§ 2894. — 2894. (Amended by Stats. 2006, Ch. 198, Sec. 23.)

California § 2894.

• Jurisdiction: California
• Code PUC: Public Utilities Code - PUC
• Div. 1.: DIVISION 1. REGULATION OF PUBLIC UTILITIES
• Part 2.: PART 2. SPECIFIC PUBLIC UTILITIES
• Ch. 10.: CHAPTER 10. Telephone Corporations
• Art. 3.: ARTICLE 3. Customer Right of Privacy

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(a)
Notwithstanding subdivision (e) of Section 2891, the disclosure of any information by an interexchange telephone corporation, a local exchange telephone corporation, or a provider of commercial mobile radio service, as defined in Section 216.8, in good faith compliance with the terms of a state or federal court warrant or order or administrative subpoena issued at the request of a law enforcement official or other federal, state, or local governmental agency for law enforcement purposes, is a complete defense against any civil action
brought under this chapter or any other law, including, but not limited to, Chapter 1.5 (commencing with Section 630) of Part 1 of Title 15 of the Penal Code, for the wrongful disclosure of that information.
(b)
As used in this section the following terms have the following meanings:
(1)
“Interexchange telephone corporation” means a telephone corporation that is a long-distance carrier.
(2)
“Local exchange telephone corporation” means a telephone corporation that provides local exchange services.

Legislative History

Amended by Stats. 2006, Ch. 198, Sec. 23. Effective January 1, 2007.