7920.500. For purposes of Article 3 (commencing with Section 7928.200) of Chapter 14 of Part 5, “elected or appointed official” includes, but is not limited to, all of the following: (a) A state constitutional officer. (b) A Member of the Legislature. (c) A judge or court commissioner. (d) A district attorney. (e) A public defender. (f) A member of a city […]
7920.505. (a) The following provisions are continuations of provisions that were included in former Section 6254 as that section read when it was repealed by the CPRA Recodification Act of 2021: (1) Section 7921.500. (2) Sections 7923.600 to 7923.625, inclusive. (3) Section 7923.700. (4) Sections 7923.800 and 7923.805. (5) Section 7924.505. (6) Section 7925.000. (7) Section 7925.005. (8) Section 7925.010. (9) Section 7926.000. (10) Section 7926.100. […]
7920.510. As used in this division, “local agency” includes any of the following: (a) A county. (b) A city, whether general law or chartered. (c) A city and county. (d) A school district. (e) A municipal corporation. (f) A district. (g) A political subdivision. (h) Any board, commission, or agency of the foregoing. (i) Another local public agency. (j) An entity that is a legislative […]
7920.515. As used in this division, “member of the public” means any person other than a member, agent, officer, or employee of a federal, state, or local agency who is acting within the scope of that membership, agency, office, or employment. (Added by Stats. 2021, Ch. 614, Sec. 2. (AB 473) Effective January 1, 2022. […]
7920.520. As used in this division, “person” includes any natural person, corporation, partnership, limited liability company, firm, or association. (Added by Stats. 2021, Ch. 614, Sec. 2. (AB 473) Effective January 1, 2022. Operative January 1, 2023, pursuant to Sec. 7931.000.)
7920.525. (a) As used in this division, “public agency” means any state or local agency. (b) As used in Article 5 (commencing with Section 7926.400) of Chapter 5 of Part 5, “public agency” means an entity specified in subdivision (c) of Section 7926.400. (Added by Stats. 2021, Ch. 614, Sec. 2. (AB 473) Effective January 1, 2022. […]
7920.530. (a) As used in this division, “public records” includes any writing containing information relating to the conduct of the public’s business prepared, owned, used, or retained by any state or local agency regardless of physical form or characteristics. (b) “Public records” in the custody of, or maintained by, the Governor’s office means any writing prepared on […]
7920.535. As used in this division, “public safety official” means the following parties, whether active or retired: (a) A peace officer as defined in Sections 830 to 830.65, inclusive, of the Penal Code, or a person who is not a peace officer, but may exercise the powers of arrest during the course and within the scope […]
7920.540. (a) As used in this division, “state agency” means every state office, officer, department, division, bureau, board, and commission or other state body or agency, except those agencies provided for in Article IV (except Section 20 thereof) or Article VI of the California Constitution. (b) Notwithstanding subdivision (a) or any other law, “state agency” also means […]
7920.545. As used in this division, “writing” means any handwriting, typewriting, printing, photostating, photographing, photocopying, transmitting by electronic mail or facsimile, and every other means of recording upon any tangible thing any form of communication or representation, including letters, words, pictures, sounds, or symbols, or combinations thereof, and any record thereby created, regardless of the […]
