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Cal. Penal Code § 1545
Current through 2025–2026 Regular Session (leginfo weekly dump, 2026-07-12)
Part of Chapter 3.5: Disclosure of Medical Records to Law Enforcement Agencies, California Penal Code.
Full text of Cal. Penal Code § 1545
Statutory text current through the 2025–2026 Regular Session (leginfo weekly dump, 2026-07-12). This publication reproduces the official statutory text; it is not the official statutes of the State of California.
For the purposes of this chapter: (a) “Health care facility” means any clinic, health dispensary, or health facility, licensed pursuant to Division 2 (commencing with Section 1200) of the Health and Safety Code, or any mental hospital, drug abuse clinic, or detoxification center. (b) “Law enforcement agency” means the Attorney General of the State of California, every district attorney, and every agency of the State of California expressly authorized by statute to investigate or prosecute law violators.
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