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TITLE 1. GENERAL 100-7931.000›DIVISION 10. ACCESS TO PUBLIC RECORDS 7920.000-7931.000›PART 3. PROCEDURES AND RELATED MATTERS 7922.500-7922.725›CHAPTER 1. Request for a Public Record 7922.500-7922.605›ARTICLE 2. Procedural Requirements Generally 7922.525-7922.545

§ 7922.540

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

(a) A response to a written request for inspection or copies of public records that includes a determination that the request is denied, in whole or in part, shall be in writing.

(b) The notification of denial shall set forth the names and titles or positions of each person responsible for the denial.

(c) An agency shall justify withholding any record by complying with Section 7922.000.

(Added by Stats. 2021, Ch. 614, Sec. 2. (AB 473) Effective January 1, 2022. Operative January 1, 2023, pursuant to Sec. 7931.000.)

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