California Government Code

§ 54963

GOV § 54963 Effective Jan 1, 2003Div. 2 · Title 5 · Part 1 · Ch. 9

Statute text

(a)A person may not disclose confidential information that has been acquired by being present in a closed session authorized by Section 54956.7, 54956.8, 54956.86, 54956.87, 54956.9, 54957, 54957.6, 54957.8, or 54957.10 to a person not entitled to receive it, unless the legislative body authorizes disclosure of that confidential information.

(b)For purposes of this section, “confidential information” means a communication made in a closed session that is specifically related to the basis for the legislative body of a local agency to meet lawfully in closed session under this chapter.

(c)Violation of this section may be addressed by the use of such remedies as are currently available by law, including, but not limited to:

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Legislative history

Added by Stats. 2002, Ch. 1119, Sec. 1. Effective January 1, 2003.