In Richards v. Superior Court (1968) 258 Cal.App.2d 635, the court considered the effect of a statute directing that certain information was " 'confidential and shall not be published or open to public inspection in any manner.' " (Id. at p. 637.) The statute further directed that " 'such records are not admissible in evidence in any action or special proceeding ... .' " (Ibid.) The court concluded that, when considered as a whole, the language of the statute "manifests a clear legislative intent to preserve ... confidentiality" even where a party seeks the information for evidence at trial. (Id. at p. 638.)