California Legal Codes and Statutes

§ 6206.5

Amended by Stats. 2012, Ch. 270, Sec. 3. (SB 1082) Effective January 1, 2013.

Upon termination of a program participant’s certification, the Secretary of State shall retain records as follows:

(a)Except as provided in subdivision (g) of Section 6206.7 or Section 6208, any records or documents pertaining to a program participant shall be held confidential for a period of three years after withdrawal or termination of certification.
(b)All records or documents pertaining to a program participant shall be retained for a period of three years after termination of certification and then destroyed, except for change of name records, which shall be retained permanently and only be accessible pursuant to Section 6208 and

Section 1798.34 of the Civil Code.

Cite this section

Cal. Gov. Code § 6206.5 (2026)
https://ca.codecond.com/codes/gov/title-1-general/division-7-miscellaneous/chapter-3-1-address-confidentiality-for-victims-of-domestic-violence-sexual-assault-stalking-human-trafficking-child-abduction-and-elder-or-dependent-adult-abuse/section-6206.5

Other sections in Chapter 3.1 - Address Confidentiality for Victims of Domestic Violence, Sexual Assault, Stalking, Human Trafficking, Child Abduction, and Elder or Dependent Adult Abuse

§ 6205§ 6205.5§ 6206§ 6206.1§ 6206.4§ 6206.5§ 6206.7§ 6207§ 6207.5§ 6208§ 6208.1§ 6208.2§ 6208.5§ 6209§ 6209.5§ 6209.6§ 6209.7§ 6210

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