{"code":"GOV","codeName":"Government Code","section":"7921.500","citation":"Gov. Code, § 7921.500","status":"in-force","lawOn":"2026-09-28","headings":[{"name":"TITLE 1. GENERAL [100. - 7931.000.]","url":"https://blackletter.si/government-code/title-1"},{"name":"DIVISION 10. ACCESS TO PUBLIC RECORDS [7920.000. - 7931.000.]","url":"https://blackletter.si/government-code/title-1/division-10"},{"name":"PART 2. DISCLOSURE AND EXEMPTIONS GENERALLY [7921.000. - 7922.210.]","url":"https://blackletter.si/government-code/title-1/division-10/part-2"},{"name":"CHAPTER 2. General Rules Governing Disclosure [7921.300. - 7921.710.]","url":"https://blackletter.si/government-code/title-1/division-10/part-2/chapter-2"},{"name":"ARTICLE 2. Voluntary Disclosure [7921.500. - 7921.505.]","url":"https://blackletter.si/government-code/title-1/division-10/part-2/chapter-2/article-2"}],"history":"Added by Stats. 2021, Ch. 614, Sec. 2.   (AB 473)   Effective January 1, 2022.   Operative January 1, 2023, pursuant to Sec. 7931.000.","effective":"2022-01-01","html":"<p>Unless disclosure is otherwise prohibited by law, the provisions listed in Section <a href=\"/gov/7920.505\">7920.505</a> do not prevent any agency from opening its records concerning the administration of the agency to public inspection. </p>","text":"Unless disclosure is otherwise prohibited by law, the provisions listed in Section 7920.505 do not prevent any agency from opening its records concerning the administration of the agency to public inspection.","otherVersions":[],"url":"https://blackletter.si/government-code/voluntary-disclosure-7921-500","source":"California Legislative Information bulk export (pubinfo)"}