California · Government Code

GOV §7920.200: The provisions of this division shall not be deemed in any manner to affect the status of judicial records as it existed immediately before the effective date of the provision that is continued in thi

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This provision clarifies that the division does not change the status of existing judicial records, litigant discovery rights, or criminal discovery rights that existed before the provision took effect.

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The provisions of this division shall not be deemed in any manner to affect the status of judicial records as it existed immediately before the effective date of the provision that is continued in this section, nor to affect the rights of litigants, including parties to administrative proceedings, under the laws of discovery of this state, nor to limit or impair any rights of discovery in a criminal case.

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