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PART 2. DISCLOSURE AND EXEMPTIONS GENERALLY

Part 2 added by Stats. 2021, Ch. 614, Sec. 2.

§§ 7921.000–7922.210 · 15 sections

  1. CHAPTER 1. Right of Access to Public Records §§ 7921.000–7921.010 · 3 sections
    • § 7921.000 In enacting this division, the Legislature, mindful of the right of individuals to privacy, finds and declares that access to information concerning the…
    • § 7921.005 A state or local agency may not allow another party to control the disclosure of information that is otherwise subject to disclosure pursuant to this division.
    • § 7921.010 (a) Notwithstanding any other provision of law, no state or local agency shall sell, exchange, furnish, or otherwise provide a public record subject to…
  2. CHAPTER 2. General Rules Governing Disclosure §§ 7921.300–7921.710 · 8 sections
    1. ARTICLE 1. Nondiscrimination §§ 7921.300–7921.310 · 3 sections
      • § 7921.300 This division does not allow limitations on access to a public record based upon the purpose for which the record is being requested, if the record is…
      • § 7921.305 (a) Notwithstanding the definition of “member of the public” in Section 7920.515, an elected member or officer of any state or local agency is entitled to…
      • § 7921.310 Notwithstanding Section 7921.305 or any other provision of law, when the members of a legislative body of a local agency are authorized to access a writing of…
    2. ARTICLE 2. Voluntary Disclosure §§ 7921.500–7921.505 · 2 sections
      • § 7921.500 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…
      • § 7921.505 (a) As used in this section, “agency” includes a member, agent, officer, or employee of the agency acting within the scope of that membership, agency, office,…
    3. ARTICLE 3. Disclosure to District Attorney and Related Matters §§ 7921.700–7921.710 · 3 sections
      • § 7921.700 A state or local agency shall allow an inspection or copying of any public record or class of public records not exempted by this division when requested by a…
      • § 7921.705 (a) If a district attorney makes a request to a state or local agency to inspect or receive a copy of a public record or class of public records not exempted…
      • § 7921.710 Disclosure of records to a district attorney under the provisions of this division shall effect no change in the status of the records under any other…
  3. CHAPTER 3. General Rules Governing Exemptions from Disclosure §§ 7922.000–7922.210 · 4 sections
    1. ARTICLE 1. Justification for Withholding of Record § 7922.000 · 1 section
      • § 7922.000 An agency shall justify withholding any record by demonstrating that the record in question is exempt under express provisions of this division, or that on the…
    2. ARTICLE 2. Social Security Numbers and Related Matters §§ 7922.200–7922.210 · 3 sections
      • § 7922.200 (a) It is the intent of the Legislature that, in order to protect against the risk of identity theft, a local agency shall redact social security numbers from…
      • § 7922.205 Nothing in this division shall be construed to require the disclosure by a county recorder of any “official record,” if a “public record” version of that…
      • § 7922.210 Nothing in this division shall be construed to require the disclosure by a filing office of any “official filing,” if a “public filing” version of that record…