Cal. PEN § 14201.2
This is the official text of Cal. PEN § 14201.2, part of California’s Penal Code — defines crimes and sets criminal procedure in California.
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Notwithstanding any other law, a law enforcement agency may request a copy of information or data maintained by the Department of Justice pursuant to this title, for the purpose of linking an unsolved missing or unidentified person case with another case that was previously unknown to be related to that case, or for the purpose of resolving an unsolved missing or unidentified person case. This section does not supersede subdivision (b) of Section 14204 or subdivision (f) of Section 14205.
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