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Cal. Civ. Code § 1798.68

Miscellaneous Provisions

Known as the Information Practices Act

The act spans §§ 1798–1798 (64 sections).

Applied in 1 court decision — leading case 10 Cal. 5th 116 - People v. Suarez (2020)

Most recently applied in 10 Cal. 5th 116 - People v. Suarez (August 2020)

Added by Stats. 1979, Ch. 601.

(a) Information which is permitted to be disclosed under the provisions of subdivision (e), (f), or (o), of Section 1798.24 shall be provided when requested by a district attorney.

A district attorney may petition a court of competent jurisdiction to require disclosure of information when an agency fails or refuses to provide the requested information within 10 working days of a request. The court may require the agency to permit inspection unless the public interest or good cause in withholding such records clearly outweighs the public interest in disclosure.

(b) Disclosure of information to a district attorney under the provisions of this chapter shall effect no change in the status of the records under any other provision of law.

Official source: California Legislative Information. Reproduced from public-domain California statutes; confirm against the official source for the current text. Not legal advice.