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oiglaw.com 5 <br />AB 847 (Sharp-Collins) <br />Background: <br />▪Penal Code §832.7: peace officer personnel records are <br />confidential, with narrow exceptions. <br />▪Explicit access for: Grand juries, District Attorneys, Attorney <br />General, and POST in investigations. <br />▪Civilian oversight commissions were NOT specifically listed. <br />▪Oversight commissions relied on subpoenas, summaries, or <br />CPRA-release categories (SB 1421 records), but often faced <br />resistance and/or litigation <br />▪Agencies argued they could not share personnel files with <br />oversight bodies without violating Penal Code §832.7 <br />(LASD v. Civilian Oversight Commission).