{"code":"GOV","codeName":"Government Code","section":"7923.655","citation":"Gov. Code, § 7923.655","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 5. SPECIFIC TYPES OF PUBLIC RECORDS [7923.600. - 7929.610.]","url":"https://blackletter.si/government-code/title-1/division-10/part-5"},{"name":"CHAPTER 1. Crimes, Weapons, and Law Enforcement [7923.600. - 7923.805.]","url":"https://blackletter.si/government-code/title-1/division-10/part-5/chapter-1"},{"name":"ARTICLE 2. Obtaining Access to Law Enforcement Records [7923.650. - 7923.655.]","url":"https://blackletter.si/government-code/title-1/division-10/part-5/chapter-1/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>(a) A state or local law enforcement agency shall not require a victim of an incident, or an authorized representative of a victim, to show proof of the victim’s legal presence in the United States in order to obtain the information required to be disclosed by that law enforcement agency pursuant to Article 1 (commencing with Section <a href=\"/gov/7923.600\">7923.600</a>).</p><p>(b) If, for identification purposes, a state or local law enforcement agency requires a victim of an incident, or an authorized representative of a victim, to provide identification in order to obtain information required to be disclosed by that law enforcement agency pursuant to Article 1 (commencing with Section <a href=\"/gov/7923.600\">7923.600</a>), the agency shall at a minimum accept any of the following:</p><p>(1) A current driver’s license or identification card issued by any state in the United States.</p><p>(2) A current passport issued by the United States or a foreign government with which the United States has a diplomatic relationship.</p><p>(3) A current Matricula Consular card. </p>","text":"(a) A state or local law enforcement agency shall not require a victim of an incident, or an authorized representative of a victim, to show proof of the victim’s legal presence in the United States in order to obtain the information required to be disclosed by that law enforcement agency pursuant to Article 1 (commencing with Section 7923.600). (b) If, for identification purposes, a state or local law enforcement agency requires a victim of an incident, or an authorized representative of a victim, to provide identification in order to obtain information required to be disclosed by that law enforcement agency pursuant to Article 1 (commencing with Section 7923.600), the agency shall at a minimum accept any of the following: (1) A current driver’s license or identification card issued by any state in the United States. (2) A current passport issued by the United States or a foreign government with which the United States has a diplomatic relationship. (3) A current Matricula Consular card.","otherVersions":[],"url":"https://blackletter.si/government-code/obtaining-access-to-law-enforcement-records-7923-655","source":"California Legislative Information bulk export (pubinfo)"}