California Government Code 14900 – (a) It is the policy of the State of California to make freely …
(a) It is the policy of the State of California to make freely available to its inhabitants all state publications.
(b) If a state agency proposes a regulation that incorporates by reference any publication, including, but not limited to, international or state standards, two copies of the referenced publication shall, if practicable, be deposited by the agency at the California State Library upon adoption of those regulations.
Terms Used In California Government Code 14900
- State: means the State of California, unless applied to the different parts of the United States. See California Government Code 18
- state agency: includes every state office, officer, department, division, bureau, board, and commission. See California Government Code 11000
(c) State publications in physical format shall be made freely available to the public by distribution to libraries throughout the state, subject to the assumption by those libraries of the responsibilities of keeping the documents readily accessible for use, and of rendering assistance in their use to qualified patrons without charge.
(Amended by Stats. 2020, Ch. 110, Sec. 34. (SB 820) Effective September 18, 2020.)