Public records: local agencies: exception to disclosure: peace officers.

Existing law, the California Public Records Act, requires state and local agencies to make public records available upon receipt of a request that reasonably describes an identifiable record not otherwise exempt from disclosure, and upon payment of fees covering direct costs of duplication. This bill would exempt from disclosure the records of the residence or mailing address of any person described as a peace officer, if that person or his or her recognized collective bargaining representative has requested confidentiality of that information to a local agency, and that local agency chooses to maintain a program that redacts that information or makes that information confidential. Existing constitutional provisions require that a statute that limits the right of access to the meetings of public bodies or the writings of public officials and agencies be adopted with findings demonstrating the interest protected by the limitation and the need for protecting that interest. This bill would make legislative findings to that effect.