2016 California Code
Government Code - GOV
TITLE 1 - GENERAL
DIVISION 7 - MISCELLANEOUS
CHAPTER 3.5 - Inspection of Public Records
ARTICLE 1 - General Provisions
Section 6254.9.
6254.9. (a) Computer software developed by a state or local agency is not itself a public record under this chapter. The agency may sell, lease, or license the software for commercial or noncommercial use.
(b) As used in this section, computer software includes computer mapping systems, computer programs, and computer graphics systems.
(c) This section shall not be construed to create an implied warranty on the part of the State of California or any local agency for errors, omissions, or other defects in any computer software as provided pursuant to this section.
(d) Nothing in this section is intended to affect the public record status of information merely because it is stored in a computer. Public records stored in a computer shall be disclosed as required by this chapter.
(e) Nothing in this section is intended to limit any copyright protections.
(Added by Stats. 1988, Ch. 447, Sec. 1.)
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