Section 3306.5 Of Chapter 9.7. Public Safety Officers From California Government Code >> Division 4. >> Title 1. >> Chapter 9.7.
3306.5
. (a) Every employer shall, at reasonable times and at
reasonable intervals, upon the request of a public safety officer,
during usual business hours, with no loss of compensation to the
officer, permit that officer to inspect personnel files that are used
or have been used to determine that officer's qualifications for
employment, promotion, additional compensation, or termination or
other disciplinary action.
(b) Each employer shall keep each public safety officer's
personnel file or a true and correct copy thereof , and shall make
the file or copy thereof available within a reasonable period of time
after a request therefor by the officer.
(c) If, after examination of the officer's personnel file, the
officer believes that any portion of the material is mistakenly or
unlawfully placed in the file, the officer may request, in writing,
that the mistaken or unlawful portion be corrected or deleted. Any
request made pursuant to this subdivision shall include a statement
by the officer describing the corrections or deletions from the
personnel file requested and the reasons supporting those corrections
or deletions. A statement submitted pursuant to this subdivision
shall become part of the personnel file of the officer.
(d) Within 30 calendar days of receipt of a request made pursuant
to subdivision (c), the employer shall either grant the officer's
request or notify the officer of the decision to refuse to grant the
request. If the employer refuses to grant the request, in whole or in
part, the employer shall state in writing the reasons for refusing
the request, and that written statement shall become part of the
personnel file of the officer.