6275. It is the intent of the Legislature to assist members of the
public and state and local agencies in identifying exemptions to the
California Public Records Act. It is the intent of the Legislature
that, after January 1, 1999, each addition or amendment to a statute
that exempts any information contained in a public record from
disclosure pursuant to subdivision (k) of Section 6254 shall be
listed and described in this article. The statutes listed in this
article may operate to exempt certain records, or portions thereof,
from disclosure. The statutes listed and described may not be
inclusive of all exemptions. The listing of a statute in this
article does not itself create an exemption. Requesters of public
records and public agencies are cautioned to review the applicable
statute to determine the extent to which the statute, in light of the
circumstances surrounding the request, exempts public records from
disclosure.
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6205. The Legislature finds that persons attempting to escape from
actual or threatened domestic violence or stalking frequently
establish new names or addresses in order to prevent their assailants
or probable assailants from finding them. The purpose of this
chapter is to enable state and local agencies to respond to requests
for public records without disclosing the changed name or location of
a victim of domestic violence or stalking, to enable interagency
cooperation with the Secretary of State in providing name and address
confidentiality for victims of domestic violence or stalking, and to
enable state and local agencies to accept a program participant's
use of an address designated by the Secretary of State as a
substitute mailing address.
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