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2023 California Code › Government Code - GOV › TITLE 1 - GENERAL › DIVISION 7 - MISCELLANEOUS › CHAPTER 3.1 - Address Confidentiality for Victims of Domestic Violence, Sexual Assault, Stalking, Human Trafficking, Child Abduction, and Elder or Dependent Adult Abuse › Section 6207.

6207. (a) A program participant may request that state and local agencies use the address designated by the Secretary of State as his or her address. When creating a public record, state and local agencies shall accept the address designated by the Secretary of State as a program participant’s substitute address, unless the Secretary of State has determined both of the following:
(1) The agency has a bona fide statutory or administrative requirement for the use of the address which would otherwise be confidential under this chapter.
(2) This address will be used only for those statutory and administrative purposes and shall not be publicly disseminated.
(b) A program participant may request that state and local agencies use the address designated by the Secretary of State as his or her address. When modifying or maintaining a public record, excluding the record of any birth, fetal death, death, or marriage registered under Division 102 (commencing with Section 102100) of the Health and Safety Code, state and local agencies shall accept the address designated by the Secretary of State as a program participant’s substitute address, unless the Secretary of State has determined both of the following:
(1) The agency has a bona fide statutory or administrative requirement for the use of the address which would otherwise be confidential under this chapter.
(2) This address will be used only for those statutory and administrative purposes and shall not be publicly disseminated.
(c) A program participant may use the address designated by the Secretary of State as his or her work address.
(d) The office of the Secretary of State shall forward all first-class mail and all mail sent by a governmental agency to the appropriate program participants. The office of the Secretary of State may, in its discretion, refuse to handle or forward packages regardless of size or type of mailing.
(e) Notwithstanding subdivisions (a) and (b), program participants shall comply with the provisions specified in subdivision (d) of Section 1808.21 of the Vehicle Code if requesting suppression of the records maintained by the Department of Motor Vehicles. Program participants shall also comply with all other provisions of the Vehicle Code relating to providing current address information to the department.
(Amended by Stats. 2012, Ch. 270, Sec. 5. (SB 1082) Effective January 1, 2013.)
2023 California Code › Government Code - GOV › TITLE 1 - GENERAL › DIVISION 7 - MISCELLANEOUS › CHAPTER 3.1 - Address Confidentiality for Victims of Domestic Violence, Sexual Assault, Stalking, Human Trafficking, Child Abduction, and Elder or Dependent Adult Abuse › Section 6207.5.

6207.5. A program participant who is otherwise qualified to vote may seek to register and vote in a confidential manner pursuant to Section 2166.5 of the Elections Code.
(Added by Stats. 1998, Ch. 1005, Sec. 2. Effective January 1, 1999.)
2023 California Code › Government Code - GOV › TITLE 1 - GENERAL › DIVISION 7 - MISCELLANEOUS › CHAPTER 3.1 - Address Confidentiality for Victims of Domestic Violence, Sexual Assault, Stalking, Human Trafficking, Child Abduction, and Elder or Dependent Adult Abuse › Section 6208.

6208. The Secretary of State may not make a program participant’s address, other than the address designated by the Secretary of State, or a program participant’s name change available for inspection or copying, except under any of the following circumstances:
(a) If requested by a law enforcement agency, to the law enforcement agency.
(b) If directed by a court order, to a person identified in the order.
(c) If certification has been terminated as a result of paragraph (2) of subdivision (b) of Section 6206.7.
(Amended by Stats. 2011, Ch. 200, Sec. 3. (SB 636) Effective January 1, 2012.)
2023 California Code › Government Code - GOV › TITLE 1 - GENERAL › DIVISION 7 - MISCELLANEOUS › CHAPTER 3.1 - Address Confidentiality for Victims of Domestic Violence, Sexual Assault, Stalking, Human Trafficking, Child Abduction, and Elder or Dependent Adult Abuse › Section 6208.2.

6208.2. (a) (1) No person shall post on the internet or any other public space, with the intent that another person imminently use that information to commit a crime involving violence, a threat of violence against, or to intimidate the participant or the program participant’s family members who are participating in the program, the home address, the telephone number, or personal identifying information of a program participant or the program participant’s family members who are participating in the program.
(2) A violation of this subdivision is a misdemeanor punishable by a fine of up to two thousand five hundred dollars ($2,500), or imprisonment of up to six months in a county jail, or by both that fine and imprisonment.
(3) A violation of this subdivision that leads to the bodily injury of the program participant, or of any of the program participant’s family members who are participating in the program, is a misdemeanor punishable by a fine of up to five thousand dollars ($5,000), or imprisonment of up to one year in a county jail, or by both that fine and imprisonment.
(b) Nothing in this section shall preclude prosecution under any other provision of law.
(Amended by Stats. 2022, Ch. 686, Sec. 8. (AB 1726) Effective January 1, 2023.)
2023 California Code › Government Code - GOV › TITLE 1 - GENERAL › DIVISION 7 - MISCELLANEOUS › CHAPTER 3.1 - Address Confidentiality for Victims of Domestic Violence, Sexual Assault, Stalking, Human Trafficking, Child Abduction, and Elder or Dependent Adult Abuse › Section 6208.5.

6208.5. (a) The Secretary of State shall designate state and local agencies and nonprofit agencies that provide counseling and shelter services to victims of domestic violence, sexual assault, stalking, or human trafficking as well as agencies that serve victims of elder or dependent adult abuse pursuant to the Elder Abuse and Dependent Adult Civil Protection Act (Chapter 11 (commencing with Section 15600) of Part 3 of Division 9 of the Welfare and Institutions Code) to assist victims of domestic violence, sexual assault, stalking, human trafficking, or elder or dependent adult abuse applying to be program participants. The Secretary of State shall conduct outreach activities to identify and recruit the agencies. Any assistance and counseling rendered by the office of the Secretary of State or its designees to applicants shall in no way be construed as legal advice.
(b) This section shall remain in effect only until July 1, 2024, and as of that date is repealed.
(Amended by Stats. 2023, Ch. 642, Sec. 8. (AB 243) Effective January 1, 2024. Repealed as of July 1, 2024, by its own provisions. See later operative version added by Sec. 9 of Stats. 2023, Ch. 642.)
2023 California Code › Government Code - GOV › TITLE 1 - GENERAL › DIVISION 7 - MISCELLANEOUS › CHAPTER 3.1 - Address Confidentiality for Victims of Domestic Violence, Sexual Assault, Stalking, Human Trafficking, Child Abduction, and Elder or Dependent Adult Abuse › Section 6208.5.

6208.5. (a) The Secretary of State shall designate state and local agencies and nonprofit agencies that provide counseling and shelter services to victims of domestic violence, sexual assault, stalking, child abduction, or human trafficking as well as agencies that serve victims of elder or dependent adult abuse pursuant to the Elder Abuse and Dependent Adult Civil Protection Act (Chapter 11 (commencing with Section 15600) of Part 3 of Division 9 of the Welfare and Institutions Code) to assist victims of domestic violence, sexual assault, stalking, human trafficking, child abduction, or elder or dependent adult abuse applying to be program participants. The Secretary of State shall conduct outreach activities to identify and recruit the agencies. Any assistance and counseling rendered by the office of the Secretary of State or its designees to applicants shall in no way be construed as legal advice.
(b) This section shall become operative on July 1, 2024.
(Repealed (in Sec. 8) and added by Stats. 2023, Ch. 642, Sec. 9. (AB 243) Effective January 1, 2024. Operative July 1, 2024, by its own provisions.)
2023 California Code › Government Code - GOV › TITLE 1 - GENERAL › DIVISION 7 - MISCELLANEOUS › CHAPTER 3.1 - Address Confidentiality for Victims of Domestic Violence, Sexual Assault, Stalking, Human Trafficking, Child Abduction, and Elder or Dependent Adult Abuse › Section 6209.

6209. The Secretary of State may adopt rules to facilitate the administration of this chapter by state and local agencies.
(Added by Stats. 1998, Ch. 1005, Sec. 2. Effective January 1, 1999.)
2023 California Code › Government Code - GOV › TITLE 1 - GENERAL › DIVISION 7 - MISCELLANEOUS › CHAPTER 3.1 - Address Confidentiality for Victims of Domestic Violence, Sexual Assault, Stalking, Human Trafficking, Child Abduction, and Elder or Dependent Adult Abuse › Section 6209.5.

6209.5. (a) The Secretary of State shall provide each program participant a notice in clear and conspicuous font that contains all of the following information:
(1) The program participant is authorized by law to request to use the address designated by the Secretary of State on real property deeds, change of ownership forms, and deeds of trust when purchasing or selling a home.
(2) The program participant may create a revocable living trust and place their real property into the trust to protect their residential street address from disclosure in real property transactions.
(3) The program participant may obtain a change of their legal name to protect their anonymity.
(4) A list of contact information for entities that the program participant may contact to receive information on, or receive legal services for, the creation of a trust to hold real property or obtaining a name change, including county bar associations, legal aid societies, domestic violence prevention organizations, human trafficking prevention organizations, elder and dependent adult abuse prevention organizations, state and local agencies, or other nonprofit organizations that may be able to assist program participants.
(b) Commencing January 1, 2023, the Secretary of State shall make the notice required by this section available in English and in at least the other languages described in Section 1632 of the Civil Code. The Secretary of State may make the notice available in additional languages.
(c) This section shall remain in effect only until July 1, 2024, and as of that date is repealed.
(Amended by Stats. 2023, Ch. 642, Sec. 10. (AB 243) Effective January 1, 2024. Repealed as of July 1, 2024, by its own provisions. See later operative version added by Sec. 11 of Stats. 2023, Ch. 642.)
2023 California Code › Government Code - GOV › TITLE 1 - GENERAL › DIVISION 7 - MISCELLANEOUS › CHAPTER 3.1 - Address Confidentiality for Victims of Domestic Violence, Sexual Assault, Stalking, Human Trafficking, Child Abduction, and Elder or Dependent Adult Abuse › Section 6209.5.

6209.5. (a) The Secretary of State shall provide each program participant a notice in clear and conspicuous font that contains all of the following information:
(1) The program participant is authorized by law to request to use the address designated by the Secretary of State on real property deeds, change of ownership forms, and deeds of trust when purchasing or selling a home.
(2) The program participant may create a revocable living trust and place their real property into the trust to protect their residential street address from disclosure in real property transactions.
(3) The program participant may obtain a change of their legal name to protect their anonymity.
(4) A list of contact information for entities that the program participant may contact to receive information on, or receive legal services for, the creation of a trust to hold real property or obtaining a name change, including county bar associations, legal aid societies, domestic violence prevention organizations, human trafficking prevention organizations, child abduction prevention organizations, elder and dependent adult abuse prevention organizations, state and local agencies, or other nonprofit organizations that may be able to assist program participants.
(b) Commencing January 1, 2023, the Secretary of State shall make the notice required by this section available in English and in at least the other languages described in Section 1632 of the Civil Code. The Secretary of State may make the notice available in additional languages.
(c) This section shall become operative on July 1, 2024.
(Repealed (in Sec. 10) and added by Stats. 2023, Ch. 642, Sec. 11. (AB 243) Effective January 1, 2024. Operative July 1, 2024, by its own provisions.)
2023 California Code › Government Code - GOV › TITLE 1 - GENERAL › DIVISION 7 - MISCELLANEOUS › CHAPTER 3.1 - Address Confidentiality for Victims of Domestic Violence, Sexual Assault, Stalking, Human Trafficking, Child Abduction, and Elder or Dependent Adult Abuse › Section 6209.6.

6209.6. Commencing January 1, 2023, the Secretary of State shall maintain information about the program, contact information for community-based victims’ assistance programs and community-based assistance programs that serve victims of elder or dependent adult abuse that can assist a person in applying to participate in the program, and sample application forms on the secretary’s internet website. The sample application forms shall be available in English and in at least the other languages described in Section 1632 of the Civil Code. The Secretary of State may make the sample application forms available in additional languages.
(Added by Stats. 2021, Ch. 457, Sec. 4. (AB 277) Effective January 1, 2022.)
2023 California Code › Government Code - GOV › TITLE 1 - GENERAL › DIVISION 7 - MISCELLANEOUS › CHAPTER 3.1 - Address Confidentiality for Victims of Domestic Violence, Sexual Assault, Stalking, Human Trafficking, Child Abduction, and Elder or Dependent Adult Abuse › Section 6209.7.

6209.7. (a) Nothing in this chapter, nor participation in this program, affects custody or visitation orders in effect before or during program participation. A program participant who falsifies their location in order to unlawfully avoid custody or visitation orders is subject to immediate termination from the program and is guilty of a misdemeanor.
(b) (1) The fact that a participant is registered with the program shall create a rebuttable presumption that disclosure of information about the participant’s location and activities during the period of the registration, including, but not limited to, the participant’s current and past residential, work, or school addresses and other location information, would lead to the discovery of the participant’s actual residential address or physical location, would endanger the safety of the participant, and is not authorized.
(2) This subdivision creates a presumption affecting the burden of producing evidence and may be rebutted by clear and convincing evidence showing, among other things, that discovery of the information about the participant’s location and activities would not lead to discovery of the participant’s actual residential address or physical location and would not endanger the safety of the participant. The presumption shall not be rebutted merely by the other parent’s desire to know the participant’s address and the court shall weigh participant safety. If a court finds the presumption is rebutted, it shall provide its reasons on the record.
(3) This presumption shall also govern discovery requests under the Civil Discovery Act (Title 4 (commencing with Section 2016.010) of Part 4 of the Code of Civil Procedure). A participant shall not be required to provide, in discovery, their residential address or other location information reasonably likely to lead to the discovery of these addresses unless ordered to do so by a court after the other party has rebutted the presumption against disclosure of this information.
(c) Participation in the program does not constitute evidence of domestic violence, stalking, sexual assault, human trafficking, or elder or dependent adult abuse for purposes of making custody or visitation orders.
(d) This section shall remain in effect only until July 1, 2024, and as of that date is repealed.
(Amended by Stats. 2023, Ch. 642, Sec. 12. (AB 243) Effective January 1, 2024. Repealed as of July 1, 2024, by its own provisions. See later operative version added by Sec. 13 of Stats. 2023, Ch. 642.)
2023 California Code › Government Code - GOV › TITLE 1 - GENERAL › DIVISION 7 - MISCELLANEOUS › CHAPTER 3.1 - Address Confidentiality for Victims of Domestic Violence, Sexual Assault, Stalking, Human Trafficking, Child Abduction, and Elder or Dependent Adult Abuse › Section 6209.7.

6209.7. (a) Nothing in this chapter, nor participation in this program, affects custody or visitation orders in effect before or during program participation. A program participant who falsifies their location in order to unlawfully avoid custody or visitation orders is subject to immediate termination from the program and is guilty of a misdemeanor.
(b) (1) The fact that a participant is registered with the program shall create a rebuttable presumption that disclosure of information about the participant’s location and activities during the period of the registration, including, but not limited to, the participant’s current and past residential, work, or school addresses and other location information, would lead to the discovery of the participant’s actual residential address or physical location, would endanger the safety of the participant, and is not authorized.
(2) This subdivision creates a presumption affecting the burden of producing evidence and may be rebutted by clear and convincing evidence showing, among other things, that discovery of the information about the participant’s location and activities would not lead to discovery of the participant’s actual residential address or physical location and would not endanger the safety of the participant. The presumption shall not be rebutted merely by the other parent’s desire to know the participant’s address, and the court shall weigh participant safety. If a court finds the presumption is rebutted, it shall provide its reasons on the record.
(3) This presumption shall also govern discovery requests under the Civil Discovery Act (Title 4 (commencing with Section 2016.010) of Part 4 of the Code of Civil Procedure). A participant shall not be required to provide, in discovery, their residential address or other location information reasonably likely to lead to the discovery of these addresses, unless ordered to do so by a court after the other party has rebutted the presumption against disclosure of this information.
(c) Participation in the program does not constitute evidence of domestic violence, stalking, sexual assault, human trafficking, child abduction, or elder or dependent adult abuse for purposes of making custody or visitation orders.
(d) This section shall become operative on July 1, 2024.
(Repealed (in Sec. 12) and added by Stats. 2023, Ch. 642, Sec. 13. (AB 243) Effective January 1, 2024. Operative July 1, 2024, by its own provisions.)
2023 California Code › Government Code - GOV › TITLE 1 - GENERAL › DIVISION 7 - MISCELLANEOUS › CHAPTER 3.1 - Address Confidentiality for Victims of Domestic Violence, Sexual Assault, Stalking, Human Trafficking, Child Abduction, and Elder or Dependent Adult Abuse › Section 6210.

6210. (a) Notwithstanding Section 7550.5, the Secretary of State shall submit to the Legislature, no later than January 10 of each year, a report that includes the total number of applications received for the program established by this chapter. The report shall disclose the number of program participants within each county and shall also describe any allegations of misuse relating to election purposes.
(b) The Secretary of State shall commence accepting applications and other activities under this program on July 1, 1999.
(c) Notwithstanding Section 7550.5, the Secretary of State shall submit to the Legislature by January 1, 2004, a report that includes the total number of pieces of mail forwarded to program participants, the number of program participants during the program’s duration, the number of program participants who obtained a confidential name change pursuant to subdivision (b) of Section 1277 of the Code of Civil Procedure, the average length of time a participant remains in the program, and the targeted code changes needed to improve the program’s efficiency and cost-effectiveness.
(Amended by Stats. 2000, Ch. 33, Sec. 9. Effective January 1, 2001.)
2023 California Code › Government Code - GOV › TITLE 1 - GENERAL › DIVISION 7 - MISCELLANEOUS › CHAPTER 3.2 - Address Confidentiality for Reproductive Health Care Service Providers, Employees, Volunteers, Patients, and Other Individuals Who Face Threats or Violence Because of Work for a Public Entity › Section 6215.1.

6215.1. Unless the context clearly requires otherwise, the definitions in this section apply throughout this chapter.
(a) “Address” means a residential street address, school address, or work address of an individual, as specified on the individual’s application to be a program participant under this chapter.
(b) “Domicile” means a place of habitation as defined in Section 349 of the Elections Code.
(c) “Reproductive health care services” means health care services relating to the termination of a pregnancy in a reproductive health care services facility.
(d) “Reproductive health care services provider, employee, volunteer, or patient” means a person who obtains, provides, or assists, at the request of another person, in obtaining or providing reproductive health care services, or a person who owns or operates a reproductive health care services facility.
(e) “Reproductive health care services facility” includes a hospital, an office operated by a licensed physician and surgeon, a licensed clinic, or other licensed health care facility that provides reproductive health care services and includes only the building or structure in which the reproductive health care services are actually provided.
(Amended by Stats. 2012, Ch. 270, Sec. 6. (SB 1082) Effective January 1, 2013.)
2023 California Code › Government Code - GOV › TITLE 1 - GENERAL › DIVISION 7 - MISCELLANEOUS › CHAPTER 3.2 - Address Confidentiality for Reproductive Health Care Service Providers, Employees, Volunteers, Patients, and Other Individuals Who Face Threats or Violence Because of Work for a Public Entity › Section 6215.3.

6215.3. (a) The Secretary of State shall cancel certification of a program participant who fails to disclose a change in employment status, or termination as a provider or volunteer.
(b) Upon termination of a program participant’s certification, the Secretary of State shall retain records as follows:
(1) Except as provided in subdivision (g) of Section 6215.4 or Section 6215.7, any records or documents pertaining to a program participant shall be held confidential.
(2) All records or documents pertaining to a program participant shall be retained for a period of three years after termination of certification and then destroyed without further notice.
(Amended by Stats. 2012, Ch. 270, Sec. 8. (SB 1082) Effective January 1, 2013.)
2023 California Code › Government Code - GOV › TITLE 1 - GENERAL › DIVISION 7 - MISCELLANEOUS › CHAPTER 3.2 - Address Confidentiality for Reproductive Health Care Service Providers, Employees, Volunteers, Patients, and Other Individuals Who Face Threats or Violence Because of Work for a Public Entity › Section 6215.5.

6215.5. (a) A program participant may request that state and local agencies use the address designated by the Secretary of State as his or her address. When creating a public record, state and local agencies shall accept the address designated by the Secretary of State as a program participant’s substitute address, unless the Secretary of State has determined both of the following:
(1) The agency has a bona fide statutory or administrative requirement for the use of the address that would otherwise be confidential under this chapter.
(2) This address will be used only for those statutory and administrative purposes and shall not be publicly disseminated.
(b) A program participant may request that state and local agencies use the address designated by the Secretary of State as his or her address. When modifying or maintaining a public record, excluding the record of any birth, fetal death, death, or marriage registered under Division 102 (commencing with Section 102100) of the Health and Safety Code, state and local agencies shall accept the address designated by the Secretary of State as a program participant’s substitute address, unless the Secretary of State has determined both of the following:
(1) The agency has a bona fide statutory or administrative requirement for the use of the address that would otherwise be confidential under this chapter.
(2) This address will be used only for those statutory and administrative purposes and shall not be publicly disseminated.
(c) A program participant may use the address designated by the Secretary of State as his or her work address.
(d) The office of the Secretary of State shall forward all first-class mail and all mail sent by a governmental agency to the appropriate program participants. The office of the Secretary of State may, in its discretion, refuse to handle or forward packages regardless of size or type of mailing.
(e) Notwithstanding subdivision (a), program participants shall comply with the provisions specified in subdivision (d) of Section 1808.21 of the Vehicle Code if requesting suppression of the records maintained by the Department of Motor Vehicles. Program participants shall also comply with all other provisions of the Vehicle Code relating to providing current address information to the department.
(Amended by Stats. 2012, Ch. 270, Sec. 10. (SB 1082) Effective January 1, 2013.)
2023 California Code › Government Code - GOV › TITLE 1 - GENERAL › DIVISION 7 - MISCELLANEOUS › CHAPTER 3.2 - Address Confidentiality for Reproductive Health Care Service Providers, Employees, Volunteers, Patients, and Other Individuals Who Face Threats or Violence Because of Work for a Public Entity › Section 6215.6.

6215.6. A program participant who is otherwise qualified to vote may seek to register and vote in a confidential manner pursuant to Section 2166.5 of the Elections Code.
(Added by Stats. 2002, Ch. 380, Sec. 3. Effective January 1, 2003.)
2023 California Code › Government Code - GOV › TITLE 1 - GENERAL › DIVISION 7 - MISCELLANEOUS › CHAPTER 3.2 - Address Confidentiality for Reproductive Health Care Service Providers, Employees, Volunteers, Patients, and Other Individuals Who Face Threats or Violence Because of Work for a Public Entity › Section 6215.7.

6215.7. The Secretary of State may not make a program participant’s address, other than the address designated by the Secretary of State, available for inspection or copying, except under any of the following circumstances:
(a) If requested by a law enforcement agency, to the law enforcement agency.
(b) If directed by a court order, to a person identified in the order.
(c) If certification has been terminated pursuant to paragraph (2) of subdivision (b) of Section 6215.4.
(Amended by Stats. 2011, Ch. 200, Sec. 8. (SB 636) Effective January 1, 2012.)
2023 California Code › Government Code - GOV › TITLE 1 - GENERAL › DIVISION 7 - MISCELLANEOUS › CHAPTER 3.2 - Address Confidentiality for Reproductive Health Care Service Providers, Employees, Volunteers, Patients, and Other Individuals Who Face Threats or Violence Because of Work for a Public Entity › Section 6215.8.

6215.8. The Secretary of State shall designate state and local agencies and nonprofit agencies that may assist persons applying to be program participants. Any assistance and counseling rendered by the office of the Secretary of State or its designees to applicants shall in no way be construed as legal advice.
(Added by Stats. 2002, Ch. 380, Sec. 3. Effective January 1, 2003.)
2023 California Code › Government Code - GOV › TITLE 1 - GENERAL › DIVISION 7 - MISCELLANEOUS › CHAPTER 3.2 - Address Confidentiality for Reproductive Health Care Service Providers, Employees, Volunteers, Patients, and Other Individuals Who Face Threats or Violence Because of Work for a Public Entity › Section 6215.9.

6215.9. The Secretary of State may adopt rules to facilitate the administration of this chapter by state and local agencies. The Secretary of State shall administer this chapter together with and in the same manner as the Address Confidentiality For Victims of Domestic Violence and Stalking (Safe at Home) program.
(Added by Stats. 2002, Ch. 380, Sec. 3. Effective January 1, 2003.)
2023 California Code › Government Code - GOV › TITLE 1 - GENERAL › DIVISION 7 - MISCELLANEOUS › CHAPTER 3.2 - Address Confidentiality for Reproductive Health Care Service Providers, Employees, Volunteers, Patients, and Other Individuals Who Face Threats or Violence Because of Work for a Public Entity › Section 6215.10.

6215.10. (a) A person, business, or association shall not publicly post or publicly display on the Internet the home address of a program participant who has made a written demand of that person, business, or association to not disclose the home address of the program participant.
(b) A person, business, or association shall not knowingly post the home address of a program participant, or of the program participant’s residing spouse or child, on the Internet knowing that person is a program participant and intending to cause imminent great bodily harm that is likely to occur or threatening to cause imminent great bodily harm to that individual.
(c) This section shall not apply to an interactive computer service or access software provider, as defined in Section 230(f) of Title 47 of the United States Code, unless the service or provider intends to abet or cause imminent great bodily harm that is likely to occur or threatens to cause imminent great bodily harm to a program participant.
(Added by Stats. 2016, Ch. 881, Sec. 2. (AB 2263) Effective January 1, 2017.)
2023 California Code › Government Code - GOV › TITLE 1 - GENERAL › DIVISION 7 - MISCELLANEOUS › CHAPTER 3.2 - Address Confidentiality for Reproductive Health Care Service Providers, Employees, Volunteers, Patients, and Other Individuals Who Face Threats or Violence Because of Work for a Public Entity › Section 6215.12.

6215.12. The Secretary of State shall provide each program participant a notice in clear and conspicuous font that contains all of the following information:
(a) The program participant is authorized by law to request to use his or her address designated by the Secretary of State on real property deeds, change of ownership forms, and deeds of trust when purchasing or selling a home.
(b) The program participant may create a revocable living trust and place his or her real property into the trust to protect his or her residential street address from disclosure in real property transactions.
(c) The program participant may obtain a change of his or her legal name to protect his or her anonymity.
(d) A list of contact information for entities that the program participant may contact to receive information on, or receive legal services for, the creation of a trust to hold real property or obtaining a name change, including county bar associations, legal aid societies, state and local agencies, or other nonprofit organizations that may be able to assist program participants.
(Added by Stats. 2016, Ch. 881, Sec. 3. (AB 2263) Effective January 1, 2017.)
2023 California Code › Government Code - GOV › TITLE 1 - GENERAL › DIVISION 7 - MISCELLANEOUS › CHAPTER 3.2 - Address Confidentiality for Reproductive Health Care Service Providers, Employees, Volunteers, Patients, and Other Individuals Who Face Threats or Violence Because of Work for a Public Entity › Section 6216.

6216. (a) The Secretary of State shall submit to the Legislature, no later than January 10 of each year, a report that includes the total number of applications received for the program established by this chapter. The report shall disclose the number of program participants within each county and shall also describe any allegations of misuse relating to election purposes.
(b) The Secretary of State shall commence accepting applications under this program on April 1, 2003.
(c) The Secretary of State shall submit to the Legislature by July 1, 2006, a report that includes the total number of pieces of mail forwarded to program participants, the number of program participants during the program’s duration, the average length of time a participant remains in the program, and the targeted code changes needed to improve the program’s efficiency and cost-effectiveness.
(Added by Stats. 2002, Ch. 380, Sec. 3. Effective January 1, 2003.)
2023 California Code › Government Code - GOV › TITLE 1 - GENERAL › DIVISION 7 - MISCELLANEOUS › CHAPTER 3.25 - Online Privacy for Reproductive Health Services Providers, Employees, Volunteers, and Patients › Section 6218.01.

6218.01. (a) (1) A person shall not post on the internet or social media, with the intent that another person imminently use that information to commit a crime involving violence or a threat of violence against a reproductive health care services patient, provider, or assistant, or other individuals residing at the same home address, the personal information or image of a reproductive health care services patient, provider, or assistant, or other individuals residing at the same home address.
(2) A violation of this subdivision is a misdemeanor punishable by a fine of up to ten thousand dollars ($10,000) per violation, imprisonment up to one year in a county jail, or by both that fine and imprisonment.
(3) A violation of this subdivision that leads to the bodily injury of a reproductive health care services patient, provider, or assistant, or other individuals residing at the same home address, is a misdemeanor punishable by a fine of up to fifty thousand dollars ($50,000), imprisonment in a county jail not exceeding one year, or by both that fine and imprisonment.
(b) Nothing in this section shall preclude prosecution under any other provision of law.
(Amended by Stats. 2021, Ch. 191, Sec. 3. (AB 1356) Effective January 1, 2022.)
2023 California Code › Government Code - GOV › TITLE 1 - GENERAL › DIVISION 7 - MISCELLANEOUS › CHAPTER 3.25 - Online Privacy for Reproductive Health Services Providers, Employees, Volunteers, and Patients › Section 6218.05.

6218.05.  For purposes of this chapter, the following definitions apply:
(a) “Reproductive health care services” means health care services relating to the termination of a pregnancy in a reproductive health care services facility.
(b) “Reproductive health care services patient, provider, or assistant” means a person or entity, including, but not limited to, employees, staff, volunteers, and third-party vendors, that is or was involved in obtaining, seeking to obtain, providing, seeking to provide, or assisting or seeking to assist another person, at that person’s request, to obtain or provide any services in a reproductive health care services facility, or a person or entity that is or was involved in owning or operating or seeking to own or operate a reproductive health care services facility.
(c) “Reproductive health care services facility” includes a hospital, clinic, physician’s office, or other facility that provides or seeks to provide reproductive health care services and includes the building or structure in which the facility is located.
(d) “Publicly post” or “publicly display” means to intentionally communicate or otherwise make available to the general public.
(e) “Image” includes, but is not limited to, a photograph, video footage, sketch, or computer-generated image that provides a means to visually identify the person depicted.
(f) “Personal information” means information that identifies, relates to, describes, or is capable of being associated with a reproductive health care services patient, provider, or assistant, including, but not limited to, their name, signature, social security number, physical characteristics or description, address, telephone number, passport number, driver’s license or state identification card number, license plate number, employment, employment history, and financial information.
(g) “Social media” means an electronic service or account, or electronic content, including, but not limited to, videos or still photographs, blogs, video blogs, podcasts, instant and text messages, email, online services or accounts, or internet website profiles or locations.
(Amended by Stats. 2021, Ch. 191, Sec. 4. (AB 1356) Effective January 1, 2022.)
2023 California Code › Government Code - GOV › TITLE 1 - GENERAL › DIVISION 7 - MISCELLANEOUS › CHAPTER 3.3 - Governmental Linguistics › Section 6219.

6219. (a) Each department, commission, office, or other administrative agency of state government shall write each document that it produces in plain, straightforward language, avoiding technical terms as much as possible, and using a coherent and easily readable style.
(b) As used in this section, a “state agency document” means any contract, form, license, announcement, regulation, manual, memorandum, or any other written communication that is necessary to carry out the agency’s responsibilities under the law.
(Added by renumbering Section 6215 (as added by Stats. 1982, Ch. 1637) by Stats. 2004, Ch. 183, Sec. 133. Effective January 1, 2005.)
2023 California Code › Government Code - GOV › TITLE 1 - GENERAL › DIVISION 7 - MISCELLANEOUS › CHAPTER 3.4 - Recording of Documents › Section 6223.

6223. (a) A person shall not knowingly present for recording or filing with a county recorder a deed, instrument, or other document related to a conveyance subject to Section 8560 of the Public Resources Code unless it is accompanied by a certificate of compliance from the State Lands Commission. A person who presents for recording or filing with a county recorder a deed, instrument, or other document in violation of this section is liable for a civil penalty not to exceed five thousand dollars ($5,000).
(b) Civil penalties collected pursuant to this section shall be deposited into the state General Fund.
(Added by Stats. 2017, Ch. 535, Sec. 2. (SB 50) Effective January 1, 2018.)
2023 California Code › Government Code - GOV › TITLE 1 - GENERAL › DIVISION 7 - MISCELLANEOUS › CHAPTER 4 - Foreign Trade Zones › Section 6300.

6300. As used in this chapter:
(a) “Act of Congress” means the act of Congress approved June 18, 1934, titled “An act to provide for the establishment, operation, and maintenance of foreign-trade zones in ports of entry of the United States, to expedite and encourage foreign commerce, and for other purposes” (48 U. S. Stats. at L. Ch. 590.).
(b) “Public corporation” means the state, any political subdivision thereof, any incorporated municipality therein, any public agency of the state, of any political subdivision thereof, or of any municipality therein, or any corporate municipal instrumentality of this state, or of this state and one or more other states.
(Amended by Stats. 2017, Ch. 13, Sec. 1. (AB 1727) Effective January 1, 2018.)
2023 California Code › Government Code - GOV › TITLE 1 - GENERAL › DIVISION 7 - MISCELLANEOUS › CHAPTER 4 - Foreign Trade Zones › Section 6302.

6302. (a) A public corporation may apply for the privilege of establishing, operating, and maintaining a foreign-trade zone in accordance with the act of Congress.
(b) Any private corporation organized under the laws of the state subsequent to September 15, 1935, for the purpose of establishing, operating, and maintaining a foreign-trade zone in accordance with the act of Congress may apply for the privilege of establishing, operating, and maintaining a foreign-trade zone in accordance with the act of Congress.
(Amended by Stats. 2017, Ch. 13, Sec. 3. (AB 1727) Effective January 1, 2018.)
2023 California Code › Government Code - GOV › TITLE 1 - GENERAL › DIVISION 7 - MISCELLANEOUS › CHAPTER 4 - Foreign Trade Zones › Section 6304.

6304. Any public or private corporation authorized by this chapter to apply and whose application is granted pursuant to the terms of the act of Congress may establish, operate, and maintain the foreign-trade zone:
(a) Subject to the conditions and restrictions of the act of Congress, and any amendments thereto.
(b) Under such rules and regulations and for the period of time that may be prescribed by the board established by the act of Congress to carry out the act.
(Amended by Stats. 2017, Ch. 13, Sec. 5. (AB 1727) Effective January 1, 2018.)
2023 California Code › Government Code - GOV › TITLE 1 - GENERAL › DIVISION 7 - MISCELLANEOUS › CHAPTER 4.1 - International Genocide Memorial › Section 6310.

6310. (a) There is in state government the International Genocide Memorial Commission composed of nine members, as follows:
(1) Two members appointed by the Speaker of the Assembly, at least one of whom shall be a Member of the Assembly. The nonlegislative member shall be a genocide survivor or a descendant of a genocide survivor.
(2) Two members appointed by the Senate Committee on Rules, at least one of whom shall be a Member of the Senate. The nonlegislative member shall be a genocide survivor or a descendant of a genocide survivor.
(3) Five members appointed by the Governor, one of whom shall be a member of the Governor’s staff or a Governor’s appointee in the executive branch of state government and at least four of whom shall be genocide survivors or descendants of genocide survivors.
(b) The members shall elect one of their number to serve as chairperson.
(c) Members of the Legislature shall serve on the commission as ex officio members without vote and shall participate in the activities of the commission to the extent that the participation is not incompatible with their legislative duties.
(d) Members of the commission may select representatives to attend commission activities if they themselves are unable to attend.
(e) Members of the commission shall receive no compensation but, except for the legislative members, shall receive per diem and expenses while engaged in commission activities.
(Added by Stats. 2006, Ch. 849, Sec. 2. Effective January 1, 2007.)
2023 California Code › Government Code - GOV › TITLE 1 - GENERAL › DIVISION 7 - MISCELLANEOUS › CHAPTER 4.1 - International Genocide Memorial › Section 6311.

6311. (a) The construction of a memorial to California’s genocide survivors in the Capitol Historic Region is hereby authorized. The actual construction of the memorial may not proceed without the prior approval of the Department of General Services and the Capitol Park Master Plan Group.
(b) The department shall not begin construction of the memorial until the master plan of the State Capitol Park is approved and adopted by the Joint Committee on Rules. However, if the master plan of the State Capitol Park is not approved or adopted by the Joint Committee on Rules on or before January 1, 2021, the department may apply to the Joint Committee on Rules for an exemption to allow siting and construction.
(c) Funds for the construction of the memorial shall be provided through private contributions. The commission may receive contributions for this purpose.
(d) The department, in consultation with the International Genocide Memorial Commission, shall seek to accomplish the following goals:
(1) Review the preliminary design plans to identify potential maintenance concerns.
(2) Compliance with the Americans with Disabilities Act and other safety concerns.
(3) Review and approval of proper California Environmental Quality Act documents prepared for work at the designated historic property.
(4) Review of final construction documents to ensure that all requirements are met.
(5) Preparation of the right of entry permit outlining the final area of work, final construction documents, construction plans, the contractor hired to perform the work, insurance, bonding, provisions for damage to state property, and inspection requirements.
(Amended by Stats. 2016, Ch. 700, Sec. 1. (AB 2790) Effective September 27, 2016.)
2023 California Code › Government Code - GOV › TITLE 1 - GENERAL › DIVISION 7 - MISCELLANEOUS › CHAPTER 4.1 - International Genocide Memorial › Section 6312.

6312. With respect to the design and construction of the memorial, the commission may do all of the following:
(a) Establish a schedule for design, construction, and dedication of the memorial.
(b) Implement procedures to solicit designs for the memorial and devise a selection process for the choice of the design.
(c) Select individuals or organizations to provide fundraising services and to construct the memorial.
(d) Review and monitor the design and construction of the memorial and establish a program for the dedication of the memorial.
(e) Report to the Legislature biannually through the Joint Committee on Rules on the progress of the memorial notwithstanding Section 7550.5.
(Added by Stats. 2006, Ch. 849, Sec. 2. Effective January 1, 2007.)
2023 California Code › Government Code - GOV › TITLE 1 - GENERAL › DIVISION 7 - MISCELLANEOUS › CHAPTER 4.1 - International Genocide Memorial › Section 6313.

6313. (a) No state moneys shall be expended for any of the purposes specified in this chapter. Funds for the construction of the memorial shall be provided exclusively through private contributions for this purpose.
(b) If the memorial is constructed, the commission shall maintain the memorial by providing for all necessary funding and resources.
(Added by Stats. 2006, Ch. 849, Sec. 2. Effective January 1, 2007.)
2023 California Code › Government Code - GOV › TITLE 1 - GENERAL › DIVISION 7 - MISCELLANEOUS › CHAPTER 5 - Joint Exercise of Powers › ARTICLE 1 - Joint Powers Agreements › Section 6500.

6500. As used in this article, “public agency” includes, but is not limited to, the federal government or any federal department or agency, this state, another state or any state department or agency, a county, county board of education, county superintendent of schools, city, public corporation, public district, regional transportation commission of this state or another state, a federally recognized Indian tribe, or any joint powers authority formed pursuant to this article by any of these agencies.
(Amended by Stats. 2011, Ch. 266, Sec. 1. (AB 307) Effective January 1, 2012.)
2023 California Code › Government Code - GOV › TITLE 1 - GENERAL › DIVISION 7 - MISCELLANEOUS › CHAPTER 5 - Joint Exercise of Powers › ARTICLE 1 - Joint Powers Agreements › Section 6500.1.

6500.1. This chapter shall be known and may be cited as the Joint Exercise of Powers Act.
(Added by Stats. 2000, Ch. 506, Sec. 8. Effective January 1, 2001.)
2023 California Code › Government Code - GOV › TITLE 1 - GENERAL › DIVISION 7 - MISCELLANEOUS › CHAPTER 5 - Joint Exercise of Powers › ARTICLE 1 - Joint Powers Agreements › Section 6501.

6501. This article does not authorize any state officer, board, commission, department, or other state agency or institution to make any agreement without the approval of the Department of General Services or the Director of General Services if such approval is required by law.
(Amended by Stats. 1965, Ch. 371.)