Penal Code section 7517

Except as otherwise permitted by this title or any provision of law, any records, including decisions of a chief medical officer or an appeals panel, compiled pursuant to this chapter shall be confidential.

Source: Section 7517, https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/codes_displaySection.xhtml?lawCode=PEN§ionNum=7517. (updated Sep. 30, 1988; accessed Oct. 27, 2025).

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Location: https://california.public.law/codes/penal_code_section_7517

Original Source: Section 7517, https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/codes_displaySection.xhtml?lawCode=PEN§ionNum=7517. (last accessed May 12, 2025).