(b) As a condition of application for a license, each applicant shall provide to the Department of Justice a full set of fingerprints for the purpose of conducting a criminal history record check and to undergo a state- and federal- level criminal offender record information search conducted through the Department of Justice, as follows:

1. (1) The Department of Consumer Affairs, California Architects Board shall electronically submit to the Department of Justice fingerprint images and related information required by the Department of Justice of all landscape architect license applicants pursuant to subdivision (u) of Section 11105 of the Penal Code, as defined by Section 5615, for the purpose of obtaining information as to the existence and content of a record of state or federal arrests and state or federal convictions and also information as to the existence and content of a record of state or federal arrests for which the Department of Justice establishes that the person is free on bail or on their recognizance pending trial or appeal.
2. (2) When received, the Department of Justice shall transmit fingerprint images and related information received pursuant to this section, to the Federal Bureau of Investigation for the purpose of obtaining a federal criminal history records check. The Department of Justice shall review the information returned from the Federal Bureau of Investigation and compile and disseminate a response to the California Architects Board.
3. (3) The Department of Justice shall provide a state or federal response to the California Architects Board pursuant to subdivision (p) of Section 11105 of the Penal Code.
4. (4) The California Architects Board shall request from the Department of Justice subsequent notification service, as provided pursuant to Section 11105.2 of the Penal Code, for persons described in paragraph (1).
5. (5) The Department of Justice shall charge the applicant a fee sufficient to cover the cost of processing the request described in this subdivision.