Cal. PEN § 13503.1

This is the official text of Cal. PEN § 13503.1, part of California’s Penal Code — defines crimes and sets criminal procedure in California.

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(a) Commission employees, prospective employees, appointees, volunteers, contractors, and subcontractors, whose job duties require access to criminal offender record information as defined in Section 13102, state summary criminal history information as defined in Section 11105, or information obtained from the California Law Enforcement Telecommunications System, shall undergo a fingerprint-based state and national criminal history background check.

(b) The commission shall submit to the Department of Justice fingerprint images and related information for individuals specified in subdivision (a) who are subject to a state and national criminal history background check, pursuant to subdivision (u) of Section 11105. The Department of Justice shall provide a state or federal level response pursuant to subdivision (l) of Section 11105.

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