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PUC § 2894

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Where this section sits in the code
  1. Public Utilities Code - PUC
  2. DIVISION 1. REGULATION OF PUBLIC UTILITIES [201. - 3299.100.]
  3. PART 2. SPECIFIC PUBLIC UTILITIES [2701. - 2899.]
  4. CHAPTER 10. Telephone Corporations [2871. - 2899.]
  5. ARTICLE 3. Customer Right of Privacy [2891. - 2894.10.]

(a) Notwithstanding subdivision (e) of Section 2891, the disclosure of any information by an interexchange telephone corporation, a local exchange telephone corporation, or a provider of commercial mobile radio service, as defined in Section 216.8, in good faith compliance with the terms of a state or federal court warrant or order or administrative subpoena issued at the request of a law enforcement official or other federal, state, or local governmental agency for law enforcement purposes, is a complete defense against any civil action brought under this chapter or any other law, including, but not limited to, Chapter 1.5 (commencing with Section 630) of Part 1 of Title 15 of the Penal Code, for the wrongful disclosure of that information.

(b) As used in this section the following terms have the following meanings:

(1) “Interexchange telephone corporation” means a telephone corporation that is a long-distance carrier.

(2) “Local exchange telephone corporation” means a telephone corporation that provides local exchange services.

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