ARTICLE 6. Unlawful Furnishing of State Summary Criminal History Information [11140. - 11144.]

Cal. Penal Code - PEN 6.

in effect

Cal. Penal Code - PEN § 11140. Section 11140.

As used in this article: (a) “Record” means the state summary criminal history information as defined in subdivision (a) of Section 11105, or a copy thereof, maintained under a person’s name by the Department of Justice. (b) “A person authorized by law to receive a record” means any person or public agency authorized by a court, statute, or decisional law to receive a record.

Cal. Penal Code - PEN § 11141. Section 11141.

Any employee of the Department of Justice who knowingly furnishes a record or information obtained from a record to a person who is not authorized by law to receive the record or information is guilty of a misdemeanor.

Cal. Penal Code - PEN § 11142. Section 11142.

Any person authorized by law to receive a record or information obtained from a record who knowingly furnishes the record or information to a person who is not authorized by law to receive the record or information is guilty of a misdemeanor.

Cal. Penal Code - PEN § 11143. Section 11143.

Any person, except those specifically referred to in Section 1070 of the Evidence Code, who, knowing he is not authorized by law to receive a record or information obtained from a record, knowingly buys, receives, or possesses the record or information is guilty of a misdemeanor.

Cal. Penal Code - PEN § 11144. Section 11144.

(a) It is not a violation of this article to disseminate statistical or research information obtained from a record, provided that the identity of the subject of the record is not disclosed. (b) It is not a violation of this article to disseminate information obtained from a record for the purpose of assisting in the apprehension of a person wanted in connection with the commission of a crime. (c) It is not a violation of this article to include information obtained from a record in (1) a transcript or record of a judicial or administrative proceeding or (2) any other public record when the inclusion of the information in the public record is authorized by a court, statute, or decisional law.

Source: CA Legislative Counsel Bulk DataURL: https://downloads.leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/pubinfo_2025.zipFetched: 6/27/2026