1. (a) Documented proof of the oath or affirmation of any disaster service worker volunteer is an integral part of an injury claim for workers' compensation. File retention should follow the same rules as other public personnel records. The oath or affirmation shall be filed as follows:

   1. (1) State. File as prescribed by the California Department of Human Resources within 30 days of the date it was taken or subscribed.
   2. (2) County. File in the office of the county clerk or in the official department personnel file of the county employee who is designated as a disaster service worker.
   3. (3) City. File in the office of the city clerk.
   4. (4) Other Public Agencies or Districts. File with a public agency or district designated officer or employee.
   5. (5) The oath or affirmation may be destroyed without duplication five years after the termination of the disaster service worker volunteer's service or, in the case of a public employee, five years after the termination of the employee's employment.
2. (b) All registration records shall be available for inspection by any officer or employee of the State Compensation Insurance Fund or of the California Governor's Office of Emergency Services.
3. (c) The personnel officer or other individual designated by the accredited disaster council shall be responsible for keeping the registration current, and for the accuracy and safekeeping of the official registration records.
4. (d) The California Governor's Office of Emergency Services may prescribe additional registration requirements as it may deem necessary.

Note: Authority cited: Sections 8567 and 8585.5, Government Code. Reference: Section 3105, Government Code.

History

1. New section filed 2-8-99; operative 12-15-98. Submitted to OAL for printing only pursuant to Government Code section 8567(d) (Register 99, No. 7).

2. Change without regulatory effect amending subsection (b) and Note filed 5-12-2010 pursuant to section 100, title 1, California Code of Regulations (Register 2010, No. 20).

3. Amendment of subsections (a), (a)(2) and (a)(4), new subsection (a)(5) and amendment of subsections (b)-(d) and Note filed 12-17-2012; operative 12-17-2012. Submitted to OAL for filing and printing only pursuant to Government Code section 8567(d) (Register 2012, No. 51).

4. Change without regulatory effect amending subsections (a)(1), (b) and (d) filed 5-5-2021 pursuant to section 100, title 1, California Code of Regulations (Register 2021, No. 19).