California Legal Codes and Statutes

§ 7922.200

Added by Stats. 2021, Ch. 614, Sec. 2. (AB 473) Effective January 1, 2022. Operative January 1, 2023, pursuant to Sec. 7931.000.
(a)It is the intent of the Legislature that, in order to protect against the risk of identity theft, a local agency shall redact social security numbers from a record before disclosing the record to the public pursuant to this division.
(b)Nothing in this division shall be construed to require a local agency to disclose a social security number.
(c)This section does not apply to a record maintained by a county recorder.

Cite this section

Cal. Gov. Code § 7922.200 (2026)
https://ca.codecond.com/codes/gov/title-1-general/division-10-access-to-public-records/part-2-disclosure-and-exemptions-generally/chapter-3-general-rules-governing-exemptions-from-disclosure/article-2-social-security-numbers-and-related-matters/section-7922.200

Other sections in Article 2 - Social Security Numbers and Related Matters

§ 7922.200§ 7922.205§ 7922.210

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