Except for disclosures which are otherwise required or permitted by law, the intentional disclosure of medical, psychiatric, or psychological information in violation of the disclosure provisions of this chapter is punishable as a misdemeanor if the wrongful disclosure results in economic loss or personal injury to the individual to whom the information pertains.
Cal. Civ. Code § 1798.57
Penalties
Known as the Information Practices Act
The act spans §§ 1798–1798 (64 sections).
Applied in 1 court decision — leading case 3 Cal. 5th 561 - Lewis v. Superior Court of L. A. Cnty. (2017)
Most recently applied in 3 Cal. 5th 561 - Lewis v. Superior Court of L. A. Cnty. (July 2017)
Added by Stats. 1986, Ch. 94, Sec. 1
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