CAL. GOV. CODE § 6267 : California Code - Section 6267

Search CAL. GOV. CODE § 6267 : California Code - Section 6267

All registration and circulation records of any library which is in whole or in part supported by public funds shall remain confidential and shall not be disclosed to any person, local agency, or state agency except as follows:

(a)By a person acting within the scope of his or her duties within the administration of the library.

(b)By a person authorized, in writing, by the individual to whom the records pertain, to inspect the records.

(c)By order of the appropriate superior court.

As used in this section, the term "registration records" includes any information which a library requires a patron to provide in order to become eligible to borrow books and other materials, and the term "circulation records" includes any information which identifies the patrons borrowing particular books and other material.

This section shall not apply to statistical reports of registration and circulation nor to records of fines collected by the library.