Chapter 32.5. The 4th Amendment Protection Act of California Government Code >> Division 7. >> Title 1. >> Chapter 32.5.
(a) For the purposes of this section, the following
definitions shall apply:
(1) "Electronically stored information" means data that is
created, altered, communicated, and stored in digital form.
(2) "Metadata" means data bearing the record of and not the
content of communication, including, but not limited to, the time,
date, location, duration, origin, or subject of the communication,
and the identity of the person, persons, group, or entity sending or
receiving the message.
(b) The state shall not provide material support, participation,
or assistance in response to a request from a federal agency or an
employee of a federal agency to collect the electronically stored
information or metadata of any person if the state has actual
knowledge that the request constitutes an illegal or unconstitutional
collection of electronically stored information or metadata.