Is there a right to privacy in arrest records?
California, United States of America
The following excerpt is from Loder v. Municipal Court, 132 Cal.Rptr. 464, 17 Cal.3d 859, 553 P.2d 624 (Cal. 1976):
There is apparently no right of privacy in arrest records under the federal Constitution. (Paul v. Davis (1976) 424 U.S. 693, 712, 96 S.Ct. 1155, 47 L.Ed.2d 405.)
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