outreach: CA has a free public CSV bulk download — no PRA letter needed (letters become fallback)

42ad8e0936e5c2aec40d15039344cab29c4d68ad · 2026-08-07 07:43:55 -0700 · steve@designerwallcoverings.com

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commit 42ad8e0936e5c2aec40d15039344cab29c4d68ad
Author: steve@designerwallcoverings.com <steve@designerwallcoverings.com>
Date:   Fri Aug 7 07:43:55 2026 -0700

    outreach: CA has a free public CSV bulk download — no PRA letter needed (letters become fallback)
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 outreach/states-records-law.json | 2 +-
 1 file changed, 1 insertion(+), 1 deletion(-)

diff --git a/outreach/states-records-law.json b/outreach/states-records-law.json
index 59a410b..d970968 100644
--- a/outreach/states-records-law.json
+++ b/outreach/states-records-law.json
@@ -13,7 +13,7 @@
     {"code": "AK", "name": "Alaska", "office": "Alaska Department of Revenue, Treasury Division (Unclaimed Property)", "law_name": "Alaska Public Records Act", "law_cite": "AS 40.25.110–.125", "mailing_address": null, "submission_channel": null},
     {"code": "AZ", "name": "Arizona", "office": "Arizona Department of Revenue, Unclaimed Property Unit", "law_name": "Arizona Public Records Law", "law_cite": "A.R.S. § 39-121 et seq.", "mailing_address": null, "submission_channel": null},
     {"code": "AR", "name": "Arkansas", "office": "Arkansas Auditor of State, Unclaimed Property Division", "law_name": "Arkansas Freedom of Information Act", "law_cite": "A.C.A. § 25-19-101 et seq.", "mailing_address": null, "submission_channel": null},
-    {"code": "CA", "name": "California", "office": "California State Controller's Office, Unclaimed Property Division", "law_name": "California Public Records Act", "law_cite": "Cal. Gov. Code § 7920.000 et seq. (formerly § 6250 et seq.)", "mailing_address": "Attn: Public Records Coordinator, P.O. Box 942850, Sacramento, CA 94250-5880", "submission_channel": null},
+    {"code": "CA", "name": "California", "office": "California State Controller's Office, Unclaimed Property Division", "law_name": "California Public Records Act", "law_cite": "Cal. Gov. Code § 7920.000 et seq. (formerly § 6250 et seq.)", "mailing_address": "Attn: Public Records Coordinator, P.O. Box 942850, Sacramento, CA 94250-5880", "submission_channel": null, "bulk_download": "https://www.sco.ca.gov/upd_download_property_records.html", "acquisition": "DIRECT DOWNLOAD — SCO publishes the full public unclaimed-property database as free CSV for owner outreach. No PRA letter needed. Page is Cloudflare-gated to scripted fetches; use a real browser. CPRA letter retained only as fallback."},
     {"code": "CO", "name": "Colorado", "office": "Colorado Department of the Treasury, Great Colorado Payback (Unclaimed Property)", "law_name": "Colorado Open Records Act (CORA)", "law_cite": "C.R.S. § 24-72-200.1 et seq.", "mailing_address": null, "submission_channel": null},
     {"code": "CT", "name": "Connecticut", "office": "Connecticut Office of the State Treasurer, Unclaimed Property Division (CT Big List)", "law_name": "Connecticut Freedom of Information Act", "law_cite": "Conn. Gen. Stat. § 1-200 et seq.", "mailing_address": null, "submission_channel": null},
     {"code": "DE", "name": "Delaware", "office": "Delaware Office of Unclaimed Property, Department of Finance", "law_name": "Delaware Freedom of Information Act", "law_cite": "29 Del. C. § 10001 et seq.", "mailing_address": null, "submission_channel": null, "note": "aggressive holder-audit state; treat data terms carefully"},

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