Chapter 1 – General Administration

13030.16 Access to Records

• Each individual has the right to inquire and be notified whether CDCRCalifornia Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation maintains a record about him or her. Any inquiry shall specify the name and title of the records system as filed with the OIPOffice of Information Practices. Inmates are granted access and review of information pertaining to themselves under case law (Olson v. Pope (1974) 37Cal.App.3d783, 112Cal.Rptr.579) and this section. Inmates may request an Olson review of their Central File (C-File) from their assigned Correctional Counselor (CCCorrectional Counselor).

• The individual shall be permitted to inspect and obtain an exact copy of all or any portion of any nonexempt personal information about themselves even when it might be kept under the name of another person, entity, event, or date or among other records systems.

• The individual may permit another person of their choosing to inspect all nonexempt personal information in a record and have an exact copy of all, or any portion, of the record. The individual must sign a CDC Form 1021, before such disclosure may be permitted.

• The individual shall be permitted to inspect the accounting of disclosures made in accordance with this section, except that exempt information contained in the accounting shall be withheld.