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California Civil Code Section 1786.28

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(a) Each investigative consumer reporting agency that
collects, assembles, evaluates, compiles, reports, transmits,
transfers, or communicates items of information concerning consumers
which are matters of public record shall specify in any report
containing public record information the source from which this
information was obtained, including the particular court, if
applicable, and the date that this information was initially reported
or publicized.
   (b) A consumer reporting agency which furnishes a consumer report
for employment purposes and which for that purpose compiles,
collects, assembles, evaluates, reports, transmits, transfers, or
communicates items of information on consumers which are matters of
public record and are likely to have an adverse effect upon a
consumer's ability to obtain employment shall in addition maintain
strict procedures designed to insure that whenever public record
information which is likely to have an adverse effect on a consumer's
ability to obtain employment is reported it is complete and up to
date.  For purposes of this paragraph, items of public record
relating to arrests, indictments, convictions, suits, tax liens, and
outstanding judgments shall be considered up to date if the current
public record status of the item at the time of the report is
reported.

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