Penal Code - PEN
PART 4. PREVENTION OF CRIMES AND APPREHENSION OF CRIMINALS [11006 - 14315]
( Part 4 added by Stats. 1953, Ch. 1385. ) TITLE 1. INVESTIGATION AND CONTROL OF CRIMES AND CRIMINALS [11006 - 11482]
( Title 1 added by Stats. 1953, Ch. 1385. ) CHAPTER 1. Investigation, Identification, and Information Responsibilities of the Department of Justice [11006 - 11144]
( Heading of Chapter 1 amended by Stats. 1972, Ch. 1377. ) ARTICLE 6. Unlawful Furnishing of State Summary Criminal History Information [11140 - 11144]
( Heading of Article 6 amended by Stats. 1975, Ch. 1222. ) 11144.
(a) It is not a violation of this article to disseminate statistical or research information obtained from a record, provided that the identity of the subject of the record is not disclosed.
(b) It is not a violation of this article to disseminate information obtained from a record for the purpose of assisting in the apprehension of a person wanted in connection with the commission of a crime.
(c) It is not a violation of this article to include information obtained from a record in (1) a transcript or record of a judicial or administrative proceeding or (2) any other public record when the inclusion of the information in the public record is authorized by a court, statute, or decisional law.
(Added by Stats. 1974, Ch. 963.)