Except as provided in Section 22511.58, all records of the department relating to the physical or mental condition of any person, and convictions of any offense involving the use or possession of controlled substances under Division 10 (commencing with Section 11000) of the Health and Safety Code not arising from circumstances involving a motor vehicle, are confidential and not open to public inspection.
Cal. Veh. Code § 1808.5
Records of Department
Applied in 2 court decisions — leading case 100 Cal. App. 4th 363 - Department of Motor Vehicles v. Superior Court (2002)
Most recently applied in 187 Cal. App. 4th 621 - Los Angeles Unified School District v. Trustees of the Southern California IBEW-NECA Pension Plan (August 2010)
Amended by Stats. 1998, Ch. 828, Sec. 11
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