California Codes, Civil Code - CIV, Division 3 — Obligations, Part 4 — Obligations Arising from Particular Transactions, Title 1.8 — Personal Data, Chapter 1 — Information Practices Act of 1977, Article 10 — Penalties, Section 1798.57
Except for disclosures which are otherwise required or permitted by law, the intentional disclosure of medical, psychiatric, or psychological information in violation of the disclosure provisions of this chapter is punishable as a misdemeanor if the wrongful disclosure results in economic loss or personal injury to the individual to whom the information pertains.
Notes
Sets a misdemeanor consequence for intentionally disclosing medical, psychiatric, or psychological information in violation of the chapter’s disclosure rules when the wrongful disclosure causes economic loss or personal injury to the individual concerned. Exempts disclosures that are otherwise required or permitted by law from that misdemeanor rule.
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