§ 187 Public Member Definition

Financial Code·California

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•This law defines who is considered a 'member of the public' for certain rules.
•Government workers doing their job are not counted as 'members of the public'.
•People working for a company (like bosses, lawyers, or accountants) are also not 'members of the public' if the secret info is only about their own company.

Example

A person works at a store and sees secret sales numbers for that store.

This worker is not a 'member of the public' for those sales numbers because the info is only about their own store.

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§ 187 Public Member Definition

“Member of the public” means any person, except an agent, officer, or employee of the department acting within the scope of his or her agency, office, or employment. Member of the public does not include a director, officer, employee, attorney, accountant, or consultant of a licensee, provided that the confidential information in question only pertains to the licensee that employs or utilizes the director, officer, employee, attorney, accountant, or consultant. (Repealed and added by Stats. 2013, Ch. 334, Sec. 15. (SB 537) Effective January 1, 2014.)

Last verified: January 23, 2026

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member of the public licensee confidential information

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Official text at leginfo.legislature.ca.gov
California Legislature. Financial Code. Section 187.

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