California § 18859 - The commission shall have the authority to obtain and review criminal history inf
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§ 18859. The commission shall have the authority to obtain and review criminal history inf
(a) The commission shall have the authority to obtain and review criminal history information to determine whether an applicant or licensee has been convicted of any offense or has been arrested for any offense for which disposition is still pending. A conviction, or a plea of guilty or nolo contendere to an offense, may be cause to deny an application or take disciplinary action against a licensee dependent on the relevancy of the offense to the licensed activity. (b) The commission may require applicants to submit two sets of fingerprints which shall be furnished to the Department of Justice. Upon the request of the commission, the Department of Justice shall submit one set of the fingerprints to the Federal Bureau of Investigation to obtain a copy of the Federal Bureau of Investigationâs record and shall retain one set to search the California criminal history system.
Source: official California text · Last verified 2026-08-27
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Section 18859 ("The commission shall have the authority to obtain and review criminal history inf") is part of the Public Contract Code - PCC, the codified statutory law of California. It sets out the legal rule or procedure described in the text above. Statutes are amended regularly, so always verify against the official source.
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