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State of California Department of Justice
Rob Bonta
Attorney General
Attorney General
The information below relates to recent rulemaking activity, including links to the regulations text and associated documents. Additionally, tips for making effective comments on regulations can be found here: Tips for Making Effective Comments, pdf. A person who has submitted a comment regarding a proposed action has the right to request a copy of the final statement of reasons.
NOTE: Regulation documents prepared by the Department may contain markup including underline, strikethrough, or highlight. While these documents are ADA-compliant, upon request, the Department can prepare a more screen reader-friendly version of these documents with annotations that explain the marked changes. Submit all requests to regulations@doj.ca.gov.
Approved: Regulation for Data Broker Registration (in relation to the below emergency regulation for Data Broker Registration)
On December 31, 2020, the Office of Administrative Law approved the Department of Justice’s regulation regarding Data Broker Registration and filed it with the Secretary of State. This regulation became effective on December 31, 2020.
Final Regulation:
Public Notice and Related Documents:
On October 26, 2020, the Office of Administrative Law approved the Department of Justice’s readoption of the emergency regulation for Data Broker Registration and filed it with the Secretary of State. This regulation became effective October 28, 2020 and was followed by the above regulation that became effective on December 31, 2020.
Approved Readoption of Emergency Regulation Effective October 28, 2020:
Readoption of Emergency Regulation Public Notice and Related Documents:
Approved Emergency Regulation Effective January 1, 2020 through October 28, 2020:
Approved Emergency Regulation Public Notice and Related Documents: