California § 22253.5 - Beginning July 1, 2020, as a condition of registration, the council shall require

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§ 22253.5. Beginning July 1, 2020, as a condition of registration, the council shall require

(a) Beginning July 1, 2020, as a condition of registration, the council shall require the applicant to submit fingerprint images as directed by the council and in a form consistent with the requirements of this section. (b) The council shall submit the fingerprint images and related information to the Department of Justice for the purpose of obtaining information as to the existence and nature of a record of state- and federal-level convictions and of state- and federal-level arrests for which the Department of Justice establishes that the applicant was released on bail or on his or her own recognizance pending trial. (c) Requests for federal-level criminal offender record information received by the Department of Justice pursuant to this section shall be forwarded to the Federal Bureau of Investigation by the Department of Justice. The Department of Justice shall review the information returned from the Federal Bureau of Investigation, and shall compile and disseminate a fitness determination regarding the applicant. The Department of Justice shall provide information to the council pursuant to subdivision (p) of Section 11105 of the Penal Code. (d) The Department of Justice and the council shall charge a fee sufficient to cover the cost of processing the request for state- and federal-level criminal offender record information. (e) The council shall request subsequent arrest notification service from the Department of Justice, as provided under Section 11105.2 of the Penal Code, for all applicants for registration for whom fingerprint images and related information are submitted to conduct a search for state- and federal-level criminal offender record information. (f) The council may receive arrest notifications and other background materials about applicants and registrants from a city, county, or city and county.

Source: official California text · Last verified 2026-08-27

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