{"code":"GOV","codeName":"Government Code","section":"7922.640","citation":"Gov. Code, § 7922.640","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 2. Agency Regulations, Guidelines, Systems, and Similar Matters [7922.630. - 7922.725.]","url":"https://blackletter.si/government-code/title-1/division-10/part-3/chapter-2"},{"name":"ARTICLE 1. Agency Regulations and Guidelines [7922.630. - 7922.640.]","url":"https://blackletter.si/government-code/title-1/division-10/part-3/chapter-2/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>(a) Guidelines and regulations adopted pursuant to this article shall be consistent with all other sections of this division and shall reflect the intention of the Legislature to make the records accessible to the public.</p><p>(b) Guidelines and regulations adopted pursuant to this article shall not operate to limit the hours public records are open for inspection as prescribed in Article 1 (commencing with Section <a href=\"/gov/7922.500\">7922.500</a>) and Article 2 (commencing with Section <a href=\"/gov/7922.525\">7922.525</a>). </p>","text":"(a) Guidelines and regulations adopted pursuant to this article shall be consistent with all other sections of this division and shall reflect the intention of the Legislature to make the records accessible to the public. (b) Guidelines and regulations adopted pursuant to this article shall not operate to limit the hours public records are open for inspection as prescribed in Article 1 (commencing with Section 7922.500) and Article 2 (commencing with Section 7922.525).","otherVersions":[],"url":"https://blackletter.si/government-code/agency-regulations-and-guidelines-7922-640","source":"California Legislative Information bulk export (pubinfo)"}