§ 27395. — 27395. (Amended by Stats. 2005, Ch. 520, Sec. 1.)

California § 27395.

• Jurisdiction: California
• Code GOV: Government Code - GOV
• Div.: 2.
• Title 3.: DIVISION 2. OFFICERS
• Part 3.: PART 3. OTHER OFFICERS
• Ch. 6.: CHAPTER 6. Recorder
• Art. 6.: ARTICLE 6. Electronic Recording Delivery Act of 2004

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(a)
No person shall be a computer security auditor or be granted secure access to an electronic recording delivery system if he or she has been convicted of a felony, has been convicted of a misdemeanor related to theft, fraud, or a crime of moral turpitude, or if he or she has pending criminal charges for any of these crimes. A plea of guilty or no contest, a verdict resulting in conviction, or the forfeiture of bail, shall be a conviction within the meaning of this section, irrespective of a subsequent order under Section 1203.4 of the
Penal Code.
(b)
All persons entrusted with secure access to an electronic recording delivery system shall submit fingerprints to the Attorney General for a criminal records check according to regulations adopted pursuant to Section 27393.
(c)
(1)
The Attorney General shall submit to the Department of Justice the fingerprint images and related information of persons with secure access to the electronic recording delivery system and computer security auditors for the purpose of obtaining information as to the existence and nature of a record of state or federal convictions and arrests for which the Department of Justice establishes that the applicant was released on bail or on his or her own recognizance pending trial.
(2)
The Department of Justice shall respond to the Attorney General for
criminal offender record information requests submitted pursuant to this section, with information as delineated in subdivision (
l
) of Section 11105 of the Penal Code.
(3)
The Department of Justice shall forward requests from the Attorney General to the Federal Bureau of Investigation for federal summary criminal history information pursuant to this section.
(4)
The Attorney General shall review and compile the information from the Department of Justice and the Federal Bureau of Investigation to determine whether a person is eligible to access an electronic recording delivery system pursuant to this article.
(5)
The Attorney General shall request subsequent arrest notification service, pursuant to Section 11105.2 of the Penal Code, for all persons with secure access to the electronic recording delivery system
and all computer security auditors.
(d)
The Attorney General shall deliver written notification of an individual’s ineligibility for access to an electronic recording delivery system to the individual, his or her known employer, the computer security auditor, and the county recorder.
(e)
The Department of Justice shall charge a fee sufficient to cover the cost of processing a state or federal criminal offender record information request and any other costs incurred pursuant to this section.
(f)
The Attorney General shall define “secure access” by regulation and by agreement with the county recorder in the system certification.

Legislative History

Amended by Stats. 2005, Ch. 520, Sec. 1. Effective January 1, 2006.