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§ 1798.15. — 1798.15. (Amended by Stats. 1985, Ch. 595, Sec. 6.)

California § 1798.15.
JurisdictionCalifornia
Code CIVCivil Code - CIV
Div. 3.DIVISION 3. OBLIGATIONS
Title1.8.
Part 4.TITLE 1.8. PERSONAL DATA
Ch. 1.CHAPTER 1. Information Practices Act of 1977
Art. 5.ARTICLE 5. Agency Requirements

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Each agency shall collect personal information to the greatest extent practicable directly from the individual who is the subject of the information rather than from another source.

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Legislative History

Amended by Stats. 1985, Ch. 595, Sec. 6.

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§ 1798.
1798. (Added by Stats. 1977, Ch. 709.)
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1798.1. (Added by Stats. 1977, Ch. 709.)
§ 1798.100.
1798.100. (Amended November 3, 2020, by initiative Proposition 24, Sec. 4.)
§ 1798.105.
1798.105. (Amended November 3, 2020, by initiative Proposition 24, Sec. 5.)
§ 1798.106.
1798.106. (Amended by Stats. 2024, Ch. 121, Sec. 1.)
§ 1798.110.
1798.110. (Amended November 3, 2020, by initiative Proposition 24, Sec. 7.)
§ 1798.115.
1798.115. (Amended November 3, 2020, by initiative Proposition 24, Sec. 8.)
§ 1798.120.
1798.120. (Amended by Stats. 2024, Ch. 940, Sec. 1.)
§ 1798.121.
1798.121. (Amended by Stats. 2024, Ch. 121, Sec. 2.)
§ 1798.125.
1798.125. (Amended November 3, 2020, by initiative Proposition 24, Sec. 11.)
§ 1798.130.
1798.130. (Amended by Stats. 2025, Ch. 67, Sec. 26.)
§ 1798.135.
1798.135. (Amended by Stats. 2024, Ch. 121, Sec. 4.)
§ 1798.136.
1798.136. (Added by Stats. 2025, Ch. 465, Sec. 2.)
§ 1798.14.
1798.14. (Amended by Stats. 1985, Ch. 595, Sec. 5.)
§ 1798.140.
1798.140. (Amended by Stats. 2025, Ch. 67, Sec. 27.)
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