{"data":{"id":"us-ca/civ-1798.18","jurisdiction":"us-ca","citation":"CIV § 1798.18","heading":"","body":"Each agency shall maintain all records, to the maximum extent possible, with accuracy, relevance, timeliness, and completeness.\nSuch standard need not be met except when such records are used to make any determination about the individual. When an agency transfers a record outside of state government, it shall correct, update, withhold, or delete any portion of the record that it knows or has reason to believe is inaccurate or untimely.","path":["Civil Code - CIV","DIVISION 3. OBLIGATIONS [1427. - 3273.91.]","PART 4. OBLIGATIONS ARISING FROM PARTICULAR TRANSACTIONS [1738. - 3273.91.]","TITLE 1.8. PERSONAL DATA [1798. - 1798.78.]","CHAPTER 1. Information Practices Act of 1977 [1798. - 1798.78.]","ARTICLE 5. Agency Requirements [1798.14. - 1798.23.]"],"source_url":"https://downloads.leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/pubinfo_2025.zip","current_through":"2026-09-13","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-14T05:56:33Z","sha256":"0949aee34f3795de8353447f4ac4740caf9665e574c755dc8472e27a2977ffad","source_id":"us-ca","stale":false,"prev":"us-ca/civ-1798.17","next":"us-ca/civ-1798.19"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}