Cal. Codes » Civil Code / DIVISION 3. OBLIGATIONS / PART 4. OBLIGATIONS ARISING FROM PARTICULAR TRANSACTIONS / TITLE 1.8. PERSONAL DATA / CHAPTER 1. Information Practices Act of 1977 / ARTICLE 5. Agency Requirements
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Cal. Civil Code § 1798.14 (2026)

Agency Requirements

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Each agency shall maintain in its records only personal information which is relevant and necessary to accomplish a purpose of the agency required or authorized by the California Constitution or statute or mandated by the federal government.

Notes of Decisions
Cited in 5 cases, 1986–2006 · leading case: Alfaro v. Terhune, 120 Cal. Rptr. 2d 197 (Cal. Ct. App. 2002).
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Alfaro v. Terhune, 120 Cal. Rptr. 2d 197 (Cal. Ct. App. 2002). “) Among other things, that act requires a public agency to limit the collection and retention of personal information to that necessary to accomplish the agency’s specific purpose, and restricts disclosure of such information.”
People v. Adams, 9 Cal. Rptr. 3d 170 (Cal. Ct. App. 2004). “(Civ. Code, §§ 1798.14, 1798.24; [citation].”
People v. McCray, 50 Cal. Rptr. 3d 343 (Cal. Ct. App. 2006). “(Civ. Code, §§ 1798.14, 1798.24; [citation].”
Nowlin v. Dep't of Motor Vehs., 53 Cal. App. 4th 1529 (Cal. Ct. App. 1997). “*1533 The trial court granted respondents’ petition finding that (1) an SSN is “personal information” protected under article I, section 1 of the California Constitution; (2) state agencies may only collect and retain personal information necessary to accomplish the agency’s…”
Untitled California Attorney Gen. Opinion (Cal. Att'y Gen. 1986). “(Civ. Code, § 1798.14.) Here, the information is being gathered by the CHP in order to perform its statutory duties and responsibilities.”
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