California Civil Code 1798.77 – Each agency shall ensure that no record containing personal …
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Each agency shall ensure that no record containing personal information shall be modified, transferred, or destroyed to avoid compliance with any of the provisions of this chapter. In the event that an agency fails to comply with the provisions of this section, an individual may bring a civil action and seek the appropriate remedies and damages in accordance with the provisions of Article 9 (commencing with Section 1798.45).
An agency shall not remove or destroy personal information about an individual who has requested access to the information before allowing the individual access to the record containing the information.
Terms Used In California Civil Code 1798.77
- agency: means every state office, officer, department, division, bureau, board, commission, or other state agency, except that the term agency shall not include:
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- Damages: Money paid by defendants to successful plaintiffs in civil cases to compensate the plaintiffs for their injuries.
- individual: means a natural person. See California Civil Code 1798.3
- personal information: means any information that is maintained by an agency that identifies or describes an individual, including, but not limited to, the individual's name, social security number, physical description, home address, home telephone number, education, financial matters, and medical or employment history. See California Civil Code 1798.3
- record: means any file or grouping of information about an individual that is maintained by an agency by reference to an identifying particular such as the individual's name, photograph, finger or voice print, or a number or symbol assigned to the individual. See California Civil Code 1798.3
(Added by Stats. 1985, Ch. 595, Sec. 26.)