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2023 California Code › Government Code - GOV › TITLE 1 - GENERAL › DIVISION 10 - ACCESS TO PUBLIC RECORDS › PART 5 - SPECIFIC TYPES OF PUBLIC RECORDS › CHAPTER 14 - Public Employee or Official › ARTICLE 1 - The Governor › Section 7928.000.

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

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

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

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

7928.100. (a) Except as provided in subdivision (b) and in Sections 7924.510, 7924.700, and 7929.610, this division does not require disclosure of any records that are in the custody of, or maintained by, the Legislative Counsel.
(b) Subdivision (a) does not apply to records in the public database maintained by the Legislative Counsel that are described in Section 10248.
(Added by Stats. 2021, Ch. 614, Sec. 2. (AB 473) Effective January 1, 2022. Operative January 1, 2023, pursuant to Sec. 7931.000.)
2023 California Code › Government Code - GOV › TITLE 1 - GENERAL › DIVISION 10 - ACCESS TO PUBLIC RECORDS › PART 5 - SPECIFIC TYPES OF PUBLIC RECORDS › CHAPTER 14 - Public Employee or Official › ARTICLE 3 - Online Posting or Sale of Personal Information of Elected or Appointed Official › Section 7928.200.

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

7928.205. No state or local agency shall post the home address or telephone number of any elected or appointed official on the internet without first obtaining the written permission of that individual.
(Added by Stats. 2021, Ch. 614, Sec. 2. (AB 473) Effective January 1, 2022. Operative January 1, 2023, pursuant to Sec. 7931.000.)
2023 California Code › Government Code - GOV › TITLE 1 - GENERAL › DIVISION 10 - ACCESS TO PUBLIC RECORDS › PART 5 - SPECIFIC TYPES OF PUBLIC RECORDS › CHAPTER 14 - Public Employee or Official › ARTICLE 3 - Online Posting or Sale of Personal Information of Elected or Appointed Official › Section 7928.210.

7928.210. (a) No person shall knowingly post the home address or telephone number of any elected or appointed official, or of the official’s residing spouse or child, on the internet knowing that person is an elected or appointed official and intending to cause imminent great bodily harm that is likely to occur or threatening to cause imminent great bodily harm to that individual.
(b) A violation of this section is a misdemeanor.
(c) A violation of this section that leads to the bodily injury of the official, or the official’s residing spouse or child, is a misdemeanor or a felony.
(Added by Stats. 2021, Ch. 614, Sec. 2. (AB 473) Effective January 1, 2022. Operative January 1, 2023, pursuant to Sec. 7931.000.)
2023 California Code › Government Code - GOV › TITLE 1 - GENERAL › DIVISION 10 - ACCESS TO PUBLIC RECORDS › PART 5 - SPECIFIC TYPES OF PUBLIC RECORDS › CHAPTER 14 - Public Employee or Official › ARTICLE 3 - Online Posting or Sale of Personal Information of Elected or Appointed Official › Section 7928.215.

7928.215. (a) For purposes of this section, “publicly post” or “publicly display” means to intentionally communicate or otherwise make available to the general public.
(b) No person, business, or association shall publicly post or publicly display on the internet the home address or telephone number of any elected or appointed official if that official has, either directly or through an agent designated under Section 7928.220, made a written demand of that person, business, or association to not disclose the official’s home address or telephone number.
(c) A written demand made under this section by a state constitutional officer, a mayor, or a Member of the Legislature, a city council, or a board of supervisors shall include a statement describing a threat or fear for the safety of that official or of any person residing at the official’s home address.
(d) A written demand made under this section by an elected official shall be effective for four years, regardless of whether the official’s term has expired before the end of the four-year period.
(e) (1) A person, business, or association that receives the written demand of an elected or appointed official pursuant to this section shall remove the official’s home address or telephone number from public display on the internet, including information provided to cellular telephone applications, within 48 hours of delivery of the written demand, and shall continue to ensure that this information is not reposted on the same internet website, subsidiary site, or any other internet website maintained by the recipient of the written demand.
(2) After receiving the elected or appointed official’s written demand, the person, business, or association shall not transfer the appointed or elected official’s home address or telephone number to any other person, business, or association through any other medium.
(3) Paragraph (2) does not prohibit a telephone corporation, as defined in Section 234 of the Public Utilities Code, or its affiliate, from transferring the elected or appointed official’s home address or telephone number to any person, business, or association, if the transfer is authorized by federal or state law, regulation, order, or tariff, or necessary in the event of an emergency, or to collect a debt owed by the elected or appointed official to the telephone corporation or its affiliate.
(Added by Stats. 2021, Ch. 614, Sec. 2. (AB 473) Effective January 1, 2022. Operative January 1, 2023, pursuant to Sec. 7931.000.)
2023 California Code › Government Code - GOV › TITLE 1 - GENERAL › DIVISION 10 - ACCESS TO PUBLIC RECORDS › PART 5 - SPECIFIC TYPES OF PUBLIC RECORDS › CHAPTER 14 - Public Employee or Official › ARTICLE 3 - Online Posting or Sale of Personal Information of Elected or Appointed Official › Section 7928.220.

7928.220. (a) An elected or appointed official may designate in writing the official’s employer, a related governmental entity, or any voluntary professional association of similar officials to act, on behalf of that official, as that official’s agent with regard to making a written demand pursuant to this article.
(b) An appointed official who is a district attorney, a deputy district attorney, or a peace officer, as defined in Sections 830 to 830.65, inclusive, of the Penal Code, may also designate the official’s recognized collective bargaining representative to make a written demand on the official’s behalf pursuant to this article.
(c) A written demand made by an agent pursuant to Section 7928.215 shall include a statement describing a threat or fear for the safety of that official or of any person residing at the official’s home address.
(Added by Stats. 2021, Ch. 614, Sec. 2. (AB 473) Effective January 1, 2022. Operative January 1, 2023, pursuant to Sec. 7931.000.)
2023 California Code › Government Code - GOV › TITLE 1 - GENERAL › DIVISION 10 - ACCESS TO PUBLIC RECORDS › PART 5 - SPECIFIC TYPES OF PUBLIC RECORDS › CHAPTER 14 - Public Employee or Official › ARTICLE 3 - Online Posting or Sale of Personal Information of Elected or Appointed Official › Section 7928.225.

7928.225. (a) An official whose home address or telephone number is made public as a result of a violation of Section 7928.215 may bring an action seeking injunctive or declarative relief in any court of competent jurisdiction.
(b) If a court finds that a violation has occurred, it may grant injunctive or declarative relief and shall award the official court costs and reasonable attorney’s fees.
(c) A fine not exceeding one thousand dollars ($1,000) may be imposed for a violation of the court’s order for an injunction or declarative relief obtained pursuant to this section.
(Added by Stats. 2021, Ch. 614, Sec. 2. (AB 473) Effective January 1, 2022. Operative January 1, 2023, pursuant to Sec. 7931.000.)
2023 California Code › Government Code - GOV › TITLE 1 - GENERAL › DIVISION 10 - ACCESS TO PUBLIC RECORDS › PART 5 - SPECIFIC TYPES OF PUBLIC RECORDS › CHAPTER 14 - Public Employee or Official › ARTICLE 3 - Online Posting or Sale of Personal Information of Elected or Appointed Official › Section 7928.230.

7928.230. (a) No person, business, or association shall solicit, sell, or trade on the internet the home address or telephone number of an elected or appointed official with the intent to cause imminent great bodily harm to the official or to any person residing at the official’s home address.
(b) Notwithstanding any other law, an official whose home address or telephone number is solicited, sold, or traded in violation of subdivision (a) may bring an action in any court of competent jurisdiction.
(c) If a jury or court finds that a violation has occurred, it shall award damages to that official in an amount up to a maximum of three times the actual damages but in no case less than four thousand dollars ($4,000).
(Added by Stats. 2021, Ch. 614, Sec. 2. (AB 473) Effective January 1, 2022. Operative January 1, 2023, pursuant to Sec. 7931.000.)
2023 California Code › Government Code - GOV › TITLE 1 - GENERAL › DIVISION 10 - ACCESS TO PUBLIC RECORDS › PART 5 - SPECIFIC TYPES OF PUBLIC RECORDS › CHAPTER 14 - Public Employee or Official › ARTICLE 4 - Personal Information of Agency Employee › Section 7928.300.

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

7928.400. Every employment contract between a state or local agency and any public official or public employee is a public record that is not subject to Section 7922.000 and the provisions listed in Section 7920.505.
(Added by Stats. 2021, Ch. 614, Sec. 2. (AB 473) Effective January 1, 2022. Operative January 1, 2023, pursuant to Sec. 7931.000.)
2023 California Code › Government Code - GOV › TITLE 1 - GENERAL › DIVISION 10 - ACCESS TO PUBLIC RECORDS › PART 5 - SPECIFIC TYPES OF PUBLIC RECORDS › CHAPTER 14 - Public Employee or Official › ARTICLE 5 - Employment Contracts of Government Employees and Related Matters › Section 7928.405.

7928.405. (a) Except as provided in Sections 7924.510, 7924.700, and 7929.610, this division does not require the disclosure of records of state agencies related to activities governed by Chapter 10.3 (commencing with Section 3512), Chapter 10.5 (commencing with Section 3525), and Chapter 12 (commencing with Section 3560) of Division 4, and Chapter 25 (commencing with Section 10420) of Part 1.8 of Division 9 of the Welfare and Institutions Code, that reveal a state agency’s deliberative processes, impressions, evaluations, opinions, recommendations, meeting minutes, research, work products, theories, or strategy, or that provide instruction, advice, or training to employees who do not have full collective bargaining and representation rights under these chapters.
(b) This section shall not be construed to limit the disclosure duties of a state agency with respect to any other records relating to the activities governed by the employee relations acts referred to in this section.
(Amended by Stats. 2023, Ch. 41, Sec. 9. (AB 116) Effective July 10, 2023. Operative January 1, 2023, pursuant to Sec. 7931.000.)
2023 California Code › Government Code - GOV › TITLE 1 - GENERAL › DIVISION 10 - ACCESS TO PUBLIC RECORDS › PART 5 - SPECIFIC TYPES OF PUBLIC RECORDS › CHAPTER 14 - Public Employee or Official › ARTICLE 5 - Employment Contracts of Government Employees and Related Matters › Section 7928.410.

7928.410. (a) Except as provided in Sections 7924.510, 7924.700, and 7929.610, this division does not require the disclosure of records of local agencies related to activities governed by Chapter 10 (commencing with Section 3500) of Division 4, that reveal a local agency’s deliberative processes, impressions, evaluations, opinions, recommendations, meeting minutes, research, work products, theories, or strategy, or that provide instruction, advice, or training to employees who do not have full collective bargaining and representation rights under that chapter.
(b) This section shall not be construed to limit the disclosure duties of a local agency with respect to any other records relating to the activities governed by the employee relations act referred to in this section.
(Added by Stats. 2021, Ch. 614, Sec. 2. (AB 473) Effective January 1, 2022. Operative January 1, 2023, pursuant to Sec. 7931.000.)
2023 California Code › Government Code - GOV › TITLE 1 - GENERAL › DIVISION 10 - ACCESS TO PUBLIC RECORDS › PART 5 - SPECIFIC TYPES OF PUBLIC RECORDS › CHAPTER 15 - Public Entity Spending, Finances, and Oversight › ARTICLE 1 - Access in General › Section 7928.700.

7928.700. Notwithstanding any contract term to the contrary, a contract entered into by a state or local agency subject to this division, including the University of California, that requires a private entity to review, audit, or report on any aspect of that agency shall be public to the extent the contract is otherwise subject to disclosure under this division.
(Added by Stats. 2021, Ch. 614, Sec. 2. (AB 473) Effective January 1, 2022. Operative January 1, 2023, pursuant to Sec. 7931.000.)
2023 California Code › Government Code - GOV › TITLE 1 - GENERAL › DIVISION 10 - ACCESS TO PUBLIC RECORDS › PART 5 - SPECIFIC TYPES OF PUBLIC RECORDS › CHAPTER 15 - Public Entity Spending, Finances, and Oversight › ARTICLE 1 - Access in General › Section 7928.705.

7928.705. (a) Except as provided in subdivision (b) and in Sections 7924.510, 7924.700, and 7929.610, this division does not require disclosure of the contents of real estate appraisals or engineering or feasibility estimates and evaluations made for or by a state or local agency relative to the acquisition of property, or to prospective public supply and construction contracts, until all of the property has been acquired or all of the contract agreement obtained.
(b) This section does not affect the law of eminent domain.
(Added by Stats. 2021, Ch. 614, Sec. 2. (AB 473) Effective January 1, 2022. Operative January 1, 2023, pursuant to Sec. 7931.000.)
2023 California Code › Government Code - GOV › TITLE 1 - GENERAL › DIVISION 10 - ACCESS TO PUBLIC RECORDS › PART 5 - SPECIFIC TYPES OF PUBLIC RECORDS › CHAPTER 15 - Public Entity Spending, Finances, and Oversight › ARTICLE 1 - Access in General › Section 7928.715.

7928.715. Nothing in this division requires disclosure of an identification number, alphanumeric character, or other unique identifying code that a public agency uses to identify a vendor or contractor, or an affiliate of a vendor or contractor, unless the identification number, alphanumeric character, or other unique identifying code is used in a public bidding or an audit involving the public agency.
(Added by Stats. 2021, Ch. 614, Sec. 2. (AB 473) Effective January 1, 2022. Operative January 1, 2023, pursuant to Sec. 7931.000.)
2023 California Code › Government Code - GOV › TITLE 1 - GENERAL › DIVISION 10 - ACCESS TO PUBLIC RECORDS › PART 5 - SPECIFIC TYPES OF PUBLIC RECORDS › CHAPTER 15 - Public Entity Spending, Finances, and Oversight › ARTICLE 1 - Access in General › Section 7928.720.

7928.720. Notwithstanding Sections 7920.510, 7920.515, 7920.520, 7920.530, 7920.540, and 7920.545, and subdivision (a) of Section 7920.525, an itemized statement of the total expenditures and disbursements of any agency provided for in Article VI of the California Constitution shall be open for inspection.
(Added by Stats. 2021, Ch. 614, Sec. 2. (AB 473) Effective January 1, 2022. Operative January 1, 2023, pursuant to Sec. 7931.000.)
2023 California Code › Government Code - GOV › TITLE 1 - GENERAL › DIVISION 10 - ACCESS TO PUBLIC RECORDS › PART 5 - SPECIFIC TYPES OF PUBLIC RECORDS › CHAPTER 15 - Public Entity Spending, Finances, and Oversight › ARTICLE 2 - Requirements Specific to Online Access › Section 7928.800.

7928.800. In implementing this division, each independent special district shall maintain an internet website in accordance with Section 53087.8.
(Added by Stats. 2021, Ch. 614, Sec. 2. (AB 473) Effective January 1, 2022. Operative January 1, 2023, pursuant to Sec. 7931.000.)
2023 California Code › Government Code - GOV › TITLE 1 - GENERAL › DIVISION 10 - ACCESS TO PUBLIC RECORDS › PART 5 - SPECIFIC TYPES OF PUBLIC RECORDS › CHAPTER 15 - Public Entity Spending, Finances, and Oversight › ARTICLE 2 - Requirements Specific to Online Access › Section 7928.801.

7928.801. (a) Any executed contract for the purchase of goods or services by a state or local agency, including the price and terms of payment, is a public record subject to disclosure under this division.
(b) Any provision in a written agreement that purports to exclude a contract specified in subdivision (a) from disclosure by agreeing to consider it a confidential or proprietary record of the vendor is void and unenforceable as a matter of law.
(c) This section does not require disclosure of a record that is otherwise exempt from disclosure or prohibited from disclosure pursuant to federal or state law.
(Added by Stats. 2023, Ch. 77, Sec. 1. (SB 790) Effective January 1, 2024.)
2023 California Code › Government Code - GOV › TITLE 1 - GENERAL › DIVISION 10 - ACCESS TO PUBLIC RECORDS › PART 5 - SPECIFIC TYPES OF PUBLIC RECORDS › CHAPTER 16 - Regulation of Financial Institutions and Securities › Section 7929.000.

7929.000. Except as provided in Sections 7924.510, 7924.700, and 7929.610, this division does not require disclosure of records contained in, or related to, any of the following:
(a) Applications filed with any state agency responsible for the regulation or supervision of the issuance of securities or of financial institutions, including, but not limited to, banks, savings and loan associations, industrial loan companies, credit unions, and insurance companies.
(b) Examination, operating, or condition reports prepared by, on behalf of, or for the use of, any state agency referred to in subdivision (a).
(c) Preliminary drafts, notes, or interagency or intraagency communications prepared by, on behalf of, or for the use of, any state agency referred to in subdivision (a).
(d) Information received in confidence by any state agency referred to in subdivision (a).
(Added by Stats. 2021, Ch. 614, Sec. 2. (AB 473) Effective January 1, 2022. Operative January 1, 2023, pursuant to Sec. 7931.000.)
2023 California Code › Government Code - GOV › TITLE 1 - GENERAL › DIVISION 10 - ACCESS TO PUBLIC RECORDS › PART 5 - SPECIFIC TYPES OF PUBLIC RECORDS › CHAPTER 16 - Regulation of Financial Institutions and Securities › Section 7929.005.

7929.005. (a) Any information reported to the North American Securities Administrators Association/Financial Industry Regulatory Authority and compiled as disciplinary records that are made available to the Department of Financial Protection and Innovation through a computer system constitutes a public record.
(b) Notwithstanding any other provision of law, upon written or oral request pursuant to Section 25247 of the Corporations Code, the Department of Financial Protection and Innovation may disclose any of the following:
(1) The information described in subdivision (a).
(2) The current license status of a broker-dealer.
(3) The year of issuance of the license of a broker-dealer.
(Amended by Stats. 2022, Ch. 452, Sec. 179. (SB 1498) Effective January 1, 2023. Operative January 1, 2023, pursuant to Sec. 7931.000.)
2023 California Code › Government Code - GOV › TITLE 1 - GENERAL › DIVISION 10 - ACCESS TO PUBLIC RECORDS › PART 5 - SPECIFIC TYPES OF PUBLIC RECORDS › CHAPTER 16 - Regulation of Financial Institutions and Securities › Section 7929.011.

7929.011. (a) Notwithstanding any other provision of this chapter, the following information and records of a bank, as defined in Section 63010, shall not be subject to disclosure pursuant to this chapter, unless the information has already been publicly released by the custodian of the information:
(1) A commercial or personal financial statement or other financial or project data received from an actual or potential applicant to the bank, loan recipient, or investment recipient.
(2) A record containing information regarding a specific financial assistance, bond or loan amount or term, or information received from an applicant or customer pertaining to a contract for financial assistance, bond or loan or an application related thereto, including an investment agreement, loan agreement, or a related document.
(3) Due diligence materials, or information related to customers, and competitors, including summaries, reports, analyses, recommendations, projections, or estimates related thereto.
(4) Any record containing information claimed to be a trade secret, confidential or proprietary, or to be otherwise exempt from disclosure under this chapter, or under other applicable provisions of law as identified in writing by the information provider.
(b) This section shall apply to the bank solely in relation to the administration of the Climate Catalyst Revolving Loan Fund Act of 2020 (Article 6.7 (commencing with Section 63048.91) of Chapter 2 of Division 1 of Title 6.7), the Venture Capital Program pursuant to Section 63089.99, and the financing of economic development facilities and public development facilities, but only when a participating party is seeking financial assistance with the support of a sponsor, as those terms are defined in Section 63010.
(c) This section shall not exempt disclosure of bank-produced documents or materials, including staff reports and terms sheets, that are presented to the bank’s board of directors for consideration and approval, even if such documents or materials are produced from original information and documents that are otherwise exempted under this section. Any further information or document requested by the bank’s board of directors in connection with these bank-produced documents or materials that is provided during, or prior to, the bank board meeting, are also not exempt from disclosure and shall be publicly available in the form provided to the board.
(d) This section shall only apply to documents and information provided to the bank on and after August 1, 2022, and prior to July 1, 2025, and shall continue to apply to those documents and information going forward.
(Amended by Stats. 2023, Ch. 131, Sec. 65. (AB 1754) Effective January 1, 2024.)
2023 California Code › Government Code - GOV › TITLE 1 - GENERAL › DIVISION 10 - ACCESS TO PUBLIC RECORDS › PART 5 - SPECIFIC TYPES OF PUBLIC RECORDS › CHAPTER 17 - Security Measures and Related Matters › Section 7929.200.

7929.200. Except as provided in Sections 7924.510, 7924.700, and 7929.610, this division does not require disclosure of a document prepared by or for a state or local agency that satisfies both of the following conditions:
(a) It assesses the agency’s vulnerability to terrorist attack or other criminal acts intended to disrupt the public agency’s operation.
(b) It is for distribution or consideration in a closed session.
(Added by Stats. 2021, Ch. 614, Sec. 2. (AB 473) Effective January 1, 2022. Operative January 1, 2023, pursuant to Sec. 7931.000.)
2023 California Code › Government Code - GOV › TITLE 1 - GENERAL › DIVISION 10 - ACCESS TO PUBLIC RECORDS › PART 5 - SPECIFIC TYPES OF PUBLIC RECORDS › CHAPTER 17 - Security Measures and Related Matters › Section 7929.205.

7929.205. (a) As used in this section, “voluntarily submitted” means submitted without the Office of Emergency Services exercising any legal authority to compel access to, or submission of, critical infrastructure information.
(b) Except as provided in Sections 7924.510, 7924.700, and 7929.610, this division does not require disclosure of critical infrastructure information, as defined in Section 131(3) of Title 6 of the United States Code, that is voluntarily submitted to the Office of Emergency Services for use by that office, including the identity of the person who, or entity that, voluntarily submitted the information.
(c) This section does not affect the status of information in the possession of any other state or local governmental agency.
(Added by Stats. 2021, Ch. 614, Sec. 2. (AB 473) Effective January 1, 2022. Operative January 1, 2023, pursuant to Sec. 7931.000.)
2023 California Code › Government Code - GOV › TITLE 1 - GENERAL › DIVISION 10 - ACCESS TO PUBLIC RECORDS › PART 5 - SPECIFIC TYPES OF PUBLIC RECORDS › CHAPTER 17 - Security Measures and Related Matters › Section 7929.210.

7929.210. (a) Nothing in this division requires the disclosure of an information security record of a public agency, if, on the facts of the particular case, disclosure of that record would reveal vulnerabilities to, or otherwise increase the potential for an attack on, an information technology system of a public agency.
(b) Nothing in this section limits public disclosure of records stored within an information technology system of a public agency that are not otherwise exempt from disclosure pursuant to this division or any other law.
(Added by Stats. 2021, Ch. 614, Sec. 2. (AB 473) Effective January 1, 2022. Operative January 1, 2023, pursuant to Sec. 7931.000.)
2023 California Code › Government Code - GOV › TITLE 1 - GENERAL › DIVISION 10 - ACCESS TO PUBLIC RECORDS › PART 5 - SPECIFIC TYPES OF PUBLIC RECORDS › CHAPTER 17 - Security Measures and Related Matters › Section 7929.215.

7929.215. Nothing in this division or any other law requires disclosure of a risk assessment or railroad infrastructure protection program filed with the Public Utilities Commission, the Director of Homeland Security, and the Office of Emergency Services pursuant to Article 7.3 (commencing with Section 7665) of Chapter 1 of Division 4 of the Public Utilities Code.
(Added by Stats. 2021, Ch. 614, Sec. 2. (AB 473) Effective January 1, 2022. Operative January 1, 2023, pursuant to Sec. 7931.000.)
2023 California Code › Government Code - GOV › TITLE 1 - GENERAL › DIVISION 10 - ACCESS TO PUBLIC RECORDS › PART 5 - SPECIFIC TYPES OF PUBLIC RECORDS › CHAPTER 18 - State Compensation Insurance Fund › Section 7929.400.

7929.400. Except as provided in Sections 7924.510, 7924.700, and 7929.610, this division does not require disclosure of records of the State Compensation Insurance Fund that relate to claims pursuant to Chapter 1 (commencing with Section 3200) of Part 1 of Division 4 of the Labor Code, to the extent that confidential medical information or other individually identifiable information would be disclosed.
(Added by Stats. 2021, Ch. 614, Sec. 2. (AB 473) Effective January 1, 2022. Operative January 1, 2023, pursuant to Sec. 7931.000.)
2023 California Code › Government Code - GOV › TITLE 1 - GENERAL › DIVISION 10 - ACCESS TO PUBLIC RECORDS › PART 5 - SPECIFIC TYPES OF PUBLIC RECORDS › CHAPTER 18 - State Compensation Insurance Fund › Section 7929.405.

7929.405. Except as provided in Sections 7924.510, 7924.700, and 7929.610, this division does not require disclosure of records of the State Compensation Insurance Fund that relate to discussions, communications, or any other portion of negotiations with entities contracting or seeking to contract with the fund, and any related deliberations.
(Added by Stats. 2021, Ch. 614, Sec. 2. (AB 473) Effective January 1, 2022. Operative January 1, 2023, pursuant to Sec. 7931.000.)
2023 California Code › Government Code - GOV › TITLE 1 - GENERAL › DIVISION 10 - ACCESS TO PUBLIC RECORDS › PART 5 - SPECIFIC TYPES OF PUBLIC RECORDS › CHAPTER 18 - State Compensation Insurance Fund › Section 7929.410.

7929.410. Except as provided in Sections 7924.510, 7924.700, and 7929.610, this division does not require disclosure of records of the State Compensation Insurance Fund that relate to the impressions, opinions, recommendations, meeting minutes of meetings or sessions that are lawfully closed to the public, research, work product, theories, or strategy of the fund or its staff, on the development of rates, contracting strategy, underwriting, or competitive strategy pursuant to the powers granted to the fund in Chapter 4 (commencing with Section 11770) of Part 3 of Division 2 of the Insurance Code.
(Added by Stats. 2021, Ch. 614, Sec. 2. (AB 473) Effective January 1, 2022. Operative January 1, 2023, pursuant to Sec. 7931.000.)
2023 California Code › Government Code - GOV › TITLE 1 - GENERAL › DIVISION 10 - ACCESS TO PUBLIC RECORDS › PART 5 - SPECIFIC TYPES OF PUBLIC RECORDS › CHAPTER 18 - State Compensation Insurance Fund › Section 7929.415.

7929.415. Except as provided in Sections 7924.510, 7924.700, and 7929.610, this division does not require disclosure of records of the State Compensation Insurance Fund obtained to provide workers’ compensation insurance under Chapter 4 (commencing with Section 11770) of Part 3 of Division 2 of the Insurance Code, including, but not limited to, all of the following:
(a) Any medical claims information.
(b) Policyholder information, provided that this section shall not be interpreted to prevent an insurance agent or broker from obtaining proprietary information or other information authorized by law to be obtained by the agent or broker.
(c) Information on rates, pricing, and claims handling received from brokers.
(Added by Stats. 2021, Ch. 614, Sec. 2. (AB 473) Effective January 1, 2022. Operative January 1, 2023, pursuant to Sec. 7931.000.)
2023 California Code › Government Code - GOV › TITLE 1 - GENERAL › DIVISION 10 - ACCESS TO PUBLIC RECORDS › PART 5 - SPECIFIC TYPES OF PUBLIC RECORDS › CHAPTER 18 - State Compensation Insurance Fund › Section 7929.420.

7929.420. (a) Except as provided in Sections 7924.510, 7924.700, and 7929.610, this division does not require disclosure of records of the State Compensation Insurance Fund that are trade secrets pursuant to Section 7930.205, or Article 11 (commencing with Section 1060) of Chapter 4 of Division 8 of the Evidence Code, including, without limitation, instructions, advice, or training provided by the State Compensation Insurance Fund to its board members, officers, and employees regarding the fund’s special investigation unit, internal audit unit, and informational security, marketing, rating, pricing, underwriting, claims handling, audits, and collections.
(b) Notwithstanding subdivision (a), the portions of records containing trade secrets shall be available for review by the Joint Legislative Audit Committee, California State Auditor’s Office, Division of Workers’ Compensation, and the Department of Insurance to ensure compliance with applicable law.
(Added by Stats. 2021, Ch. 614, Sec. 2. (AB 473) Effective January 1, 2022. Operative January 1, 2023, pursuant to Sec. 7931.000.)
2023 California Code › Government Code - GOV › TITLE 1 - GENERAL › DIVISION 10 - ACCESS TO PUBLIC RECORDS › PART 5 - SPECIFIC TYPES OF PUBLIC RECORDS › CHAPTER 18 - State Compensation Insurance Fund › Section 7929.425.

7929.425. (a) Except as provided in Sections 7924.510, 7924.700, and 7929.610, this division does not require disclosure of internal audits of the State Compensation Insurance Fund containing proprietary information, or the following records of the State Compensation Insurance Fund that are related to an internal audit:
(1) Personal papers and correspondence of any person providing assistance to the fund when that person has requested in writing that the person’s papers and correspondence be kept private and confidential. Those papers and correspondence shall become public records if the written request is withdrawn, or upon order of the fund.
(2) Papers, correspondence, memoranda, or any substantive information pertaining to any audit not completed or an internal audit that contains proprietary information.
(b) Notwithstanding subdivision (a), the portions of records containing proprietary information, or any information specified in subdivision (a), shall be available for review by the Joint Legislative Audit Committee, California State Auditor’s Office, Division of Workers’ Compensation, and the Department of Insurance to ensure compliance with applicable law.
(Added by Stats. 2021, Ch. 614, Sec. 2. (AB 473) Effective January 1, 2022. Operative January 1, 2023, pursuant to Sec. 7931.000.)
2023 California Code › Government Code - GOV › TITLE 1 - GENERAL › DIVISION 10 - ACCESS TO PUBLIC RECORDS › PART 5 - SPECIFIC TYPES OF PUBLIC RECORDS › CHAPTER 18 - State Compensation Insurance Fund › Section 7929.430.

7929.430. (a) For purposes of this section, “fully executed” means the point in time when all of the necessary parties to a contract have signed the contract.
(b) Except as provided in subdivision (d), records of the State Compensation Insurance Fund that are contracts entered into pursuant to Chapter 4 (commencing with Section 11770) of Part 3 of Division 2 of the Insurance Code shall be open to inspection one year after the contract has been fully executed.
(c) If a contract entered into pursuant to Chapter 4 (commencing with Section 11770) of Part 3 of Division 2 of the Insurance Code is amended, the amendment shall be open to inspection one year after the amendment has been fully executed.
(d) Three years after a contract or amendment is open to inspection pursuant to this section, the portion of the contract or amendment containing the rates of payment shall be open to inspection.
(e) Notwithstanding any other law, the entire contract or amendment to a contract shall be open to inspection by the Joint Legislative Audit Committee. The committee shall maintain the confidentiality of the contract or amendment thereto until the contract or amendment is open to inspection pursuant to this section.
(f) This section does not apply to a document related to a contract with a public entity that is not otherwise expressly confidential as to that public entity.
(Added by Stats. 2021, Ch. 614, Sec. 2. (AB 473) Effective January 1, 2022. Operative January 1, 2023, pursuant to Sec. 7931.000.)
2023 California Code › Government Code - GOV › TITLE 1 - GENERAL › DIVISION 10 - ACCESS TO PUBLIC RECORDS › PART 5 - SPECIFIC TYPES OF PUBLIC RECORDS › CHAPTER 19 - Test Materials, Test Results, and Related Matters › Section 7929.600.

7929.600. Nothing in this division requires the disclosure of the results of a test undertaken pursuant to Section 12804.8 of the Vehicle Code.
(Added by Stats. 2021, Ch. 614, Sec. 2. (AB 473) Effective January 1, 2022. Operative January 1, 2023, pursuant to Sec. 7931.000.)
2023 California Code › Government Code - GOV › TITLE 1 - GENERAL › DIVISION 10 - ACCESS TO PUBLIC RECORDS › PART 5 - SPECIFIC TYPES OF PUBLIC RECORDS › CHAPTER 19 - Test Materials, Test Results, and Related Matters › Section 7929.605.

7929.605. Except as provided in Sections 7924.510, 7924.700, and 7929.610, and in Chapter 3 (commencing with Section 99150) of Part 65 of Division 14 of Title 3 of the Education Code, this division does not require disclosure of test questions, scoring keys, and other examination data used to administer a licensing examination, examination for employment, or academic examination.
(Added by Stats. 2021, Ch. 614, Sec. 2. (AB 473) Effective January 1, 2022. Operative January 1, 2023, pursuant to Sec. 7931.000.)
2023 California Code › Government Code - GOV › TITLE 1 - GENERAL › DIVISION 10 - ACCESS TO PUBLIC RECORDS › PART 5 - SPECIFIC TYPES OF PUBLIC RECORDS › CHAPTER 19 - Test Materials, Test Results, and Related Matters › Section 7929.610.

7929.610. (a) Notwithstanding the provisions listed in Section 7920.505, upon the request of any Member of the Legislature or upon request of the Governor or the Governor’s designee, test questions or materials that would be used to administer an examination and are provided by the State Department of Education and administered as part of a statewide testing program of pupils enrolled in the public schools shall be disclosed to the requester.
(b) The questions or materials described in subdivision (a) may not include an individual examination that has been administered to a pupil and scored.
(c) The requester may not take physical possession of the questions or materials described in subdivision (a), but may view the questions or materials at a location selected by the department.
(d) Upon viewing this information, the requester shall keep the materials that the requester has seen confidential.
(Added by Stats. 2021, Ch. 614, Sec. 2. (AB 473) Effective January 1, 2022. Operative January 1, 2023, pursuant to Sec. 7931.000.)
2023 California Code › Government Code - GOV › TITLE 1 - GENERAL › DIVISION 10 - ACCESS TO PUBLIC RECORDS › PART 6 - OTHER EXEMPTIONS FROM DISCLOSURE › CHAPTER 1 - Introductory Provisions › Section 7930.000.

7930.000. (a) It is the intent of the Legislature to assist members of the public and state and local agencies in identifying exemptions to the California Public Records Act. It is the intent of the Legislature that, after January 1, 1999, each addition or amendment to a statute that exempts any information contained in a public record from disclosure pursuant to Section 7927.705 shall be listed and described in Chapter 2 (commencing with Section 7930.100) pursuant to a bill authorized by a standing committee of the Legislature to be introduced during the first year of each session of the Legislature.
(b) The statutes and constitutional provisions listed in Chapter 2 (commencing with Section 7930.100) may operate to exempt certain records, or portions thereof, from disclosure. The statutes and constitutional provisions listed and described may not be inclusive of all exemptions. The listing of a statute or constitutional provision in Chapter 2 (commencing with Section 7930.100) does not itself create an exemption. Requesters of public records and public agencies are cautioned to review the applicable statute or constitutional provision to determine the extent to which it, in light of the circumstances surrounding the request, exempts public records from disclosure.
(Added by Stats. 2021, Ch. 614, Sec. 2. (AB 473) Effective January 1, 2022. Operative January 1, 2023, pursuant to Sec. 7931.000.)
2023 California Code › Government Code - GOV › TITLE 1 - GENERAL › DIVISION 10 - ACCESS TO PUBLIC RECORDS › PART 6 - OTHER EXEMPTIONS FROM DISCLOSURE › CHAPTER 1 - Introductory Provisions › Section 7930.005.

7930.005. Records or information not required to be disclosed pursuant to Section 7927.705 may include, but shall not be limited to, records or information identified in statutes listed in Chapter 2 (commencing with Section 7930.100).
(Added by Stats. 2021, Ch. 614, Sec. 2. (AB 473) Effective January 1, 2022. Operative January 1, 2023, pursuant to Sec. 7931.000.)
2023 California Code › Government Code - GOV › TITLE 1 - GENERAL › DIVISION 10 - ACCESS TO PUBLIC RECORDS › PART 6 - OTHER EXEMPTIONS FROM DISCLOSURE › CHAPTER 2 - Alphabetical List › Section 7930.100.

7930.100. The following constitutional provisions may operate to exempt certain records, or portions thereof, from disclosure pursuant to this division:
Crime victims, confidential information or records, The Victims’ Bill of Rights Act of 2008: Marsy’s Law, Section 28 of Article I of the California Constitution.
Privacy, inalienable right, Section 1 of Article I of the California Constitution.
(Added by Stats. 2021, Ch. 614, Sec. 2. (AB 473) Effective January 1, 2022. Operative January 1, 2023, pursuant to Sec. 7931.000.)