Welf. & Inst. Code, § 18301 · Chapter 5. The Domestic Violence Shelter-Based Programs Act
Welf. & Inst. Code, § 18301
Text — As published in the Legislative Counsel's database, tables dated October 18, 2026 (pubinfo_2025.zip)
In addition to any other provisions of law concerning the confidentiality of personal information collected by domestic violence shelters, a county shall not require a domestic violence shelter-based program to provide any information not enumerated in Section 18300, or require the disclosure of any information pertaining to the confidential location of a domestic violence shelter-based program or the location or identity of any shelter resident, employee, or volunteer. A county shall not require a method of data collection or recording, or impose any other requirement, that is inconsistent with the federal Violence Against Women Act (18 U.S.C. Sec. 2261 et seq.).
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History
Added by Stats. 2006, Ch. 857, Sec. 4. Effective January 1, 2007.
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