(a) An official publisher of legal material in an electronic record that is or was designated as official under Section 10293 shall provide for the preservation and security of the record in an electronic form or a form that is not electronic.

(b) If legal material is preserved under subdivision (a) in an electronic record, the official publisher shall do all of the following:

Terms Used In California Government Code 10296

  • Electronic: means relating to technology having electrical, digital, magnetic, wireless, optical, electromagnetic, or similar capabilities. See California Government Code 10291
  • Legal material: means all of the following, whether or not in effect:

    California Government Code 10291

  • Record: means information that is inscribed on a tangible medium or that is stored in an electronic or other medium and is retrievable in perceivable form. See California Government Code 10291
  • Subdivision: means a subdivision of the section in which the term occurs unless some other section is expressly mentioned. See California Government Code 10

(1) Ensure the integrity of the record.

(2) Provide for backup and disaster recovery of the record.

(3) Ensure the continuing usability of the material.

(Added by Stats. 2012, Ch. 310, Sec. 1. (SB 1075) Effective January 1, 2013. Operative July 1, 2015, by Sec. 2 of Ch. 310.)

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