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HomeHealth and Safety CodeDiv. 101Pt. 4Ch. 6Art. 4§ 101873 State Agency Public Records

§ 101873 State Agency Public Records

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§ 101873 State Agency Public Records

This law says that when a corporation has a state agency as a member, that agency only has to share records with the public the way this law tells it to, unless the record is sent to most of the agency’s leaders for a public meeting, in which case it must be shared according to the agency’s own rules.

Key Takeaways

  • •State agency members of a corporation follow only the record‑sharing rules in this article.
  • •If a record is given to a majority of the agency’s leaders for a public meeting agenda, it must be made public under the agency’s own laws.
  • •The law does not stop a member from sharing more information than required.

Example

A state university is part of a research corporation. The corporation creates a report about a new study.

The university, as a state agency member, only has to make the report public the way this law says. But if the report is sent to most of the university’s board members to discuss at an open board meeting, the university must then share the report with the public following the university’s usual public‑record rules.

AI-generated — May contain errors. Not legal advice. Always verify source.

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§ 101873 State Agency Public Records

Notwithstanding any other provision of law, whenever at least one member of the members of the corporation is itself a state agency, including a constitutional corporation, the obligations of that member of the corporation to make records available to the public shall, with respect to any records received from or created by the corporation, be limited to those obligations contained in this article, provided that if a record otherwise subject to this article is distributed to a majority of the members of the governing body of a state agency, including a constitutional corporation, for consideration at a public meeting of that agency in open session in connection with an item of business on the agency’s meeting agenda, such a record shall be made available to the public in accordance with the laws applicable to that agency. Nothing in this article is intended to prohibit any member from making information available to the public. (Added by Stats. 1997, Ch. 927, Sec. 2. Effective January 1, 1998.)

Last verified: January 11, 2026

Key Terms

state agencyrecords available to the publicgoverning bodypublic meeting

Related Statutes

  • § 101860 Hospital Asset Transfer Requirements
  • § 101870 Corporate Records Definitions
  • § 101871 Public Records Access Rules
  • § 101872 Corporate Competitive Information Exemption
  • § 102875 Death Certificate Requirements

References

  • Official text at leginfo.legislature.ca.gov
  • California Legislature. Health and Safety Code. Section 101873.
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