Today's Law As Amended


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SB-647 Clerk of the court.(2023-2024)



As Amends the Law Today


SECTION 1.

 Section 69846.3 is added to the Government Code, to read:

69846.3.
 (a) The clerk of the superior court shall allow access to public record information that identifies criminal defendants to a person who certifies under penalty of perjury both of the following:
(1) The person is reviewing or obtaining the information for the preparation of a consumer report by a consumer reporting agency regulated by the federal Fair Credit Report Act (15 U.S.C. Sec. 1681 et seq.).
(2) The person who is the subject of the report has consented to the preparation of the consumer report.
(b) A person receiving information pursuant to this section shall not be considered to have received local summary criminal history information as defined by subdivision (a) of Section 13300 of the Penal Code.
(c) The clerk of the superior court may audit persons who have accessed public record information pursuant to this section upon reasonable written notice given at least 10 business days in advance.
SEC. 2.
 No reimbursement is required by this act pursuant to Section 6 of Article XIII B of the California Constitution because the only costs that may be incurred by a local agency or school district will be incurred because this act creates a new crime or infraction, eliminates a crime or infraction, or changes the penalty for a crime or infraction, within the meaning of Section 17556 of the Government Code, or changes the definition of a crime within the meaning of Section 6 of Article XIII B of the California Constitution.