California · Government Code
GOV §7923.620: (a) Notwithstanding any other provision of this article, if the requester declares under penalty of perjury that the request is made for a scholarly, journalistic, political, or governmental purpose,
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A requester may declare under penalty of perjury that their request serves a scholarly, journalistic, political, or governmental purpose.
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