CAADCA Section 1798.99.31(a)(1)(A), (a)(3) and (a)(4) - DPIA documentation, list and production to the Attorney General (enj…
Maintain DPIA documentation for the life of the service, make it available to the Attorney General within 5 business days on request, and review biennially
Where this comes from
Provision: Section 1798.99.31(a)(1)(A), (a)(3) and (a)(4) - DPIA documentation, list and production to the Attorney General (enjoined)
Instrument: California Age-Appropriate Design Code Act (AB 2273)
Citation: Cal. Civ. Code § 1798.99.31(a)(1)(A) (maintain; biennial review), (a)(3) (list within three business days), (a)(4)(A)-(C) (production within five business days; confidentiality; no privilege waiver); AB 2273, Stats. 2022 ch. 320, as amended by SB 1525, Stats. 2024 ch. 80
Text version: Cal. Civ. Code §§ 1798.99.28-1798.99.40 (AB 2273, Stats. 2022 ch. 320; § 1798.99.31 as amended by SB 1525, Stats. 2024 ch. 80, effective 1 January 2025), leginfo.legislature.ca.gov text retrieved 2026-09-21. Partly enjoined: NetChoice, LLC v. Bonta, No. 25-2366 (9th Cir. 12 Mar. 2026) — see confidenceNotes.
Who it applies to
Child audience (designed for OR likely accessed by children) — any one of these:
- Service is specifically designed for children under 18
- Service is likely to be accessed by children under 18
Remaining applicability scope — all of these:
- Service processes personal data
What engineering work it implies
Sample acceptance criteria Landfall generates for this obligation:
- Documentation covers system description, design, data, and known limitations per the referenced annex
- Documentation is versioned and updated on significant change
- An owner is assigned and a review cadence is defined
- Documentation can be produced for the regulator within the required timeframe
- Test: removing a required section fails the documentation check
Questions people ask
- Does CAADCA Section 1798.99.31(a)(1)(A), (a)(3) and (a)(4) - DPIA documentation, l… apply to my service?
- It applies when at least one of: Service is specifically designed for children under 18; Service is likely to be accessed by children under 18; and Service processes personal data.
- From when does this apply?
- CAADCA Section 1798.99.31(a)(1)(A), (a)(3) and (a)(4) - DPIA documentation, l… applies from 1 July 2024. Its current status is: passed, not yet in force.
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