California Codes
Cal. Civil Code § 1798.68 (2026)
Miscellaneous Provisions — Information Practices Act of 1977
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(a)Information which is permitted to be disclosed under the provisions of subdivision (e), (f), or (o), of Section 1798.24 shall be provided when requested by a district attorney.
A district attorney may petition a court of competent jurisdiction to require disclosure of information when an agency fails or refuses to provide the requested information within 10 working days of a request. The court may require the agency to permit inspection unless the public interest or good cause in withholding such records clearly outweighs the public interest in disclosure.
(b)Disclosure of information to a district attorney under the provisions of this chapter shall effect no change in the status of the records under any other provision of law.
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case, 2020–2020 · leading case: People v. Suarez, 471 P.3d 509 (Cal. 2020).
People v. Suarez, 471 P.3d 509 (Cal. 2020). “” (Civ. Code, § 1798.68.) Because the Information Practices Act of 1977 provides that information required for an investigation of unlawful activity “shall be provided” to a district attorney upon request, we do not find a violation of this statute by the prosecutor’s access to…”
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