Section 12276 Of Article 7. State Records Management Act From California Government Code >> Division 3. >> Title 2. >> Part 2. >> Chapter 3. >> Article 7.

. (a) The records of a state agency may be microfilmed, electronically data imaged, or otherwise photographically reproduced and certified upon the written authorization of the head of the agency. The microfilming, electronic data imaging, or photographic reproduction shall be made in compliance with the minimum standards or guidelines, or both, as recommended by the American National Standards Institute or the Association for Information and Image Management, and as adopted by the Secretary of State, for recording of permanent records or nonpermanent records.
  (b) The certification of each reproduction or set of reproductions shall be in accordance with the standards, or have the approval, of the Attorney General. The certification shall contain a statement of the identity, description, and disposition or location of the records reproduced, the date, reason, and authorization for the reproduction, and other information that the Attorney General requires.
  (c) The certified reproductions shall be deemed to be original records for all purposes, including introduction in courts of law and state agencies.