Tracker record · California · Statute
California Delete Act and DROP requirements
The California Delete Act's deletion-request and opt-out platform (DROP) mechanics for data brokers, with operative requirements for broker registration, request processing, and audit.
Status
- Legal status
- In effect; DROP processing duty in force (DROP opened to consumers January 1, 2026; brokers must process DROP requests from August 1, 2026, checking at least every 45 days)
- Allegation or finding
- Operative law
- Applicability
- Data brokers registered in California
- Enforceability
- Binding on parties within scope
- Law checked through
- October 12, 2026
- Citation
- Delete Act (SB 362, 2023), Cal. Civ. Code 1798.99.80 to 1798.99.89 (Data Broker Registration)
- Source
- Cal. Civ. Code ยง1798.99.80 et seq.