Section 11050.5 Of Article 2. Criminal Investigation From California Penal Code >> Title 1. >> Part 4. >> Chapter 1. >> Article 2.
11050.5
. (a) The Attorney General may, upon the request of any
district attorney, sheriff, chief of police, or other local, state or
federal law enforcement official, make available to such official so
requesting, the department's laboratory facilities and personnel and
the department's technical experts, including but not limited to
such personnel as fingerprint examiners, criminalists, document
examiners and intelligence specialists for the purpose of assisting
in the investigation of criminal matters, the detection of crimes and
the apprehension or prosecution of criminals.
(b) The Attorney General may, upon the request of any public
defender or private defense counsel appointed by the court, make
available to such public defender or such private appointed counsel,
the department's laboratory facilities and personnel and the
department's technical experts, including but not limited to such
personnel as fingerprint examiners, criminalists, document examiners
and intelligence specialists for the purpose of assisting in the
representation by such public defender or private appointed counsel
of persons in criminal proceedings. The Attorney General may contract
with each county whose public defender or such private appointed
counsel makes requests pursuant to this subdivision for the payment
of the reasonable costs of time and material in making available
information, services or facilities pursuant to this subdivision. No
information, services or facilities shall be made available to such
public defender or private appointed counsel unless the county so
contracts with the Attorney General.
(c) A copy of any information, including the results of any
analysis, furnished by the Attorney General to a public defender, or
private defense counsel appointed by the court, pursuant to
subdivision (b) shall be sent to the district attorney of the county
in which the public defender is located. If this subdivision or its
application to any person or circumstance is invalid, subdivision (b)
shall not be operative.
(d) The Department of Justice may charge a fee for the laboratory
services it performs.