ARTICLE 3.5. Legislative Open Records Act

Article 3.5 added by Stats. 1975, Ch. 1246.

§§ 9070–9080 · 11 sections

• § 9070 The Legislature finds and declares that access to information concerning the conduct of the people’s business by the Legislature is a fundamental and necessary…
• § 9071 This article shall be known and may be cited as the Legislative Open Records Act.
• § 9072 As used in this article: (a) “Person” includes any natural person, corporation, partnership, limited liability company, firm, or association. (b) “Legislature”…
• § 9073 Legislative records are open to inspection at all times during the normal office hours of the Legislature and any person has a right to inspect any legislative…
• § 9074 All requests to inspect any legislative record shall be made to the appropriate Rules Committee of each house of the Legislature or the Joint Rules Committee,…
• § 9075 Nothing in this article shall be construed to invalidate or affect the operation of Sections 10207, 10208, 10525, and 10526 of this code, or Temporary Joint…
• § 9076 Any person may institute proceedings for injunctive or declarative relief in any court of competent jurisdiction to enforce his right to inspect any…
• § 9077 Whenever it is made to appear by verified petition to the superior court of the county where the records or some part thereof are situated that certain…
• § 9078 The court shall award court costs and reasonable attorney fees to the plaintiff should the plaintiff prevail in litigation filed pursuant to Section 9077.
• § 9079 If the court finds that the plaintiff’s case is clearly frivolous, it shall award court costs and reasonable attorney fees to the public agency.
• § 9080 (a) The Legislature finds and declares that legislative records relating to bills, resolutions, or proposed constitutional amendments before the Legislature…