Gov. Code, § 10296 · Article 4. Uniform Electronic Legal Material Act
Gov. Code, § 10296
Text — As published in the Legislative Counsel's database, tables dated October 18, 2026 (pubinfo_2025.zip)
(a) An official publisher of legal material in an electronic record that is or was designated as official under Section 10293 shall provide for the preservation and security of the record in an electronic form or a form that is not electronic.
(b) If legal material is preserved under subdivision (a) in an electronic record, the official publisher shall do all of the following:
(1) Ensure the integrity of the record.
(2) Provide for backup and disaster recovery of the record.
(3) Ensure the continuing usability of the material.
Notes and commentary — not statutory text
History
Added by Stats. 2012, Ch. 310, Sec. 1. (SB 1075) Effective January 1, 2013. Operative July 1, 2015, by Sec. 2 of Ch. 310.
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