and agencies of the United States or of any other state responsible for regulating financial institutions.
Cal. CIV § 1798.18 — California Code / Code civ / Division 3 / Part 4 / Title 1.8 / Chapter 1 / Article 5 / Section 1798.18
Section 1798.18
Status: in_force

Each agency shall maintain all records, to the maximum extent possible, with accuracy, relevance, timeliness, and completeness.

Such standard need not be met except when such records are used to make any determination about the individual. When an agency transfers a record outside of state government, it shall correct, update, withhold, or delete any portion of the record that it knows or has reason to believe is inaccurate or untimely.
Cal. CIV § 1798.64 — California Code / Code civ / Division 3 / Part 4 / Title 1.8 / Chapter 1 / Article 11 / Section 1798.64
Section 1798.64
Status: in_force

(a) Each agency record which is accepted by the Director of General Services for storage, processing, and servicing in accordance with provisions of the State Administrative Manual for the purposes of this chapter shall be considered to be maintained by the agency which deposited the record and shall continue to be subject to the provisions of this chapter. The Director of General Services shall not disclose the record except to the agency which maintains the record, or pursuant to rules established by such agency which are not inconsistent with the provisions of this chapter.

(b) Each agency record pertaining to an identifiable individual which was or is transferred to the State Archives as a record which has sufficient historical or other value to warrant its continued preservation by the California state government, prior to or after July 1, 1978, shall, for the purposes of this chapter, be considered to be maintained by the archives.
Cal. CIV § 1798.39 — California Code / Code civ / Division 3 / Part 4 / Title 1.8 / Chapter 1 / Article 8 / Section 1798.39
Section 1798.39
Status: in_force

Sections 1798.35, 1798.36, and 1798.37 shall not apply to any record evidencing property rights.
Cal. CIV § 1798.25 — California Code / Code civ / Division 3 / Part 4 / Title 1.8 / Chapter 1 / Article 7 / Section 1798.25
Section 1798.25
Status: in_force

(a) Each agency shall keep an accurate accounting of the date, nature, and purpose of each disclosure of a record made pursuant to subdivision (i), (k), (l), (o), or (p) of Section 1798.24. This accounting shall also be required for disclosures made pursuant to subdivision (e) or (f) of Section 1798.24 unless notice of the type of disclosure has been provided pursuant to Sections 1798.9 and 1798.10. The accounting shall also include the name, title, and business address of the person or agency to whom the disclosure was made. For the purpose of an accounting of a disclosure made under subdivision (o) of Section 1798.24, it shall be sufficient for a law enforcement or regulatory agency to record the date of disclosure, the law enforcement or regulatory agency requesting the disclosure, and whether the purpose of the disclosure is for an investigation of unlawful activity under the jurisdiction of the requesting agency, or for licensing, certification, or regulatory purposes by that agency.

(b) Routine disclosures of information pertaining to crimes, offenders, and suspected offenders to law enforcement or regulatory agencies of federal, state, and local government shall be deemed to be disclosures pursuant to subdivision (e) of Section 1798.24 for the purpose of meeting this requirement.
Cal. CIV § 1798.26 — California Code / Code civ / Division 3 / Part 4 / Title 1.8 / Chapter 1 / Article 7 / Section 1798.26
Section 1798.26
Status: in_force

With respect to the sale of information concerning the registration of any vehicle or the sale of information from the files of drivers’ licenses, the Department of Motor Vehicles shall, by regulation, establish administrative procedures under which any person making a request for information shall be required to identify himself or herself and state the reason for making the request. These procedures shall provide for the verification of the name and address of the person making a request for the information and the department may require the person to produce the information as it determines is necessary in order to ensure that the name and address of the person are his or her true name and address. These procedures may provide for a 10-day delay in the release of the requested information. These procedures shall also provide for notification to the person to whom the information primarily relates, as to what information was provided and to whom it was provided. The department shall, by regulation, establish a reasonable period of time for which a record of all the foregoing shall be maintained.

The procedures required by this subdivision do not apply to any governmental entity, any person who has applied for and has been issued a requester code by the department, or any court of competent jurisdiction.
Cal. GOV § 99051 — California Code / Code gov / Title 18 / Chapter 1 / Section 99051
Section 99051
Status: in_force

As used in this title, the following terms have the following meanings:

(a) (1) “Accumulated state budget deficit” has the same meaning as in Section 1.3 of Article XVI of the California Constitution.

(2) The amount referred to in paragraph (1) shall be as certified by the Director of Finance.

(b) “Ancillary obligation” means an obligation of the state entered into in connection with any bonds issued under this title, including the following:

(1) A credit enhancement or liquidity agreement, including any credit enhancement or liquidity agreement in the form of bond insurance, letter of credit, standby bond purchase agreement, reimbursement agreement, liquidity facility, or other similar arrangement.

(2) A remarketing agreement.

(3) An auction agent agreement.

(4) A broker-dealer agreement or other agreement relating to the marketing of the bonds.

(5) An interest rate or other type of swap or hedging contract.

(6) An investment agreement, forward purchase agreement, or similar structured investment contract.

(c) “Committee” means the Economic Recovery Financing Committee created pursuant to Section 99055.

(d) “Fund” means the Economic Recovery Fund created pursuant to Section 99060.

(e) “Resolution” means any resolution, trust agreement, indenture, certificate, or other instrument authorizing the issuance of bonds pursuant to this title and providing for their security and repayment.

(f) “Trustee” means the Treasurer or a bank or trust company within or without the state acting as trustee for any issue of bonds under this title and, if there is more than one issue of bonds, the term means the trustee for each issue of bonds, respectively. If there are cotrustees for an issue of bonds, “trustee” means those cotrustees collectively.
Cal. CIV § 1798.57 — California Code / Code civ / Division 3 / Part 4 / Title 1.8 / Chapter 1 / Article 10 / Section 1798.57
Section 1798.57
Status: in_force

Except for disclosures which are otherwise required or permitted by law, the intentional disclosure of medical, psychiatric, or psychological information in violation of the disclosure provisions of this chapter is punishable as a misdemeanor if the wrongful disclosure results in economic loss or personal injury to the individual to whom the information pertains.
Cal. CIV § 1798.46 — California Code / Code civ / Division 3 / Part 4 / Title 1.8 / Chapter 1 / Article 9 / Section 1798.46
Section 1798.46
Status: in_force

In any suit brought under the provisions of subdivision (a) of Section 1798.45:

(a) The court may enjoin the agency from withholding the records and order the production to the complainant of any agency records improperly withheld from the complainant. In such a suit the court shall determine the matter de novo, and may examine the contents of any agency records in camera to determine whether the records or any portion thereof may be withheld as being exempt from the individual’s right of access and the burden is on the agency to sustain its action.

(b) The court shall assess against the agency reasonable attorney’s fees and other litigation costs reasonably incurred in any suit under this section in which the complainant has prevailed. A party may be considered to have prevailed even though he or she does not prevail on all issues or against all parties.
Cal. CIV § 1798.38 — California Code / Code civ / Division 3 / Part 4 / Title 1.8 / Chapter 1 / Article 8 / Section 1798.38
Section 1798.38
Status: in_force

If information, including letters of recommendation, compiled for the purpose of determining suitability, eligibility, or qualifications for employment, advancement, renewal of appointment or promotion, status as adoptive parents, or for the receipt of state contracts, or for licensing purposes, was received with the promise or, prior to July 1, 1978, with the understanding that the identity of the source of the information would be held in confidence and the source is not in a supervisory position with respect to the individual to whom the record pertains, the agency shall fully inform the individual of all personal information about that individual without identification of the source. This may be done by providing a copy of the text of the material with only such deletions as are necessary to protect the identity of the source or by providing a comprehensive summary of the substance of the material. Whichever method is used, the agency shall insure that full disclosure is made to the subject of any personal information that could reasonably in any way reflect or convey anything detrimental, disparaging, or threatening to an individual’s reputation, rights, benefits, privileges, or qualifications, or be used by an agency to make a determination that would affect an individual’s rights, benefits, privileges, or qualifications. In institutions of higher education, “supervisory positions” shall not be deemed to include chairpersons of academic departments.
Cal. CIV § 1798.45 — California Code / Code civ / Division 3 / Part 4 / Title 1.8 / Chapter 1 / Article 9 / Section 1798.45
Section 1798.45
Status: in_force

An individual may bring a civil action against an agency whenever such agency does any of the following:

(a) Refuses to comply with an individual’s lawful request to inspect pursuant to subdivision (a) of Section 1798.34.

(b) Fails to maintain any record concerning any individual with such accuracy, relevancy, timeliness, and completeness as is necessary to assure fairness in any determination relating to the qualifications, character, rights, opportunities of, or benefits to the individual that may be made on the basis of such record, if, as a proximate result of such failure, a determination is made which is adverse to the individual.

(c) Fails to comply with any other provision of this chapter, or any rule promulgated thereunder, in such a way as to have an adverse effect on an individual.
Cal. CIV § 1798.24a — California Code / Code civ / Division 3 / Part 4 / Title 1.8 / Chapter 1 / Article 6 / Section 1798.24a
Section 1798.24a
Status: in_force

Notwithstanding Section 1798.24, information may be disclosed to any city, county, city and county, or district, or any officer or official thereof, if a written request is made to a local law enforcement agency and the information is needed to assist in the screening of a prospective concessionaire, and any affiliate or associate thereof, as these terms are defined in subdivision (k) of Section 432.7 of the Labor Code for purposes of consenting to, or approving of, the prospective concessionaire’s application for, or acquisition of, any beneficial interest in a concession, lease, or other property interest. However, any summary criminal history information that may be disclosed pursuant to this section shall be limited to information pertaining to criminal convictions.
Cal. GOV § 99075 — California Code / Code gov / Title 18 / Chapter 4 / Section 99075
Section 99075
Status: in_force

The bonds may be refunded in accordance with Article 6 (commencing with Section 16780) of Chapter 4 of Part 3 of Division 4 of Title 2, which is a part of the State General Obligation Bond Law. Approval by the electors of the state for the issuance of the bonds described in this title shall include approval of the issuance of any bonds issued to refund any bonds originally issued under this title or any previously issued refunding bonds.
Cal. CIV § 1798.37 — California Code / Code civ / Division 3 / Part 4 / Title 1.8 / Chapter 1 / Article 8 / Section 1798.37
Section 1798.37
Status: in_force

The agency, with respect to any disclosure containing information about which the individual has filed a statement of disagreement, shall clearly note any portion of the record which is disputed and make available copies of such individual’s statement and copies of a concise statement of the reasons of the agency for not making the amendment to any person or agency to whom the disputed record has been or is disclosed.
Cal. GOV § 99072 — California Code / Code gov / Title 18 / Chapter 4 / Section 99072
Section 99072
Status: in_force

(a) Notwithstanding Section 13340, there is hereby continuously appropriated from the Fiscal Recovery Fund established pursuant to Section 99008 an amount that will equal the total of the following:

(1) The sum annually necessary to pay the principal of, and interest on, bonds issued and sold as described in Section 99070, as the principal and interest become due and payable, together with any amount necessary to satisfy any reserve and coverage requirements in the resolution.

(2) The sum necessary to pay any ancillary obligations entered into in connection with the bonds.

(3) Any trustee and other administrative costs incurred in connection with servicing the bonds and ancillary obligations.

(4) Redemption, retirement, defeasance or purchase of any bonds as authorized by the committee prior to their stated maturity dates.

(b) Notwithstanding Section 13340, if the funds appropriated by subdivision (a) are estimated to be insufficient to meet the requirement specified in paragraphs (1) to (4), inclusive, of subdivision (a), as approved pursuant to Section 99071, there is hereby continuously appropriated from the General Fund, for the purposes of this chapter, an amount that will provide sufficient revenues to meet whatever requirements specified in paragraphs (1) to (4), inclusive, of subdivision (a) cannot be met from revenues appropriated from the Fiscal Recovery Fund.

(c) The sales and use tax revenues received pursuant to Sections 6051.5 and 6201.5 of the Revenue and Taxation Code and deposited into the Fiscal Recovery Fund are hereby irrevocably pledged to the payment of principal and interest on the bonds issued pursuant to this title, to payment of any ancillary obligations, and to costs necessary for servicing and administering the bonds and ancillary obligations. The Legislature may elect to deposit additional revenues in the Fiscal Recovery Fund. The pledge of this subdivision shall vest automatically upon execution and delivery of any resolution or agreement relating to ancillary obligations, without the need for any notice or filing in any office or location.
Cal. GOV § 99064 — California Code / Code gov / Title 18 / Chapter 3 / Section 99064
Section 99064
Status: in_force

The proceeds of the bonds issued and sold pursuant to this chapter shall be available for the purpose of providing an efficient, equitable, and economical means of doing both of the following:

(a) Funding the accumulated state budget deficit, which may be accomplished in part by refunding or repaying bonds issued pursuant to Title 17 (commencing with Section 99000).

(b) Paying costs relating to the issuance of bonds under this title, including, but not limited to, providing reserves, capitalized interest, and the costs of obtaining or entering into any ancillary obligation, costs associated with the repayment or refunding of the fiscal recovery bonds issued pursuant to Title 17 (commencing with Section 99000), and administrative and other costs associated with implementing the purposes of this title.
Cal. CIV § 1798.17 — California Code / Code civ / Division 3 / Part 4 / Title 1.8 / Chapter 1 / Article 5 / Section 1798.17
Section 1798.17
Status: in_force

Each agency shall provide on or with any form used to collect personal information from individuals the notice specified in this section. When contact with the individual is of a regularly recurring nature, an initial notice followed by a periodic notice of not more than one-year intervals shall satisfy this requirement. This requirement is also satisfied by notification to individuals of the availability of the notice in annual tax-related pamphlets or booklets provided for them. The notice shall include all of the following:

(a) The name of the agency and the division within the agency that is requesting the information.

(b) The title, business address, and telephone number of the agency official who is responsible for the system of records and who shall, upon request, inform an individual regarding the location of his or her records and the categories of any persons who use the information in those records.

(c) The authority, whether granted by statute, regulation, or executive order which authorizes the maintenance of the information.

(d) With respect to each item of information, whether submission of such information is mandatory or voluntary.

(e) The consequences, if any, of not providing all or any part of the requested information.

(f) The principal purpose or purposes within the agency for which the information is to be used.

(g) Any known or foreseeable disclosures which may be made of the information pursuant to subdivision (e) or (f) of Section 1798.24.

(h) The individual’s right of access to records containing personal information which are maintained by the agency.

This section does not apply to any enforcement document issued by an employee of a law enforcement agency in the performance of his or her duties wherein the violator is provided an exact copy of the document, or to accident reports whereby the parties of interest may obtain a copy of the report pursuant to Section 20012 of the Vehicle Code.

The notice required by this section does not apply to agency requirements for an individual to provide his or her name, identifying number, photograph, address, or similar identifying information, if this information is used only for the purpose of identification and communication with the individual by the agency, except that requirements for an individual’s social security number shall conform with the provisions of the Federal Privacy Act of 1974 (Public Law 93-579).
Cal. GOV § 99069 — California Code / Code gov / Title 18 / Chapter 4 / Section 99069
Section 99069
Status: in_force

Notwithstanding any other provision of this title, or of the State General Obligation Bond Law, if the Treasurer sells bonds pursuant to this title that include a bond counsel opinion to the effect that the interest on the bonds is excluded from gross income for federal tax purposes subject to designated conditions, the Treasurer may maintain separate accounts for the bond proceeds invested and for the investment earnings on those proceeds, and may use or direct the use of those proceeds or earnings to pay any rebate, penalty, or other payment required under federal law or take any other action with respect to the investment and use of those bond proceeds that is required or desirable under federal law in order to maintain the tax-exempt status of those bonds and to obtain any other advantage under federal law on behalf of the funds of this state.
Cal. CIV § 1798.23 — California Code / Code civ / Division 3 / Part 4 / Title 1.8 / Chapter 1 / Article 5 / Section 1798.23
Section 1798.23
Status: in_force

The Department of Justice shall review all personal information in its possession every five years commencing July 1, 1978, to determine whether it should continue to be exempt from access pursuant to Section 1798.40.
Cal. CIV § 1798.69 — California Code / Code civ / Division 3 / Part 4 / Title 1.8 / Chapter 1 / Article 11 / Section 1798.69
Section 1798.69
Status: in_force

(a) Except as provided in subdivision (b), the State Board of Equalization may not release the names and addresses of individuals who are registered with, or are holding licenses or permits issued by, the State Board of Equalization except to the extent necessary to verify resale certificates or to administer the tax and fee provisions of the Revenue and Taxation Code.

(b) Nothing in this section shall prohibit the release by the State Board of Equalization to, or limit the use by, any federal or state agency, or local government, of any data collected by the board that is otherwise authorized by law.
Cal. CIV § 1798.20 — California Code / Code civ / Division 3 / Part 4 / Title 1.8 / Chapter 1 / Article 5 / Section 1798.20
Section 1798.20
Status: in_force

Each agency shall establish rules of conduct for persons involved in the design, development, operation, disclosure, or maintenance of records containing personal information and instruct each such person with respect to such rules and the requirements of this chapter, including any other rules and procedures adopted pursuant to this chapter and the remedies and penalties for noncompliance.
Cal. CIV § 1798.74 — California Code / Code civ / Division 3 / Part 4 / Title 1.8 / Chapter 1 / Article 12 / Section 1798.74
Section 1798.74
Status: in_force

The provisions of Chapter 13 (commencing with Section 67110) of Part 40 of the Education Code shall, with regard to student records, prevail over the provisions of this chapter.
Cal. CIV § 1798.63 — California Code / Code civ / Division 3 / Part 4 / Title 1.8 / Chapter 1 / Article 11 / Section 1798.63
Section 1798.63
Status: in_force

The provisions of this chapter shall be liberally construed so as to protect the rights of privacy arising under this chapter or under the Federal or State Constitution.
Cal. CIV § 1798.70 — California Code / Code civ / Division 3 / Part 4 / Title 1.8 / Chapter 1 / Article 12 / Section 1798.70
Section 1798.70
Status: in_force

This chapter shall be construed to supersede any other provision of state law, including Article 2 (commencing with Section 7924.100) of Chapter 2 of Part 5 of Division 10 of Title 1 of the Government Code, or any exemption in Section 7922.000 of the Government Code or in any provision listed in Section 7920.505 of the Government Code, which authorizes any agency to withhold from an individual any record containing personal information that is otherwise accessible under the provisions of this chapter.
Cal. CIV § 1798.71 — California Code / Code civ / Division 3 / Part 4 / Title 1.8 / Chapter 1 / Article 12 / Section 1798.71
Section 1798.71
Status: in_force

This chapter shall not be deemed to abridge or limit the rights of litigants, including parties to administrative proceedings, under the laws, or case law, of discovery of this state.
Cal. GOV § 99070 — California Code / Code gov / Title 18 / Chapter 4 / Section 99070
Section 99070
Status: in_force

(a) (1) The committee shall determine whether or not it is necessary or desirable to issue bonds authorized pursuant to this title in order to carry out the purposes of this title and, if so, the amount of bonds to be issued and sold, the times at which the proceeds of the bonds authorized by this title shall be required to be available, and those other terms and conditions for the bonds authorized by this title as it shall determine necessary or desirable.

(2) In addition to all other powers specifically granted in this title and the State General Obligation Bond Law, the committee may do all things necessary or convenient to carry out the powers and purposes of this title, including the approval of any indenture and any ancillary obligation relating to those bonds, and the delegation of necessary duties to the chairperson, and to the Treasurer as agent for sale of the bonds.

(3) The committee shall determine the amount of the bonds to be issued so that the net proceeds of the bonds issued to fund the accumulated budget deficit, when added to the net proceeds of any bonds issued pursuant to Title 17 (commencing with Section 99000) for that purpose, exclusive of bonds issued pursuant to this title for the purpose of refunding bonds issued pursuant to this title or Title 17 (commencing with Section 99000), will not exceed fifteen billion dollars ($15,000,000,000) in the aggregate. Nothing in this section shall be construed to limit the ability of the committee to authorize the issuance of any amount of bonds that it shall determine necessary or appropriate to accomplish the purposes of this title, including the refunding or redemption of the bonds issued pursuant to Title 17 (commencing with Section 99000), subject to the limit on the total amount of bonds set forth in Section 99065.

(b) Successive issues of bonds may be authorized and sold to carry out those actions progressively, and it is not necessary that all of the bonds authorized to be issued be sold at any one time. In addition to all other powers specifically granted in this title and the State General Obligation Bond Law, the committee may do all things necessary or convenient, including the delegation of necessary duties to the chairperson and to the Treasurer as agent for sale of the bonds, to carry out the powers and purposes of this title.
Cal. CIV § 1798.16 — California Code / Code civ / Division 3 / Part 4 / Title 1.8 / Chapter 1 / Article 5 / Section 1798.16
Section 1798.16
Status: in_force

(a) Whenever an agency collects personal information, the agency shall maintain the source or sources of the information, unless the source is the data subject or he or she has received a copy of the source document, including, but not limited to, the name of any source who is an individual acting in his or her own private or individual capacity. If the source is an agency, governmental entity or other organization, such as a corporation or association, this requirement can be met by maintaining the name of the agency, governmental entity, or organization, as long as the smallest reasonably identifiable unit of that agency, governmental entity, or organization is named.

(b) On or after July 1, 2001, unless otherwise authorized by the Department of Information Technology pursuant to Executive Order D-3-99, whenever an agency electronically collects personal information, as defined by Section 11015.5 of the Government Code, the agency shall retain the source or sources or any intermediate form of the information, if either are created or possessed by the agency, unless the source is the data subject that has requested that the information be discarded or the data subject has received a copy of the source document.

(c) The agency shall maintain the source or sources of the information in a readily accessible form so as to be able to provide it to the data subject when they inspect any record pursuant to Section 1798.34. This section shall not apply if the source or sources are exempt from disclosure under the provisions of this chapter.
Cal. CIV § 1798.48 — California Code / Code civ / Division 3 / Part 4 / Title 1.8 / Chapter 1 / Article 9 / Section 1798.48
Section 1798.48
Status: in_force

In any suit brought under the provisions of subdivision (b) or (c) of Section 1798.45, the agency shall be liable to the individual in an amount equal to the sum of:

(a) Actual damages sustained by the individual, including damages for mental suffering.

(b) The costs of the action together with reasonable attorney’s fees as determined by the court.
Cal. CIV § 1798.78 — California Code / Code civ / Division 3 / Part 4 / Title 1.8 / Chapter 1 / Article 12 / Section 1798.78
Section 1798.78
Status: in_force

This chapter shall not be deemed to supersede the provisions of Chapter 1299 of the Statutes of 1976.
Cal. GOV § 99062 — California Code / Code gov / Title 18 / Chapter 3 / Section 99062
Section 99062
Status: in_force

Out of the first money realized from the sale of bonds as provided in this chapter, there shall be redeposited in the General Obligation Bond Expense Revolving Fund, established by Section 16724.5, the amount of all expenditures made for purposes specified in that section, and this money may be used for the same purpose and repaid in the same manner whenever additional bond sales are made.
Cal. CIV § 1798.50 — California Code / Code civ / Division 3 / Part 4 / Title 1.8 / Chapter 1 / Article 9 / Section 1798.50
Section 1798.50
Status: in_force

A civil action shall not lie under this article based upon an allegation that an opinion which is subjective in nature, as distinguished from a factual assertion, about an individual’s qualifications, in connection with a personnel action concerning such an individual, was not accurate, relevant, timely, or complete.