2021 California Code
Government Code - GOV
TITLE 1 - GENERAL
DIVISION 10 - ACCESS TO PUBLIC RECORDS
PART 5 - SPECIFIC TYPES OF PUBLIC RECORDS
CHAPTER 1 - Crimes, Weapons, and Law Enforcement
ARTICLE 1 - Law Enforcement Records Generally
Section 7923.605.
(a) Notwithstanding Section 7923.600, a state or local law enforcement agency shall disclose the names and addresses of persons involved in, or witnesses other than confidential informants to, the incident, the description of any property involved, the date, time, and location of the incident, all diagrams, statements of the parties involved in the incident, the statements of all witnesses, other than confidential informants, to the victims of an incident, or an authorized representative thereof, an insurance carrier against which a claim has been or might be made, and any person suffering bodily injury or property damage or loss, as the result of the incident caused by arson, burglary, fire, explosion, larceny, robbery, carjacking, vandalism, vehicle theft, or a crime as defined by subdivision (b) of Section 13951, unless the disclosure would endanger either of the following:
(1) The safety of a witness or other person involved in the investigation.
(2) The successful completion of the investigation or a related investigation.
(b) However, this article does not require the disclosure of that portion of those investigative files that reflects the analysis or conclusions of the investigating officer.
(Added by Stats. 2021, Ch. 614, Sec. 2. (AB 473) Effective January 1, 2022. Operative January 1, 2023, pursuant to Sec. 7931.000.)
