California Code of Regulations
Title 10 - Investment
Chapter 7.7 - Department of Commerce: Competitive Technology Program
Article 4 - Confidentiality
Section 5441 - Disclosure of Confidential Information

Universal Citation: 10 CA Code of Regs 5441

Current through Register 2024 Notice Reg. No. 38, September 20, 2024

(a) The secretary shall be authorized to disclose information determined confidential pursuant to Section 5440 to:

(1) Agency employees whose agency work requires inspection of the information.

(2) Persons under contract to the agency whose work for the agency requires inspection of the information and who agree in a contract to keep the information confidential.

(3) Other governmental bodies which have a need for the information related to their official functions and which agree to keep the information confidential and to disclose the information only to those employees whose agency work requires inspection of the information. On behalf of the agency the secretary shall be permitted to request and agree to maintain the confidentiality of other agencies' confidential information.

(4) Any person, provided that either (i) the requesting party has consented in writing to the disclosure, or (ii) the secretary, after prior notice to the requesting party and opportunity for the requesting party to be heard, determines that such information is not exempt from disclosure under the Public Records Act and the public interest in disclosure of such information outweighs the public interest in nondisclosure.

(b) The secretary shall advise the person to whom the materials with the confidential designation belong of the disclosure to persons in subsections (a), (2), (3) and (4) of this Section of information determined confidential pursuant to Section 5440.

1. Repealed by operation of Government Code section 11346.1(g) and new section filed 8-20-89; operative 8-20-89 (Register 89, No. 31). For prior history, see Register 89, No. 2.
2. Change without regulatory effect amending section filed 2-7-94 pursuant to title 1, section 100, California Code of Regulations (Register 94, No. 6).

Note: Authority cited: Sections 6253(a) and 15379.9, Government Code. Reference: Sections 15333.5 and 15379.3, Government Code.

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