Section 18859 - Authority to obtain and review criminal history information; fingerprints(a) The commission shall have the authority to obtain and review criminal history information to determine whether an applicant or licensee has been convicted of any offense or has been arrested for any offense for which disposition is still pending. A conviction, or a plea of guilty or nolo contendere to an offense, may be cause to deny an application or take disciplinary action against a licensee dependent on the relevancy of the offense to the licensed activity.(b) The commission may require applicants to submit two sets of fingerprints which shall be furnished to the Department of Justice. Upon the request of the commission, the Department of Justice shall submit one set of the fingerprints to the Federal Bureau of Investigation to obtain a copy of the Federal Bureau of Investigation's record and shall retain one set to search the California criminal history system.Ca. Bus. and Prof'l. Code § 18859
Renumbered from Ca. Bus. and Prof. Code §18868 by Stats 2015 ch 316 (SB 469),s 14, eff. 1/1/2016.