Cal. HSC § 1596.8713
This is the official text of Cal. HSC § 1596.8713, part of California’s Health and Safety Code — covers public health, hospitals, controlled substances, and environmental health standards.
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Official statutory text
(a) The Department of Justice may charge a fee sufficient to cover its costs in providing services in accordance with Section 1596.871 to comply with the 14-day requirement for provision to the department of the criminal record information, as contained in subdivision (c) of Section 1596.871.
(b) (1) Between July 1, 2000, and July 1, 2001, no fee shall be charged by the Department of Justice or the State Department of Social Services for any costs associated with obtaining a California or Federal Bureau of Investigation criminal record or for conducting a child abuse index check, of a volunteer at a child care facility who is required to be fingerprinted pursuant to subdivision (b) of Section 1596.871, provided that the exemption does not cause an increase in fees for other providers.
(2) On or after July 1, 2001, no fee shall be charged for the purposes specified in paragraph (1) if funds for those purposes are appropriated in the annual Budget Act and the exemption does not cause an increase in fees for other providers.
(3) For purposes of this subdivision, “volunteer” means a person who provides services at a child care facility and does not receive any payment of a salary or hourly wage in exchange for these services.
(b) (1) Between July 1, 2000, and July 1, 2001, no fee shall be charged by the Department of Justice or the State Department of Social Services for any costs associated with obtaining a California or Federal Bureau of Investigation criminal record or for conducting a child abuse index check, of a volunteer at a child care facility who is required to be fingerprinted pursuant to subdivision (b) of Section 1596.871, provided that the exemption does not cause an increase in fees for other providers.
(2) On or after July 1, 2001, no fee shall be charged for the purposes specified in paragraph (1) if funds for those purposes are appropriated in the annual Budget Act and the exemption does not cause an increase in fees for other providers.
(3) For purposes of this subdivision, “volunteer” means a person who provides services at a child care facility and does not receive any payment of a salary or hourly wage in exchange for these services.
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