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Gov. Code, § 15650 · Chapter 3. Access to Public Records

Gov. Code, § 15650

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Text — As published in the Legislative Counsel's database, tables dated October 18, 2026 (pubinfo_2025.zip)

For purposes of this chapter, “public record” means any public record as defined in Section 7920.530.

Notes and commentary — not statutory text

History

Amended by Stats. 2021, Ch. 615, Sec. 182. (AB 474) Effective January 1, 2022. Operative January 1, 2023, pursuant to Sec. 463 of Stats. 2021, Ch. 615.

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As published in the Legislative Counsel's database, tables dated October 18, 2026 (pubinfo_2025.zip)
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https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/codes_displaySection.xhtml?lawCode=GOV&sectionNum=15650.
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