# Cal. GOV § 6206.5: Section 6206.5

> California · Statutes · In force

URL: https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_CA_Cgov_T1_D7_C3.1_S6206.5

## Section

- **Citation:** Cal. GOV § 6206.5
- **Heading:** Section 6206.5
- **Jurisdiction:** California
- **Kind:** Statutes
- **Status:** In force
- **Text as of:** August 14, 2026
- **Source:** Compiled text
- **Location:** California Code / Code gov / Title 1 / Division 7 / Chapter 3.1 / Section 6206.5

## Text

Upon termination of a program participant’s certification, the Secretary of State shall retain records as follows:

(a) Except as provided in subdivision (g) of Section 6206.7 or Section 6208, any records or documents pertaining to a program participant shall be held confidential for a period of three years after withdrawal or termination of certification.

(b) All records or documents pertaining to a program participant shall be retained for a period of three years after termination of certification and then destroyed, except for change of name records, which shall be retained permanently and only be accessible pursuant to Section 6208 and Section 1798.34 of the Civil Code.

## Nearby sections

- [Cal. GOV § 6205 Section 6205](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_CA_Cgov_T1_D7_C3.1_S6205.md)
- [Cal. GOV § 6205.5 Section 6205.5](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_CA_Cgov_T1_D7_C3.1_S6205.5.md)
- [Cal. GOV § 6206 Section 6206](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_CA_Cgov_T1_D7_C3.1_S6206.md)
- [Cal. GOV § 6206.1 Section 6206.1](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_CA_Cgov_T1_D7_C3.1_S6206.1.md)
- [Cal. GOV § 6206.4 Section 6206.4](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_CA_Cgov_T1_D7_C3.1_S6206.4.md)
- [Cal. GOV § 6206.5 Section 6206.5](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_CA_Cgov_T1_D7_C3.1_S6206.5.md)
- [Cal. GOV § 6206.7 Section 6206.7](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_CA_Cgov_T1_D7_C3.1_S6206.7.md)
- [Cal. GOV § 6207 Section 6207](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_CA_Cgov_T1_D7_C3.1_S6207.md)
- [Cal. GOV § 6207.5 Section 6207.5](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_CA_Cgov_T1_D7_C3.1_S6207.5.md)
- [Cal. GOV § 6208 Section 6208](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_CA_Cgov_T1_D7_C3.1_S6208.md)
- [Cal. GOV § 6208.1 Section 6208.1](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_CA_Cgov_T1_D7_C3.1_S6208.1.md)
- [Cal. GOV § 6208.2 Section 6208.2](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_CA_Cgov_T1_D7_C3.1_S6208.2.md)
- [Cal. GOV § 6208.5 Section 6208.5](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_CA_Cgov_T1_D7_C3.1_S6208.5.md)
- [Cal. GOV § 6209 Section 6209](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_CA_Cgov_T1_D7_C3.1_S6209.md)

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