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DIVISION 3. OBLIGATIONS 1427-3273.91›PART 4. OBLIGATIONS ARISING FROM PARTICULAR TRANSACTIONS 1738-3273.91›TITLE 1.8. PERSONAL DATA 1798-1798.78›CHAPTER 1. Information Practices Act of 1977 1798-1798.78›ARTICLE 10. Penalties 1798.55-1798.57

§ 1798.57

California Civil Code · 2026-09 edition · updated 2026-10-03 · California

Except for disclosures which are otherwise required or permitted by law, the intentional disclosure of medical, psychiatric, or psychological information in violation of the disclosure provisions of this chapter is punishable as a misdemeanor if the wrongful disclosure results in economic loss or personal injury to the individual to whom the information pertains.

(Added by Stats. 1986, Ch. 94, Sec. 1. Effective May 13, 1986.)

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