California · Welfare and Institutions Code - WIC

WIC §15675: (a) Unless otherwise prohibited by law, the Department of Justice shall make available to the State Department of Health Services, at no cost, access to the California Law Enforcement Telecommunicatio

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The Department of Justice must provide the State Department of Health Services free access to law enforcement telecommunications records, or the two departments may contract to allocate costs differently.

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(a) Unless otherwise prohibited by law, the Department of Justice shall make available to the State Department of Health Services, at no cost, access to the California Law Enforcement Telecommunications System as established pursuant to Chapter 2.5 (commencing with Section 15150) of Part 6 of Division 3 of Title 2 of the Government Code. (b) (1) As an alternative to the requirement of subdivision (a), the Department of Justice and the State Department of Health Services may negotiate and enter into a contract that specifies the method and terms upon which the cost of the Department of Justice to access the California Law Enforcement Telecommunications System for purposes of the State Department of Health Services are allocated between the respective departments. (2) During the operation of this contract, subdivision (a) shall not apply. However, subdivision (a) shall apply upon the termination, for any reason, of the contract and the contract shall not contain provisions to the contrary. (3) The contract shall not contain provisions inconsistent with any law that prescribes the extent to which an applicant for licensure, a permit, or certification, or employees, or volunteers shall or shall not pay for a criminal record background check.

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