AB 1178: Peace officers: confidentiality of records.

The bill aims to amend the California Penal Code to protect the confidentiality of peace officers' records. The current law provides exemptions to the public records act, including exceptions for personnel records of peace officers and custodial officers. The bill would require courts to consider whether a specific peace officer is operating undercover when determining whether disclosure of records would pose a significant danger to the officer's physical safety or others. Additionally, the bill incorporates changes to section 832.7 of the Penal Code, proposed by other bills, and would only be operative if it and those bills are enacted.