California · Penal Code
PEN §11142: Any person authorized by law to receive a record or information obtained from a record who knowingly furnishes the record or information to a person who is not authorized by law to receive the record
Misdemeanor
What this law says, in plain English
A person authorized to receive records who knowingly gives those records to an unauthorized person commits a misdemeanor.
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Any person authorized by law to receive a record or information obtained from a record who knowingly furnishes the record or information to a person who is not authorized by law to receive the record or information is guilty of a misdemeanor.
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