1. (a) General. Any person has the right to inquire whether the board maintains a record containing information about that person. Inquiries shall be submitted to the executive officer. All board employees shall cooperate to assist persons making inquiries.
2. (b) Responses to Inquiries. If any board unit maintains information concerning the person, the executive officer shall notify the person that the board maintains such information, that all personal information in the file may be reviewed, that requests for review are to be directed to the executive director, and that the information may be contested by submitting a request for amendment to the executive officer.

3. (c) Requests for Review. Any person may review all personal information concerning that person by submitting a request for review. The request shall be submitted in writing to the executive officer who shall arrange the review within 30 days of the request for active records, 60 days for inactive records. The person is also entitled to know the sources of the information, unless the source is confidential, and to review the accounting of disclosures of information in the file.

   If the person requesting review is a prisoner or parolee and the information in the board file is not also in the central file, copies of the personal information, the identify of sources and the accountings of disclosures shall be sent to the C&PR or parole agent, who shall give the copies to the prisoner or parolee. For other persons requesting review of board files, the board shall permit a personal review of the file or send copies of the information if the person lives more than 50 miles from the location of the board files.

Note: Authority cited: Section 5076.2, Penal Code. Reference: Sections 1798-1798.76, Civil Code.

History

1. Amendment of subsection (b) filed 11-13-85; effective thirtieth day thereafter (Register 85, No. 46).