{"data":{"id":"us-ca/gov-7920.545","jurisdiction":"us-ca","citation":"GOV § 7920.545","heading":"","body":"As used in this division, “writing” means any handwriting, typewriting, printing, photostating, photographing, photocopying, transmitting by electronic mail or facsimile, and every other means of recording upon any tangible thing any form of communication or representation, including letters, words, pictures, sounds, or symbols, or combinations thereof, and any record thereby created, regardless of the manner in which the record has been stored.","path":["Government Code - GOV","TITLE 1. GENERAL [100. - 7931.000.]","DIVISION 10. ACCESS TO PUBLIC RECORDS [7920.000. - 7931.000.]","PART 1. GENERAL PROVISIONS  [7920.000. - 7920.545.]","CHAPTER 2. Definitions [7920.500. - 7920.545.]"],"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":"e31572a19c1a58a9065569c3d799a2457425545c1240043bfc16a6bd6e3d44cd","source_id":"us-ca","stale":false,"prev":"us-ca/gov-7920.540","next":"us-ca/gov-7921.000"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}