Upon the application of a licensee under the Private Investigator and Adjuster Act (commencing with § 7500 of the Business and Professions Code), the sheriff shall furnish such licensee with a report stating whether any employee, or proposed employee, of such licensee has ever been convicted of a crime involving moral turpitude or the illegal possession of a dangerous weapon or of a felony; provided, that the information contained in the sheriff’s report to the applying licensee shall be only a statement of whether or not a conviction of such a crime has occurred. The sheriff may charge a fee sufficient to cover the costs of furnishing such report. The application shall include:

(a) The full name, residence address, telephone number, date and place of birth, and the social security number of the employee or proposed employee.

Terms Used In California Government Code 26616

  • Conviction: A judgement of guilt against a criminal defendant.
  • Evidence: Information presented in testimony or in documents that is used to persuade the fact finder (judge or jury) to decide the case for one side or the other.

(b) Three recent photographs of the employee or proposed employee of a type prescribed by the sheriff, and three classifiable sets of his fingerprints.

(c) Such other information, evidence, statements, or documents as may be required by the sheriff.

(d) A signed statement by the employee or proposed employee consenting to the application for such information.

(Amended by Stats. 1969, Ch. 457.)