- (a) All applicants for registration with the Board as an owner and operator of a mobile optometric office must submit fingerprints through the California Department of Justice's (“Department of Justice”) electronic fingerprint submission Live Scan Service (“Live Scan”) as described in this section.
- (b) Applicants must complete the Department of Justice Form “Request for Live Scan Service” form, and submit fingerprinting through Live Scan for its responsible officers or officials. For the purposes of this section, “responsible officers or officials” means the individuals listed in response to subdivision (b)(2)(F) in Section 1583 as the principal officers or officials responsible for the operations of the applicant's organization.
- (c) The applicant's responsible officers or officials residing in California must take the form to a Live Scan location to have their fingerprints taken by the operator. The applicant, through its officers, will be required to pay all fingerprint processing fees payable to the Live Scan operator, including the Live Scan operator's “rolling fee,” if any, and fees charged by the California Department of Justice, and the Federal Bureau of Investigation. For current information about fingerprint background checks, and Live Scan locations, individuals may visit the Attorney General's website at: https://oag.ca.gov/fingerprints.
(d) Individuals residing outside of California that cannot be fingerprinted electronically through Live Scan in California must have their fingerprints taken at a law enforcement agency in their state of residence, using fingerprint cards. These individuals should complete two fingerprint cards. The applicant should retain the second card, to be used if the first card is determined to be unreadable and rejected by the Department of Justice. Applicants must mail one fingerprint card, together with the California Department of Justice and Federal Bureau of Investigation fees (either personal check drawn on a U.S. bank, money order or certified check), payable to the “California Department of Justice,” to:
CALIFORNIA STATE BOARD OF OPTOMETRY
2450 DEL PASO ROAD, SUITE 105
SACRAMENTO, CA 95834
The applicant's responsible officers or officials will be notified if the first card is rejected. If rejected, the applicant's responsible officers or officials must follow the instructions on the rejection letter and submit the second fingerprint card.
- (e) No certificate to operate will be issued until the Board receives a response from the Department of Justice for all persons required to submit fingerprint information under Section 144 of the code and this Section, and the Board determines that the applicant with whom the persons fingerprinted are associated merits approval pursuant to the procedures and criteria referenced in Section 1583(e).
Note: Authority cited: Sections 3025 and 3070.2, Business and Professions Code. Reference: Sections 144 and 3070.2, Business and Professions Code; and Section 11105, Penal Code.
History
1. New section filed 10-9-2024; operative 10-9-2024 pursuant to Government Code section 11343.4(b)(3) (Register 2024, No. 41).