Section 3307.5 Of Chapter 9.7. Public Safety Officers From California Government Code >> Division 4. >> Title 1. >> Chapter 9.7.
3307.5
. (a) No public safety officer shall be required as a
condition of employment by his or her employing public safety
department or other public agency to consent to the use of his or her
photograph or identity as a public safety officer on the Internet
for any purpose if that officer reasonably believes that the
disclosure may result in a threat, harassment, intimidation, or harm
to that officer or his or her family.
(b) Based upon his or her reasonable belief that the disclosure of
his or her photograph or identity as a public safety officer on the
Internet as described in subdivision (a) may result in a threat,
harassment, intimidation, or harm, the officer may notify the
department or other public agency to cease and desist from that
disclosure. After the notification to cease and desist, the officer,
a district attorney, or a United States Attorney may seek an
injunction prohibiting any official or unofficial use by the
department or other public agency on the Internet of his or her
photograph or identity as a public safety officer. The court may
impose a civil penalty in an amount not to exceed five hundred
dollars ($500) per day commencing two working days after the date of
receipt of the notification to cease and desist.