California · Health and Safety Code - HSC

HSC §11591.5: (a) Every sheriff or chief of police, upon the arrest for any of the controlled substance offenses described in Section 11350, 11351, 11351.

Civil

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Sheriffs and police chiefs must notify community college district administrators and the Chancellor's office when a teacher or instructor is arrested for specified controlled substance offenses.

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(a) Every sheriff or chief of police, upon the arrest for any of the controlled substance offenses described in Section 11350, 11351, 11351.5, 11352, 11353, 11353.5, 11353.7, 11354, 11355, 11358, 11359, 11360, 11361, 11363, 11366, 11366.5, 11366.6, 11368, 11370.1, 11378, 11378.5, 11379, 11379.5, 11379.6, 11380, 11383, or 11550, or subdivision (a) of Section 11377, or Section 11364, insofar as that section relates to paragraph (9) of subdivision (d) of Section 11054, of any teacher or instructor employed in any community college district shall immediately notify by telephone the superintendent of the community college district employing the teacher or instructor and shall immediately give written notice of the arrest to the Office of the Chancellor of the California Community Colleges. Upon receipt of that notice, the district superintendent shall immediately notify the governing board of the community college district employing the person. (b) If a person described in subdivision (a) was arrested for an offense defined in Section 11378, 11379, or 11380, this section shall only apply to offenses involving controlled substances specified in paragraph (12) of subdivision (d) of Section 11054 and paragraph (2) of subdivision (d) of Section 11055, and to analogs of these substances, as defined in Section 11401. If a person described in subdivision (a) was arrested for an offense defined in Section 11379 or 11379.5, this section does not apply if the arrest was for transporting, offering to transport, or attempting to transport a controlled substance. This section does not apply to a person who was arrested for a misdemeanor under Section 11360.

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