California Government Code ARTICLE 3.5 - Legislative Open Records Act

• Section 9070.
  The Legislature finds and declares that access to information concerning the conduct of the people’s business by the Legislature is a fundamental and necessary right...
• Section 9071.
  This article shall be known and may be cited as the Legislative Open Records Act.(Added by Stats. 1975, Ch. 1246.)
• Section 9072.
  As used in this article:(a) “Person” includes any natural person, corporation, partnership, limited liability company, firm, or association.(b) “Legislature” includes any Member of the Legislature, any legislative...
• Section 9073.
  Legislative records are open to inspection at all times during the normal office hours of the Legislature and any person has a right to inspect...
• Section 9074.
  All requests to inspect any legislative record shall be made to the appropriate Rules Committee of each house of the Legislature or the Joint Rules...
• Section 9075.
  Nothing in this article shall be construed to invalidate or affect the operation of Sections 10207, 10208, 10525, and 10526 of this code, or Temporary...
• Section 9076.
  Any person may institute proceedings for injunctive or declarative relief in any court of competent jurisdiction to enforce his right to inspect any legislative record...
• Section 9077.
  Whenever it is made to appear by verified petition to the superior court of the county where the records or some part thereof are situated...
• Section 9078.
  The court shall award court costs and reasonable attorney fees to the plaintiff should the plaintiff prevail in litigation filed pursuant to Section 9077.(Added by...
• Section 9079.
  If the court finds that the plaintiff’s case is clearly frivolous, it shall award court costs and reasonable attorney fees to the public agency.(Added by...
• Section 9080.
  (a) The Legislature finds and declares that legislative records relating to bills, resolutions, or proposed constitutional amendments before the Legislature provide evidence of legislative intent that...

Last modified: October 22, 2018