7. Victims.

The name and age of the victim shall be made public, unless the disclosure of a particular item of information would endanger the safety of a person involved in an investigation or would endanger the successful completion of the investigation or a related investigation. However, the name of any victim of certain crimes defined by various provisions of the Penal Code relating to sex offenses may be withheld at the victim’s request, or at the request of the victim’s parent or guardian if the victim is a minor. Cal. Gov’t Code § 6254(f)(2). Furthermore, pursuant to Penal Code 293, a law enforcement agency is required to advise victims of their right to request that their names not be released.

Address information of victims must also be disclosed where the requester declares under penalty of perjury that the request is made for a scholarly, journalistic, political, or governmental purpose, or that the request is made for investigation purposes by a duly licensed investigator, except that the address of a victim of any crime defined by certain enumerated provisions of the Penal Code shall remain confidential. The requester must also declare under penalty of perjury that the address information obtained shall not be used to sell a product or service to any individual or group of individuals. Cal. Gov’t Code § 6254(f)(3).