California Penal Code

§ 11144

PEN § 11144Title 1 · Part 4 · Ch. 1 · Art. 6

Statute text

(a)It is not a violation of this article to disseminate statistical or research information obtained from a record, provided that the identity of the subject of the record is not disclosed.

(b)It is not a violation of this article to disseminate information obtained from a record for the purpose of assisting in the apprehension of a person wanted in connection with the commission of a crime.

(c)It is not a violation of this article to include information obtained from a record in (1) a transcript or record of a judicial or administrative proceeding or (2) any other public record when the inclusion of the information in the public record is authorized by a court, statute, or decisional law.

Legislative history

Added by Stats. 1974, Ch. 963.