California Legal Codes and Statutes

§ 12275

Amended by Stats. 2021, Ch. 50, Sec. 59. (AB 378) Effective January 1, 2022.
(a)A record shall not be destroyed or otherwise disposed of by an agency of the state, unless it is determined by the Secretary of State that the record has no further administrative, legal, or fiscal value and the Secretary of State has determined that the record is inappropriate for preservation in the State Archives.
(b)The Secretary of State shall not authorize the destruction of a record subject to audit until the Secretary of State has determined that the audit has been performed.
(c)The Secretary of State shall not authorize the destruction of all or any part of an agency rulemaking file subject to Section 11347.3.

Cite this section

Cal. Gov. Code § 12275 (2026)
https://ca.codecond.com/codes/gov/title-2-government-of-the-state-of-california/division-3-executive-department/part-2-constitutional-officers/chapter-3-secretary-of-state/article-7-state-records-management-act/section-12275

Other sections in Article 7 - State Records Management Act

§ 12270§ 12271§ 12272§ 12273§ 12274§ 12274.5§ 12275§ 12276§ 12277§ 12278§ 12279

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