California Legal Codes and Statutes

§ 12279

Added by Stats. 2014, Ch. 28, Sec. 24. (SB 854) Effective June 20, 2014.

If a record of a state agency has been lost or destroyed by conflagration or other public calamity, the Secretary of State may acquire the right to reproduce any portion of a public record plant as is necessary for the purpose of restoring or replacing the record or its substance.

Cite this section

Cal. Gov. Code § 12279 (2026)
https://ca.codecond.com/codes/gov/title-2-government-of-the-state-of-california/division-3-executive-department/part-2-constitutional-officers/chapter-3-secretary-of-state/article-7-state-records-management-act/section-12279

Other sections in Article 7 - State Records Management Act

§ 12270§ 12271§ 12272§ 12273§ 12274§ 12274.5§ 12275§ 12276§ 12277§ 12278§ 12279

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