Section 1522.06 Of Article 2. Administration From California Health And Safety Code >> Division 2. >> Chapter 3. >> Article 2.
1522.06
. (a) Individuals who are volunteer candidates for mentoring
children in foster care settings, as defined by the department,
shall be subject to a criminal background investigation prior to
having unsupervised contact with the children. The criminal
background check shall be initiated and conducted pursuant to either
Sections 1522 and 1522.1 or Section 1596.603, as applicable. Sections
1522 and 1522.1 may be utilized by a county social services agency
in cooperation with, or as a component of, a licensed foster family
agency.
(b) (1) The Department of Justice shall not charge a processing
fee with respect to any individual to whom subdivision (a) applies
for a state-level criminal offender record information search
pursuant to Section 1522.
(2) The State Department of Social Services shall not charge a fee
for the cost of a criminal background investigation under Section
1522 with respect to any individual to whom subdivision (a) applies.