(a) Criminal justice agencies, as defined in Section 13101, shall require employees, prospective employees, volunteers, contractors, and subcontractors, as specified in subdivision (c), to undergo a fingerprint-based state and national criminal history background check.
(b) Criminal justice agencies shall submit to the Department of Justice fingerprint images and related information for individuals specified in subdivision (a) who are subject to a state and national criminal history background check, pursuant to subdivision (u) of Section 11105. The Department of Justice shall provide a state- or federal-level response pursuant to subdivision (l) of Section 11105.
(c) Subdivision (a) only applies to a volunteer, contractor, or subcontractor who does either of the following:
(1) Provides services for the administration of criminal justice as that term is defined in Section 20.3 of Subpart A of Part 20 of Chapter I of Title 28 of the Code of Federal Regulations.
(2) Has direct or remote access to the criminal justice agency’s systems or unescorted access to the criminal justice agency’s facilities.
(Amended by Stats. 2026, Ch. 313, Sec. 23. (AB 2796) Effective September 18, 2026.)