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This bill establishes "limited access to personal information for protected individuals," defining a protected individual as a current or retired district attorney, assistant district attorney, or district attorney investigator. It allows these protected individuals, or the judicial administrator's office acting on their behalf, to request that public bodies or third parties withhold their personal information from public disclosure, provided sufficient information is given to confirm their status as a protected individual. The bill also grants protected individuals or the judicial administrator's office the right to file a mandamus action, a type of court order, against any public body or third party that violates these provisions. However, it clarifies that individuals recognized as protected individuals are not exempt from the publication or removal of their personal information from records publicly posted by the office of the Secretary of State, and the bill is set to become effective on July 1, 2026.

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