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Cal. Penal Code § 1203.05 (2026)

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Any report of the probation officer filed with the court, including any report arising out of a previous arrest of the person who is the subject of the report, may be inspected or copied only as follows:

(a)By any person, from the date judgment is pronounced or probation granted or, in the case of a report arising out of a previous arrest, from the date the subsequent accusatory pleading is filed, to and including 60 days from the date judgment is pronounced or probation is granted, whichever is earlier.

(b)By any person, at any time, by order of the court, upon filing a petition therefor by the person.

(c)By the general public, if the court upon its own motion orders that a report or reports shall be open or that the contents of the report or reports shall be disclosed.

(d)By any person authorized or required by law to inspect or receive copies of the report.

(e)By the district attorney of the county at any time.

(f)By the subject of the report at any time.

Notes of Decisions
Cited in 6 cases (1 in the last 5 years), 1978–2023 · leading case: 97 Cal. Daily Op. Serv. 6651, 97 Daily Journal D.A.R. 10,897 United States of Am. v. Marvin Henson, United States of Am. v. Bruce L. Suiters, 123 F.3d 1226 (9th Cir. 1997).
97 Cal. Daily Op. Serv. 6651, 97 Daily Journal D.A.R. 10,897 United States of Am. v. Marvin Henson, United States of Am. v. Bruce L. Suiters, 123 F.3d 1226 (9th Cir. 1997). “Cal.Penal Code § 1203.05. To minimize the possible prejudice to the defendant, the court allowed Henson to continue cross-examining the informant about the contents of the report.”
J. A. Meyers & Co. v. Los Angeles Cnty. Prob. Dep't, 78 Cal. App. 3d 309 (Cal. Ct. App. 1978). “6 Penal Code, section 1203.05 provides: “(a) Except as provided in subdivision (b) or (c), after 30 days from the date judgment is pronounced or probation is granted, any report of the probation officer filed with the court may be inspected by court personnel and shall be made…”
People v. Oliver, 90 Cal. App. 5th 466 (Cal. Ct. App. 2023). · cites it 2× “” on page 32, add footnote 10 to read: “In discussing these details, we are cognizant of the conditional confidentiality afforded by California Penal Code section 1203.05 to the personal information contained in such reports as well as Oliver’s request that his confidentiality…”
Killens v. Anglea, No. 4:19-cv-02621 (N.D. Cal. Nov. 19, 2019). “Connor holds that Cal. Penal Code § 1203.05 renders probation reports, 22 or at least any detailed personal information contained in them, conditionally confidential sixty 23 days after judgment is pronounced or probation granted, whichever is earlier.”
Daniel v. Neuschmid, No. 4:19-cv-03319 (N.D. Cal. Jan. 16, 2020). “Connor holds 21 that Cal. Penal Code § 1203.05 renders probation reports, or at least any detailed personal 22 information contained in them, conditionally confidential sixty days after judgment is pronounced 23 or probation granted, whichever is earlier.”
(HC) Loyd v. Spearmen, No. 4:18-cv-07228 (N.D. Cal. Oct. 13, 2020). “21 Connor holds that Cal. Penal Code § 1203.05 renders probation reports, or at least any detailed 22 personal information contained in them, conditionally confidential sixty days after judgment is 23 pronounced or probation granted, whichever is earlier.”
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