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.
Cal. Penal Code § 11142
Unlawful Furnishing of State Summary Criminal History Information
Applied in 2 court decisions — leading case CBS Broadcasting Inc. v. Superior Court (2001)
Most recently applied in CBS Broadcasting Inc. v. Superior Court (August 2001)
Added by Stats. 1974, Ch. 963.
Official source: California Legislative Information. Reproduced from public-domain California statutes; confirm against the official source for the current text. Not legal advice.