Section 26215 Of Chapter 3. Plan Administration From California Education Code >> Division 1. >> Title 1. >> Part 14. >> Chapter 3.
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. (a) Information filed with the system by a participant or
beneficiary is confidential and shall be used by the system for the
sole purpose of carrying into effect the provisions of this part. No
official or employee of the system who has access to the individual
records of a participant or beneficiary shall divulge any
confidential information concerning those records to any person
except in the following instances:
(1) To the participant or beneficiary to whom the information
relates.
(2) To the authorized representative of the participant or
beneficiary.
(3) To the governing board of the participant's current or former
employer.
(4) To any department, agency, or political subdivision of this
state.
(5) To other individuals as necessary to locate a person to whom a
benefit may be payable.
(6) Pursuant to subpoena.
(b) Information filed with the system in a beneficiary designation
form may be released after the death of the participant to those
persons who may provide information necessary for the distribution of
benefits.
(c) The information is not open to inspection by anyone except the
board and its officers and employees of the system, and any person
authorized by statute to make inspections.