Section 22101.5 Of Article 3. Licensing From California Financial Code >> Division 9. >> Chapter 1. >> Article 3.
22101.5
. (a) The commissioner shall submit to the Department of
Justice fingerprint images and related information required by the
Department of Justice of all finance lender and broker license
candidates, as defined by subdivision (a) of Section 22101, for
purposes of obtaining information as to the existence and content of
a record of state or federal convictions, state or federal arrests,
and information as to the existence and content of a record of state
or federal arrests for which the Department of Justice establishes
that the person is free on bail or on his or her own recognizance
pending trial or appeal.
(b) When received, the Department of Justice shall forward to the
Federal Bureau of Investigation requests for federal summary criminal
history information received pursuant to this section. The
Department of Justice shall review the information returned from the
Federal Bureau of Investigation and compile and disseminate a
response to the commissioner.
(c) The Department of Justice shall provide a response to the
commissioner pursuant to paragraph (1) of subdivision (p) of Section
11105 of the Penal Code.
(d) The commissioner shall request from the Department of Justice
subsequent arrest notification service, as provided pursuant to
Section 11105.2 of the Penal Code, for license candidates described
in subdivision (a).
(e) The Department of Justice shall charge a fee sufficient to
cover the costs of processing the requests pursuant to this section.
(f) Notwithstanding subdivisions (a) to (e), inclusive, the
commissioner may by rule require fingerprints submitted by an
applicant to be submitted to the Nationwide Mortgage Licensing System
and Registry in addition to the Department of Justice.