Section 1596.603 Of Chapter 3.35. Child Care Provider Registration From California Health And Safety Code >> Division 2. >> Chapter 3.35.
1596.603
. (a) Each person initiating a background examination to be
a trustline provider shall either obtain two sets of fingerprints
from a law enforcement agency or other local agency on a fingerprint
card authorized by the Department of Justice and shall submit the
fingerprints, or send his or her fingerprints to the Department of
Justice by electronic transmission in a manner approved by the
department, unless exempted in subdivision (e), and a completed
trustline application to the department, or the local child care
resource and referral agency which will immediately forward the
application package to the department. The agency taking the
fingerprints shall inscribe the serial number from the identification
card described in Section 1596.601 on the fingerprint cards.
(b) A law enforcement agency or other local agency authorized to
take fingerprints may charge a reasonable fee to offset the costs of
fingerprinting for the purposes of this chapter.
(c) Upon receipt, the department shall transmit the fingerprint
card and a copy of the application to the Department of Justice. The
Department of Justice shall use the fingerprints and the application
to search the state and Federal Bureau of Investigation criminal
history information pursuant to Section 1596.871 and the automated
child abuse system pursuant to subdivision (b) of Section 1596.877.
(d) A person who is a current licensee or employee in a facility
licensed by the department need not submit fingerprints to the
department and may transfer their criminal record clearance pursuant
to subdivision (h) of Section 1596.871. The person shall instead
submit to the department, along with the person's application, a copy
of the person's identification card described in Section 1596.601
and sign a declaration verifying the person's identity. A willful
false declaration is a violation of this subdivision punishable in
the same manner as provided under Section 1596.890.