CHAPTER 10. Personal Information and Customer Records [7927.400. - 7927.430.]

Cal. Government Code - GOV 10.

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Cal. Government Code - GOV § 7927.400. Section 7927.400.

Nothing in this division requires the disclosure of records that relate to electronically collected personal information, as defined by Section 11015.5, that is received, collected, or compiled by a state agency.

Cal. Government Code - GOV § 7927.405. Section 7927.405.

Nothing in this division requires the disclosure of the residence or mailing address of any person in any record of the Department of Motor Vehicles except in accordance with Section 1808.21 of the Vehicle Code.

Cal. Government Code - GOV § 7927.410. Section 7927.410.

Nothing in this division requires the disclosure of the name, credit history, utility usage data, home address, or telephone number of a utility customer of a local agency, except that disclosure of the name, utility usage data, and the home address of a utility customer of a local agency shall be made available upon request as follows: (a) To an agent or authorized family member of the person to whom the information pertains. (b) To an officer or employee of another governmental agency when necessary for the performance of its official duties. (c) Upon court order or the request of a law enforcement agency relative to an ongoing investigation. (d) Upon determination by the local agency that the utility customer who is the subject of the request has used utility services in a manner inconsistent with applicable local utility usage policies. (e) Upon determination by the local agency that the utility customer who is the subject of the request is an elected or appointed official with authority to determine the utility usage policies of the local agency, provided that the home address of an appointed official shall not be disclosed without the official’s consent. (f) Upon determination by the local agency that the public interest in disclosure of the information clearly outweighs the public interest in nondisclosure.

Cal. Government Code - GOV § 7927.415. Section 7927.415.

Except as provided in Sections 7924.510 and 7924.700, nothing in this division requires disclosure of records that are the residence address of any person contained in the records of the Department of Housing and Community Development, if the person has requested confidentiality of that information, in accordance with Section 18081 of the Health and Safety Code.

Cal. Government Code - GOV § 7927.420. Section 7927.420.

Notwithstanding paragraph (2) of subdivision (a) of Section 827 of the Welfare and Institutions Code, after the death of a foster child who is a minor, the name, date of birth, and date of death of the child shall be subject to disclosure by the county child welfare agency pursuant to this division.

Cal. Government Code - GOV § 7927.425. Section 7927.425.

This division does not require the disclosure of the following records and information provided to the Controller’s office: (a) Records related to statements of personal worth or personal financial data, including, but not limited to, wills, trusts, account statements, earnings statements, or other similar records. (b) Personal information, as defined by subdivision (a) of Section 1798.3 of the Civil Code, within records, including, but not limited to: (1) Social security number. (2) Date of birth. (3) Federal employer identification number, until the Controller has made payment of the property in full to the owner. (4) Account number, until the Controller has made payment of the property in full to the owner. (5) Check number, until the Controller has made payment of the property in full to the owner.

Cal. Government Code - GOV § 7927.430. Section 7927.430.

A Judicial Council form provided to request service pursuant to Section 26666.10, and the information contained therein, is confidential and shall not be disclosed pursuant to this division.

Source: CA Legislative Counsel Bulk DataURL: https://downloads.leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/pubinfo_2025.zipFetched: 6/27/2026