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AB-3332 Agencies: access to records.(2019-2020)



As Amends the Law Today


SECTION 1.

 Section 1798.2 is added to the Civil Code, to read:

1798.2.
 An agency shall not discriminate or retaliate against an individual for exercising rights under this title.

SEC. 2.

 Section 1798.32 of the Civil Code is amended to read:

1798.32.
 Each (a)  An  individual shall have the right to inquire and be notified as to whether the agency maintains a record about himself or herself.  the individual.  Agencies shall take reasonable steps to assist individuals in making their requests sufficiently specific.
Any (b)  A  notice sent to an individual which that  in any way indicates that the agency maintains any record concerning that individual shall include the title and business address of the agency official responsible for maintaining the records, the procedures to be followed to gain access to the records, and the procedures to be followed for an individual to contest the contents of these records records,  unless the individual has received this notice from the agency during the past year.
(c)  In implementing the right conferred by this section, an agency may specify in its rules or regulations reasonable times, places, and requirements for identifying an individual who requests access to a record, record  and for disclosing the contents of a record.