Cal. GOV § 7921.010
This is the official text of Cal. GOV § 7921.010, part of California’s Government Code — covers the structure and operation of state and local government, including public employment and public records.
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Official statutory text
(a) Notwithstanding any other provision of law, no state or local agency shall sell, exchange, furnish, or otherwise provide a public record subject to disclosure pursuant to this division to a private entity in a manner that prevents a state or local agency from providing the record directly pursuant to this division.
(b) Nothing in this section requires a state or local agency to use the State Printer to print public records.
(c) Nothing in this section prevents the destruction of a public record pursuant to law.
(d) This section shall not apply to contracts entered into before January 1, 1996, between the County of Santa Clara and a private entity, for the provision of public records subject to disclosure under this division.
(b) Nothing in this section requires a state or local agency to use the State Printer to print public records.
(c) Nothing in this section prevents the destruction of a public record pursuant to law.
(d) This section shall not apply to contracts entered into before January 1, 1996, between the County of Santa Clara and a private entity, for the provision of public records subject to disclosure under this division.
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