2005 California Government Code Sections 14740-14741.1 Article 1. General

14740.  This chapter shall be known as the "State Records Management
Act."
14741.  As used in this chapter "record" or "records" means all
papers, maps, exhibits, magnetic or paper tapes, photographic films
and prints, punched cards, and other documents produced, received,
owned or used by an agency, regardless of physical form or
characteristics.  Library and museum materials made or acquired and
preserved solely for reference or exhibition purposes, and stocks of
publications and of processed documents are not included within the
definition of the term "record" or "records" as used in this chapter.
14741.1.  As used in this chapter, "public use forms" means those
forms used by the state to obtain or to solicit facts, opinions, or
other information from the public or private citizens, partnerships,
corporations, organizations, business trusts, or any nongovernmental
entity or legal representative thereof.