CA AB 1178

Title: Peace officers: confidentiality of records.
Author: Blanca Pacheco

Summary
AB 1178, as amended, Pacheco. Peace officers: confidentiality of records. Existing law, the California Public Records Act, generally requires public records to be open for inspection by the public. Existing law provides numerous exceptions to this requirement. Under existing law, the personnel records of peace officers and custodial officers are confidential and not subject to public inspection. Existing law provides certain exemptions to this confidentiality, including the reports, investigations, and findings of certain incidents involving the use of force by a peace officer. Existing law authorizes an agency to redact the records disclosed for specified purposes including, among others, to remove personal data or information, as specified, and where there is a specific, articulable, and particularized reason to believe that disclosure of the record would pose a significant danger to the physical safety of the peace officer, custodial officer, or another person.This bill would require a court, in determining whether there is a specific, articulable, and particularized reason to believe that disclosure of the record would pose a significant danger to the physical safety of a person, to consider whether a particular peace officer is currently operating undercover and their duties demand anonymity.

Status
Read second time and amended. Re-referred to Com. on APPR.

Bill Documents
CA AB 1178 - 06/11/25 - Amended Senate
06/11/25 - CA AB 1178 (06/11/25 - Amended Senate)