Section 7910 Of Chapter 3. Telegraph Or Telephone Corporations From California Public Utilities Code >> Division 4. >> Chapter 3.
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. (a) Telephone corporations, holders of a state franchise
pursuant to Division 2.5 (commencing with Section 5800), and a video
provider, as defined in Section 53088.1 of the Government Code, shall
perform background checks of applicants for employment, according to
usual business practices.
(b) A background check equivalent to that performed by the
contracting telephone corporation, a holder of a state franchise
pursuant to Division 2.5 (commencing with Section 5800), and a video
provider, as defined in Section 53088.1 of the Government Code, shall
also be conducted on all of the following:
(1) Persons hired by a contracting entity under a personal
services contract.
(2) Independent contractors and their employees.
(3) Vendors and their employees.
(c) Independent contractors and vendors shall certify that they
have obtained the background checks required pursuant to subdivision
(b), and shall make the background checks available to the
contracting entity upon request.
(d) Except as otherwise provided by contract, the telephone
corporation, a holder of a state franchise pursuant to Division 2.5
(commencing with Section 5800), and a video provider, as defined in
Section 53088.1 of the Government Code, shall not be responsible for
administering the background checks and shall not assume the cost of
the background checks of individuals who are not applicants for
employment of the contracting entity.
(e) (1) An individual shall not, on behalf of a telephone
corporation, holder of a state franchise pursuant to Division 2.5
(commencing with Section 5800), or video provider, as defined in
Section 53088.1 of the Government Code, enter upon the premises of
any individual unless he or she has had the background check required
by subdivisions (a) and (b).
(2) Subdivision (a) applies to applicants for employment for
positions that would allow the applicant to have direct contact with
or access to the company's network or central office and would
require the applicant to perform activities that involve the
installation, service, or repair of the company's network or
equipment.
(3) Subdivision (b) applies to any person that has direct contact
with or access to the company's network or central office and
performs activities that involve the installation, service, or repair
of the company's network or equipment.
(f) This section does not apply to temporary workers performing
emergency functions to restore the network of a telephone corporation
to its normal state in the event of a natural disaster or an
emergency that threatens or results in the loss of service.
(g) The provisions of this section apply only to applicants for
employment who apply for employment on and after January 1, 2009, and
to contracts entered into on or after January 1, 2009.