ARTICLE 12. Construction With Other Laws [1798.70. - 1798.78.]

Cal. Civil Code - CIV 12.
in effect

Cal. Civil Code - CIV § 1798.70. Section 1798.70.

This chapter shall be construed to supersede any other provision of state law, including Article 2 (commencing with Section 7924.100) of Chapter 2 of Part 5 of Division 10 of Title 1 of the Government Code, or any exemption in Section 7922.000 of the Government Code or in any provision listed in Section 7920.505 of the Government Code, which authorizes any agency to withhold from an individual any record containing personal information that is otherwise accessible under the provisions of this chapter.

Cal. Civil Code - CIV § 1798.71. Section 1798.71.

This chapter shall not be deemed to abridge or limit the rights of litigants, including parties to administrative proceedings, under the laws, or case law, of discovery of this state.

Cal. Civil Code - CIV § 1798.72. Section 1798.72.

Nothing in this chapter shall be construed to authorize the disclosure of any record containing personal information, other than to the subject of such records, in violation of any other law.

Cal. Civil Code - CIV § 1798.73. Section 1798.73.

Nothing in this chapter shall be construed to deny or limit any right of privacy arising under Section 1 of Article I of the California Constitution.

Cal. Civil Code - CIV § 1798.74. Section 1798.74.

The provisions of Chapter 13 (commencing with Section 67110) of Part 40 of the Education Code shall, with regard to student records, prevail over the provisions of this chapter.

Cal. Civil Code - CIV § 1798.75. Section 1798.75.

This chapter shall not be deemed to supersede Division 10 (commencing with Section 7920.000) of Title 1 of the Government Code, except as to the provisions of Sections 1798.60, 1798.69, and 1798.70.

Cal. Civil Code - CIV § 1798.76. Section 1798.76.

Nothing in this chapter shall be construed to revoke, modify, or alter in any manner any statutory provision or any judicial decision which (a) authorizes an individual to gain access to any law enforcement record, or (b) authorizes discovery in criminal or civil litigation.

Cal. Civil Code - CIV § 1798.77. Section 1798.77.

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.
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