{"code":"GOV","codeName":"Government Code","section":"7922.500","citation":"Gov. Code, § 7922.500","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 3. PROCEDURES AND RELATED MATTERS [7922.500. - 7922.725.]","url":"https://blackletter.si/government-code/title-1/division-10/part-3"},{"name":"CHAPTER 1. Request for a Public Record [7922.500. - 7922.605.]","url":"https://blackletter.si/government-code/title-1/division-10/part-3/chapter-1"},{"name":"ARTICLE 1. General Principles [7922.500. - 7922.505.]","url":"https://blackletter.si/government-code/title-1/division-10/part-3/chapter-1/article-1"}],"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>Nothing in this division shall be construed to permit an agency to delay or obstruct the inspection or copying of public records.</p>","text":"Nothing in this division shall be construed to permit an agency to delay or obstruct the inspection or copying of public records.","otherVersions":[],"url":"https://blackletter.si/government-code/general-principles-7922-500","source":"California Legislative Information bulk export (pubinfo)"}