California · Health and Safety Code - HSC

HSC §110061: For the purposes of administering this part, Part 6 (commencing with Section 111940) of Division 104 of the Health and Safety Code, Section 104559.

Civil

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This statute requires departments to submit employee fingerprints to the Department of Justice and authorizes officials to review criminal histories to determine fitness for positions involving access to criminal records.

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For the purposes of administering this part, Part 6 (commencing with Section 111940) of Division 104 of the Health and Safety Code, Section 104559.5 of the Health and Safety Code, and Division 8.5 (commencing with Section 22950) of the Business and Professions Code, the following shall apply: (a) The department shall submit to the Department of Justice fingerprints and related information required by the Department of Justice for all employees, prospective employees, contractors, or subcontractors whose duties include access to criminal offender record information, as defined in Section 11075 of the Penal Code, pursuant to subdivision (u) of Section 11105 of the Penal Code. The Department of Justice shall provide a state- or federal-level response pursuant to subdivision (p) of Section 11105 of the Penal Code. (b) The department Food and Drug Branch Chief, or the designee of the Food and Drug Branch Chief that is a peace officer employee, shall review the criminal history of all persons listed in this section in order to make a final determination of a person’s fitness to perform duties.

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