Gov. Code, § 12273 · Article 7. State Records Management Act
Gov. Code, § 12273
Text — As published in the Legislative Counsel's database, tables dated October 18, 2026 (pubinfo_2025.zip)
Notwithstanding any other law, a record held in the State Records Center or by a state agency determined by the Secretary of State to have archival value and to be at risk of damage or loss, or in poor physical condition, shall be transferred to the State Archives at the direction of the Secretary of State with notification to the head of the agency not less than 10 days prior to the transfer. The Secretary of State shall enforce all statutory requirements regarding the confidentiality of records transferred to the State Archives pursuant to this section and shall make the records available to authorized individuals or the public, as determined by applicable law.
Notes and commentary — not statutory text
History
Added by Stats. 2014, Ch. 28, Sec. 24. (SB 854) Effective June 20, 2014.
Source of truth
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