California

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21,845 sections, each with the official text and a plain-English explanation of what it means for you.

• § 7592 — There is in the General Fund the California Olympic Training Account.
• § 7593 — The Legislature finds and declares that the federal Selective Service System registration program is considered to be in the national interest because it helps to ensure necessary readiness for mobili
• § 7593.1 — All state agencies shall cooperate with the United States Selective Service System in efforts to publicize the necessity of, and requirements for, compliance with the federal military Selective Servic
• § 7593.5 — (a) October 15, 2013, and every October 15 thereafter, is hereby designated as Pacific Leatherback Sea Turtle Conservation Day.
• § 7594 — The last week of August commencing in 1991, is hereby designated as California’s Salute to Youth Achievement Week.
• § 7594.5 — The first week in January, commencing in 1995, is hereby designated as Braille Literacy Week.
• § 7595 — All state agencies which provide over-the-counter information and services directly to the public shall provide those services during the customary lunch hours of 11:30 a.
• § 7596 — As used in this chapter, the following terms have the following meanings: (a) “Public building” means a building owned and occupied, or leased and occupied, by the state, a county, a city, a city and
• § 7597 — (a) No public employee or member of the public shall smoke a tobacco product inside a public building, or in an outdoor area within 20 feet of a main exit, entrance, or operable window of a public bui
• § 7597.1 — (a) The governing bodies of the California State University, the University of California, and each community college district have the authority to: (1) Set enforcement standards for their local camp
• § 7598 — Except as provided in Section 7597, a public employee or other person may smoke in any outdoor area of a public building unless otherwise prohibited by state law or local ordinance and a sign describi
• § 7598.5 — (a) For the purposes of this section, the following definitions shall apply: (1) “Electronically stored information” means data that is created, altered, communicated, and stored in digital form.
• § 7599 — (a) A fund to be known as the “Safe Neighborhoods and Schools Fund” is hereby created within the State Treasury and, notwithstanding Section 13340 of the Government Code, is continuously appropriated
• § 7599.1 — Funding Appropriation.
• § 7599.100 — (a) A Green Empowerment Zone for the Northern Waterfront area of the County of Contra Costa may be established.
• § 7599.101 — (a) The Green Empowerment Zone shall be governed by a board of directors composed of representatives from eight stakeholder groups who shall serve as voting directors and who shall participate in meet
• § 7599.102 — The Green Empowerment Zone shall have the following duties: (a) Identification of projects and programs that will best utilize public dollars and most quickly improve the economic vitality of the Nort
• § 7599.103 — (a) (1) The board shall appoint an executive committee, on or before January 1, 2026, that shall be composed of the chair, deputy chairs, and up to seven members of the board of directors approved by
• § 7599.104 — For the purposes of this chapter, the following definitions apply: (a) “Board” means the board of directors as described in Section 7599.
• § 7599.105 — This chapter shall remain in effect only until January 1, 2040, and as of that date is repealed.
• § 7599.110 — This chapter shall be known as the Online Marketplace Suspected Stolen Goods Act.
• § 7599.111 — For purposes of this chapter, the following shall apply: (a) “Online marketplace” means any electronically based or accessed platform that may be accessed on an internet website or through an applicat
• § 7599.112 — (a) By January 1, 2023, the Attorney General shall establish an online marketplace suspected stolen goods reporting location on its internet website for individuals to report items found on online mar
• § 7599.113 — (a) Beginning February 1, 2023, an online marketplace shall display on its electronically based or accessed platform a link to the online marketplace suspected stolen goods reporting location on the A
• § 7599.2 — Distribution of Moneys from the Safe Neighborhoods and Schools Fund.
• § 7599.200 — (a) This chapter shall be known as the Funding for the Homelessness, Drug Addiction, and Theft Reduction Act.
• § 7600 — It is the intent of the Legislature that: (a) Specified state agencies be authorized to invest marketable securities by entering into security loan agreements; (b) State agencies charged with such aut
• § 76000 — (a) (1) Except as otherwise provided elsewhere in this section, in each county there shall be levied an additional penalty in the amount of seven dollars ($7) for every ten dollars ($10), or part of t
• § 76000.3 — (a) Notwithstanding any other law, for each parking offense for which a parking penalty, fine, or forfeiture is imposed, an added penalty of three dollars ($3) shall be imposed in addition to the pena
• § 76000.5 — (a) (1) Except as otherwise provided in this section, for purposes of supporting emergency medical services pursuant to Chapter 2.
• § 7601 — As used in this chapter: (a) “Security loan agreement” means a written contract whereby a legal owner (the lender) agrees to lend specific marketable corporate or government securities for a period no
• § 7602 — A state agency which is authorized pursuant to Section 22312 of the Education Code and Sections 16481 and 20208.
• § 7603 — All loans of securities shall be made pursuant to one of the standardized security loan agreement forms, as developed by the administrators of the State Pooled Investment Account, as authorized by Sec
• § 7604 — In the event of a loss in the reacquisition of loaned securities, the responsible state agency shall make a written report of the loss to the Legislature and the State Auditor as soon as possible, but
• § 7605 — Each state agency which enters into security loan agreements shall (a) maintain detailed records of all security loans, (b) develop controls and reports to monitor the conduct of the transactions, and
• § 76100 — (a) Except as provided in Article 3 (commencing with Section 76200), for the purpose of assisting any county in the acquisition, rehabilitation, construction, and financing of courtrooms, a courtroom
• § 76101 — (a) Except as provided in Article 3 (commencing with Section 76200), for the purpose of assisting any county in the construction, reconstruction, expansion, improvement, operation, or maintenance of c
• § 76101.5 — Notwithstanding any other provision of this article or Article 3 (commencing with Section 76200), following a public hearing, the board of supervisors of a county of the first class or a county of the
• § 76102 — (a) For the purpose of assisting any county in the establishment of adequate fingerprint facilities and adequate suspect booking identification facilities, including, but not limited to, digital image
• § 76103 — To assist any county in the funding and maintenance of a criminal justice forensic laboratory, the board of supervisors may, by resolution, establish in the county treasury a forensic laboratory fund.
• § 76104 — (a) For purposes of supporting emergency medical services pursuant to Chapter 2.
• § 76104.5 — (a) For the purpose of assisting any county in the establishment of automated photographic or DNA (genetic fingerprint) identification systems, or any new technology in the county, the board of superv
• § 76104.6 — (a) (1) Except as otherwise provided in this section, for the purpose of implementing the DNA Fingerprint, Unsolved Crime and Innocence Protection Act (Proposition 69), as approved by the voters at th
• § 76104.7 — (a) Except as otherwise provided in this section, in addition to the penalty levied pursuant to Section 76104.
• § 76105 — In any county authorized to establish one or more special purpose funds pursuant to Article 3 (commencing with Section 76200), the county treasurer shall deposit in those funds that portion of the pen
• § 76106 — With respect to any fund established pursuant to this chapter, the penalty amounts to be deposited in the fund shall be specified by resolution adopted by the board of supervisors of each county consi
• § 76110 — Notwithstanding any other provision of this article or Article 3 (commencing with Section 76200), the board of supervisors that has established a Courthouse Construction Fund or a Criminal Justice Fac
• § 76200 — Alameda County is authorized to establish a Courthouse Construction Fund pursuant to Section 76100 so long as the county maintains a courtroom building in the City of Berkeley.
• § 76213 — To assist Imperial County in the improvement of criminal justice automated information systems and the funding and maintenance of a criminal justice forensic laboratory, the board of supervisors may b
• § 76214 — (a) Deposits collected in the Monterey County Courthouse Construction Fund shall continue through the 30th year after the initial year for which the surcharge or additional penalty, as defined in Sect
• § 76215 — To assist Kern County in the improvement of county juvenile justice facilities or county juvenile justice rehabilitation facilities, the board of supervisors may by resolution establish in the county
• § 76219 — (a) The Courthouse Construction Fund established in Los Angeles County pursuant to Section 76100 shall be known as the Courthouse Construction Fund.
• § 76221 — Deposits to the Criminal Justice Facilities Construction Fund established in Marin County pursuant to Section 76101 shall continue through and including the 20th year after the initial calendar year i
• § 76224 — Deposits to the Courthouse Construction Fund established in Merced or Sonoma County pursuant to Section 76100 and the Criminal Justice Facilities Construction Fund established in Merced or Sonoma Coun
• § 76230 — To assist Orange County in the operation of the county jail, the board of supervisors may establish by resolution a County Jail Fund to be funded with a transfer of any funds remaining in the Orange C
• § 76245 — (a) The fund established in Shasta County pursuant to Section 76100 shall be known as the Statham Courthouse Construction Fund.
• § 76248 — To assist Solano County in county jail operations, the board of supervisors may establish by resolution a County Jail Fund pursuant to Section 76105.
• § 76251 — (a) To assist the County of Ventura in the improvement of county juvenile justice facilities or county juvenile justice rehabilitation facilities, the board of supervisors may by resolution establish
• § 76252 — Deposits to the Courthouse Construction Fund established in Ventura County pursuant to Section 76100 shall continue to and including the 25th year after the initial year in which the surcharge is coll
• § 77000 — This chapter shall be known and may be cited as the Brown-Presley Trial Court Funding Act.
• § 77001 — The Judicial Council shall adopt rules which establish a decentralized system of trial court management.
• § 77002 — As used in this chapter, “board” means the board of supervisors of a county.
• § 77003 — (a) As used in this chapter, “court operations” means all of the following: (1) Salaries, benefits, and public agency retirement contributions for superior court judges and for subordinate judicial of
• § 77004 — As used in this chapter, “option county” means a county which has adopted the provisions of this chapter for the current fiscal year.
• § 77005 — As used in this chapter, “state-mandated local program” means any and all reimbursements owed or owing by operation of either Section 6 of Article XIII B of the California Constitution, or Section 175
• § 77006 — As used in this chapter, “subordinate judicial officer” means a court commissioner or referee authorized by statute.
• § 77006.5 — As used in this chapter, “trial court funding” means the amount of state funds provided for the operation of the trial courts, as defined in Section 77003, appropriated in the Budget Act, and allocate
• § 77007 — As used in this chapter, “trial court” means a superior court.
• § 77008 — As used in this chapter, “filing fees” means any and all fees and charges, liberally construed, collected or collectible for filing, processing, including service of process, copying, endorsing, or fo
• § 77009 — (a) The Judicial Council may establish bank accounts for the superior courts and require the courts to deposit moneys for trial court operations, and any other moneys under the control of the courts,
• § 77009.1 — (a) Notwithstanding any other provision of law, a county or city and county may, pursuant to this section, lend money to the trial courts of that county to help the courts with cash-flow problems or o
• § 77012 — As used in this chapter, “county” includes a city and county.
• § 77013 — As used in this chapter, “Controller” means the State Controller.
• § 77100 — The Legislature finds and declares that: (a) The trial of civil and criminal actions is an integral and necessary function of the judicial branch of state government under Article VI of the California
• § 77101 — The Legislature further finds and declares that the expenditure of the state funds under the provisions of this chapter is in the public interest and necessary to the accomplishment of the purposes se
• § 77200 — On and after July 1, 1997, the state shall assume sole responsibility for the funding of court operations, as defined in Section 77003 and Rule 10.
• § 77201 — (a) Commencing on July 1, 1997, no county shall be responsible for funding court operations, as defined in Section 77003 and Rule 10.
• § 77201.1 — (a) Commencing on July 1, 1997, no county shall be responsible for funding court operations, as defined in Section 77003 and Rule 10.
• § 77201.2 — All moneys required to be paid to the Trial Court Trust Fund pursuant to Sections 77201, 77201.
• § 77201.3 — (a) Commencing with the 2006–07 fiscal year, and each fiscal year thereafter, except as otherwise specifically provided in this section, each county shall remit to the state the amounts described in t
• § 77202 — (a) The Legislature shall make an annual appropriation to the Judicial Council for the general operations of the trial courts based on the request of the Judicial Council.
• § 77202.5 — (a) The Judicial Council shall report all approved allocations and reimbursements to the trial courts in each fiscal year, including funding received through augmentations in accordance with paragraph
• § 77203 — (a) Prior to June 30, 2014, a trial court may carry over all unexpended funds from the courts operating budget from the prior fiscal year.
• § 77204 — (a) The Judicial Council shall have the authority to allocate funds appropriated annually to the State Trial Court Improvement and Modernization Fund for the purpose of paying legal costs resulting fr
• § 77205 — (a) Notwithstanding any other provision of law, in any year in which a county collects fee, fine, and forfeiture revenue for deposit into the county general fund pursuant to Sections 1463.
• § 77206 — (a) Notwithstanding any other law, the Judicial Council may regulate the budget and fiscal management of the trial courts.
• § 77206.1 — (a) The presiding judge, or the person designated by the presiding judge to authorize expenditures from the Trial Court Operations Fund, shall approve no claim, and shall authorize no warrant, for any
• § 77207 — The Legislature shall appropriate trial court funding.
• § 77207.5 — (a) The Judicial Council shall make monthly allocations to the trial courts from the Trial Court Trust Fund for automated administrative systems as provided in this section.
• § 77209 — (a) There is in the State Treasury the State Trial Court Improvement and Modernization Fund.
• § 77210 — (a) The state shall provide municipal court judges retired under the Judges’ Retirement System with retiree health, dental, and vision care plans equal to and in the same manner as the health, dental,
• § 77211 — Any trial court may establish a “900” telephone number or numbers for traffic, misdemeanor, and other telephonic arraignment, for court scheduling, and for rendering tentative civil decisions, provide
• § 77212 — (a) The State of California, the counties of California, and the trial courts of California, recognize that a unique and interdependent relationship has evolved between the courts and the counties ove
• § 77400 — If any portion of this chapter is declared to be unconstitutional or void, the entire chapter shall become inoperative.
• § 77655 — Notwithstanding any other law, including Section 70311, the findings of the Task Force on Court Facilities created by Section 48 of Chapter 850 of the Statutes of 1997 shall not be considered or enter
• § 7900 — (a) The Legislature finds and declares that the purpose of this division is to provide for the effective and efficient implementation of Article XIII B of the California Constitution.
• § 7901 — For the purposes of Article XIII B of the California Constitution and this division: (a) “Change in California per capita personal income” means the number resulting when the quotient of the Californi
• § 7902 — (a) For the 1980–81 fiscal year, the appropriations limit of the state and of each local jurisdiction shall be determined as follows: (1) Multiply the total amount of appropriations subject to limitat
• § 7902.1 — (a) (1) If, beginning with the 1980–81 fiscal year or any fiscal year thereafter, the proceeds of taxes of a school district, community college district, or county superintendent of schools, exceed it
• § 7902.2 — (a) For the 2019–20 and 2020–21 fiscal years only, if the appropriations limit determined pursuant to Section 7902 of a school district, community college district, or county superintendent of schools
• § 7902.2.2 — (a) If, beginning with the 2020–21 fiscal year or any fiscal year thereafter, the proceeds of taxes of a city, county, or city and county exceed its appropriations limit determined pursuant to Section
• § 7902.5 — The governing body of any city incorporated after July 1, 1978, but prior to January 1, 1980, may, by resolution, adopt an appropriations limit for the purposes of Article XIII B of the California Con
• § 7902.6 — The governing body of any city incorporated at the General Election held on November 4, 1980, for which no appropriations limit has been established by the electors of that entity, may, by resolution,
• § 7902.7 — (a) The appropriations limit of a city incorporated on or after January 1, 1990, shall be determined pursuant to Section 56812.
• § 7902.8 — Notwithstanding any other provision of law, with respect to any special district formed during the 1978–79 fiscal year which initially was totally funded by other than the proceeds of taxes, and which
• § 7903 — (a) “State subventions” shall, except as provided in subdivision (b), include only money received by a local agency from the state, the use of which is unrestricted by the statute providing the subven
• § 7904 — In no event shall the appropriation of the same proceeds of taxes be subject to the appropriations limit of more than one local jurisdiction or the state.
• § 7905 — Revenues to a local jurisdiction from regulatory licenses, user charges, or user fees may be aggregated if they are reasonably related.
• § 7906 — For school districts: (a) (1) For the 1980–81 to 2012–13 fiscal years, inclusive, “ADA” means a school district’s second principal apportionment units of average daily attendance as determined pursuan
• § 7907 — For county superintendents of schools: (a) (1) For the 1978–79 to 2012–13 fiscal years, inclusive, “proceeds of taxes” shall be deemed to include subventions received from the state only if those subv
• § 7908 — For community college districts: (a) As used in this section, “ADA” means the annual average daily attendance reported for students attending the community college district during the fiscal year.
• § 7909 — No later than May 1 of each year, the Department of Finance shall notify each local agency of the change in the cost of living or change in California per capita personal income, whichever is less, an
• § 7910 — (a) Each year the governing body of each local jurisdiction shall, by resolution, establish its appropriations limit and make other necessary determinations for the following fiscal year pursuant to A
• § 7911 — For the purposes of Section 2 of Article XIII B, a local jurisdiction may return excess revenues by granting a tax credit or refund, by providing a temporary suspension of tax rates or fee schedules,
• § 7912 — Each year, the Governor shall include in the budget as submitted to the Legislature an estimate of the state’s appropriations limit for the budget year.
• § 7913 — For purposes of subdivision (b) of Section 3 of Article XIII B of the California Constitution, the financial responsibility of providing services is transferred in whole or in part from other revenues
• § 7914 — An appropriation for a “qualified capital outlay project,” as used in subdivision (d) of Section 9 of Article XIII B of the California Constitution, means an appropriation for a fixed asset (including
• § 7920.000 — This division shall be known and may be cited as the California Public Records Act.
• § 7920.005 — This division recodifies the provisions of former Chapter 3.
• § 7920.100 — Nothing in the CPRA Recodification Act of 2021 is intended to substantively change the law relating to inspection of public records.
• § 7920.105 — (a) A provision of this division, or any other provision of the CPRA Recodification Act of 2021, insofar as it is substantially the same as a previously existing provision relating to the same subject
• § 7920.110 — (a) A judicial decision interpreting a previously existing provision is relevant in interpreting any provision of this division, or any other provision of the CPRA Recodification Act of 2021, which re
• § 7920.115 — (a) An opinion of the Attorney General interpreting a previously existing provision is relevant in interpreting any provision of this division, or any other provision of the CPRA Recodification Act of
• § 7920.120 — (a) A judicial decision or Attorney General opinion on the constitutionality of a previously existing provision is relevant in determining the constitutionality of any provision of this division, or a
• § 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
• § 7920.500 — For purposes of Article 3 (commencing with Section 7928.
• § 7920.505 — (a) The following provisions are continuations of provisions that were included in former Section 6254 as that section read when it was repealed by the CPRA Recodification Act of 2021: (1) Section 792
• § 7920.510 — As used in this division, “local agency” includes any of the following: (a) A county.
• § 7920.515 — As used in this division, “member of the public” means any person other than a member, agent, officer, or employee of a federal, state, or local agency who is acting within the scope of that membershi
• § 7920.520 — As used in this division, “person” includes any natural person, corporation, partnership, limited liability company, firm, or association.
• § 7920.525 — (a) As used in this division, “public agency” means any state or local agency.
• § 7920.530 — (a) As used in this division, “public records” includes any writing containing information relating to the conduct of the public’s business prepared, owned, used, or retained by any state or local age
• § 7920.535 — As used in this division, “public safety official” means the following parties, whether active or retired: (a) A peace officer as defined in Sections 830 to 830.
• § 7920.540 — (a) As used in this division, “state agency” means every state office, officer, department, division, bureau, board, and commission or other state body or agency, except those agencies provided for in
• § 7920.545 — As used in this division, “writing” means any handwriting, typewriting, printing, photostating, photographing, photocopying, transmitting by electronic mail or facsimile, and every other means of reco
• § 7921.000 — In enacting this division, the Legislature, mindful of the right of individuals to privacy, finds and declares that access to information concerning the conduct of the people’s business is a fundament
• § 7921.005 — A state or local agency may not allow another party to control the disclosure of information that is otherwise subject to disclosure pursuant to this division.
• § 7921.010 — (a) Notwithstanding any other provision of law, no state or local agency shall sell, exchange, furnish, or otherwise provide a public record subject to disclosure pursuant to this division to a privat
• § 7921.300 — This division does not allow limitations on access to a public record based upon the purpose for which the record is being requested, if the record is otherwise subject to disclosure.
• § 7921.305 — (a) Notwithstanding the definition of “member of the public” in Section 7920.
• § 7921.310 — Notwithstanding Section 7921.
• § 7921.500 — Unless disclosure is otherwise prohibited by law, the provisions listed in Section 7920.
• § 7921.505 — (a) As used in this section, “agency” includes a member, agent, officer, or employee of the agency acting within the scope of that membership, agency, office, or employment.
• § 7921.700 — A state or local agency shall allow an inspection or copying of any public record or class of public records not exempted by this division when requested by a district attorney.
• § 7921.705 — (a) If a district attorney makes a request to a state or local agency to inspect or receive a copy of a public record or class of public records not exempted by this division, and the state or local a
• § 7921.710 — Disclosure of records to a district attorney under the provisions of this division shall effect no change in the status of the records under any other provision of law.
• § 7922.000 — An agency shall justify withholding any record by demonstrating that the record in question is exempt under express provisions of this division, or that on the facts of the particular case the public
• § 7922.200 — (a) It is the intent of the Legislature that, in order to protect against the risk of identity theft, a local agency shall redact social security numbers from a record before disclosing the record to
• § 7922.205 — Nothing in this division shall be construed to require the disclosure by a county recorder of any “official record,” if a “public record” version of that record is available pursuant to Article 3.
• § 7922.210 — Nothing in this division shall be construed to require the disclosure by a filing office of any “official filing,” if a “public filing” version of that record is available pursuant to Section 9526.
• § 7922.500 — Nothing in this division shall be construed to permit an agency to delay or obstruct the inspection or copying of public records.
• § 7922.505 — Except as otherwise prohibited by law, a state or local agency may adopt requirements for itself that allow for faster, more efficient, or greater access to records than prescribed by the minimum stan
• § 7922.525 — (a) Public records are open to inspection at all times during the office hours of a state or local agency and every person has a right to inspect any public record, except as otherwise provided.
• § 7922.530 — (a) Except with respect to public records exempt from disclosure by express provisions of law, each state or local agency, upon a request for a copy of records that reasonably describes an identifiabl
• § 7922.535 — (a) Each agency, upon a request for a copy of records, shall, within 10 days from receipt of the request, determine whether the request, in whole or in part, seeks copies of disclosable public records
• § 7922.540 — (a) A response to a written request for inspection or copies of public records that includes a determination that the request is denied, in whole or in part, shall be in writing.
• § 7922.545 — (a) In addition to maintaining public records for public inspection during its office hours, a public agency may comply with Section 7922.
• § 7922.570 — (a) Unless otherwise prohibited by law, any agency that has information that constitutes an identifiable public record not exempt from disclosure pursuant to this division that is in an electronic for
• § 7922.575 — (a) The cost of duplication of an electronic record pursuant to paragraph (2) of subdivision (b) of Section 7922.
• § 7922.580 — (a) Nothing in Section 7922.
• § 7922.585 — (a) As used in this section, “computer software” includes computer mapping systems, computer programs, and computer graphics systems.
• § 7922.600 — (a) When a member of the public requests to inspect a public record or obtain a copy of a public record, the public agency, in order to assist the member of the public make a focused and effective req
• § 7922.605 — This article shall not apply to a request for public records if any of the following applies: (a) The public agency makes the requested records available pursuant to Article 1 (commencing with Section
• § 7922.630 — Every agency may adopt regulations in accordance with this article stating the procedures to be followed when making its records available.
• § 7922.635 — (a) The following state and local bodies shall establish written guidelines for accessibility of records: (1) All regional water quality control boards.
• § 7922.640 — (a) Guidelines and regulations adopted pursuant to this article shall be consistent with all other sections of this division and shall reflect the intention of the Legislature to make the records acce
• § 7922.680 — If a local agency, except a school district, maintains an internet resource, including, but not limited to, an internet website, internet web page, or internet web portal, which the local agency descr
• § 7922.700 — For purposes of this article: (a) “Enterprise system” means a software application or computer system that satisfies all of the following conditions: (1) It collects, stores, exchanges, and analyzes i
• § 7922.705 — For purposes of this article, “system of record” means a system that serves as an original source of data within an agency.
• § 7922.710 — (a) In implementing this division, each local agency, except a local educational agency, shall create a catalog of enterprise systems.
• § 7922.715 — (a) The catalog of enterprise systems required by Section 7922.
• § 7922.720 — (a) The catalog of enterprise systems required by Section 7922.
• § 7922.725 — (a) This article shall not be interpreted to limit a person’s right to inspect public records pursuant to this division.
• § 7923.000 — Any person may institute a proceeding for injunctive or declarative relief, or for a writ of mandate, in any court of competent jurisdiction, to enforce that person’s right under this division to insp
• § 7923.005 — In a proceeding under Section 7923.
• § 7923.100 — Whenever it is made to appear, by verified petition to the superior court of the county where the records or some part thereof are situated, that certain public records are being improperly withheld f
• § 7923.105 — The court shall decide the case after the court does all of the following: (a) Examine the record in camera, if permitted by subdivision (b) of Section 915 of the Evidence Code.
• § 7923.110 — (a) If the court finds that the public official’s decision to refuse disclosure is not justified under Section 7922.
• § 7923.115 — (a) If the requester prevails in litigation filed pursuant to this chapter, the court shall award court costs and reasonable attorney’s fees to the requester.
• § 7923.500 — (a) An order of the court, either directing disclosure by a public official or supporting the decision of the public official refusing disclosure, is not a final judgment or order within the meaning o
• § 7923.600 — (a) Except as provided in Sections 7924.
• § 7923.601 — (a) This division does not require the disclosure in response to a request for records filed under the California Public Records Act, of peace officer personnel files and background investigation file
• § 7923.605 — (a) Notwithstanding Section 7923.
• § 7923.610 — Notwithstanding any other provision of this article, a state or local law enforcement agency shall make public all of the following information, except to the extent that disclosure of a particular it
• § 7923.615 — (a) (1) Notwithstanding any other provision of this article, a state or local law enforcement agency shall make public the information described in paragraph (2), except to the extent that disclosure
• § 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,
• § 7923.625 — Notwithstanding any other provision of this article, commencing July 1, 2019, a video or audio recording that relates to a critical incident, as defined in subdivision (e), may be withheld only as fol
• § 7923.630 — (a) Immediately before the CPRA Recodification Act of 2021, the other provisions in this article comprised a single subdivision of former Section 6254 (subdivision (f) of Section 29 of Chapter 385 of
• § 7923.650 — The exemption of records of complaints to, or investigations conducted by, any state or local agency for licensing purposes under Article 1 (commencing with Section 7923.
• § 7923.655 — (a) A state or local law enforcement agency shall not require a victim of an incident, or an authorized representative of a victim, to show proof of the victim’s legal presence in the United States in
• § 7923.700 — Except as provided in Sections 7924.
• § 7923.750 — (a) This division does not require disclosure of a video or audio recording that was created during the commission or investigation of the crime of rape, incest, sexual assault, domestic violence, or
• § 7923.755 — (a) This division does not require disclosure of a record of the California Victim Compensation Board that relates to a request for assistance under Article 1 (commencing with Section 13950) of Chapte
• § 7923.800 — Except as provided in Sections 7924.
• § 7923.805 — Except as provided in Sections 7924.
• § 7924.000 — (a) Except as provided in Section 2194 of the Elections Code, both of the following are confidential and shall not be disclosed to any person: (1) The home address, telephone number, email address, pr
• § 7924.005 — (a) Notwithstanding Sections 7920.
• § 7924.100 — As used in this article, “petition” means any petition to which a registered voter has affixed the voter’s own signature.
• § 7924.105 — As used in this article, “proponent of the petition” means the following: (a) For a statewide initiative or referendum measure, the person who submits a draft of a petition proposing the measure to th
• § 7924.110 — (a) Notwithstanding Sections 7920.