Penal Code 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.

Source: Section 11141, https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/codes_displaySection.xhtml?lawCode=PEN§ionNum=11141. (updated Jan. 1, 1974; accessed Jun. 25, 2025).

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Location: https://california.public.law/codes/penal_code_section_11141

Original Source: Section 11141, https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/codes_displaySection.xhtml?lawCode=PEN§ionNum=11141. (last accessed May 12, 2025).