California Civil Code

§ 1798.99.86

CIV § 1798.99.86 Effective Jan 1, 2026Div. 3 · Title 1.81.48 · Part 4

Statute text

(a)By January 1, 2026, the California Privacy Protection Agency shall establish an accessible deletion mechanism that does all of the following:

(1)Implements and maintains reasonable security procedures and practices, including, but not limited to, administrative, physical, and technical safeguards appropriate to the nature of the information and the purposes for which the personal information will be used and to protect consumers’ personal information from unauthorized use, disclosure, access, destruction, or modification.

(2)Allows a consumer, through a single verifiable consumer request, to request that every data broker that maintains any personal information delete any personal information related to that consumer held by the data broker or associated service provider or contractor.

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Legislative history

Amended by Stats. 2025, Ch. 466, Sec. 3. (SB 361) Effective January 1, 2026.