California CodesBusiness and Professions Code - BPCDivision 1 — Department of Consumer AffairsChapter 2 — The Director of Consumer AffairsSection 160
(a) The chief and all investigators of the Division of Investigation of the department and all investigators of the Dental Board of California have the authority of peace officers while engaged in exercising the powers granted or performing the duties imposed upon them or the division in investigating the laws administered by the various boards comprising the department or commencing directly or indirectly any criminal prosecution arising from any investigation conducted under these laws. All persons herein referred to shall be deemed to be acting within the scope of employment with respect to all acts and matters set forth in this section.
(b) The Division of Investigation of the department and the Dental Board of California may employ individuals, who are not peace officers, to provide investigative services.
(c) This section shall become operative on July 1, 2014.
Notes
Establishes peace-officer authority for the Division of Investigation chief and investigators and Dental Board investigators while performing statutory investigations or related criminal-prosecution work, and deems those acts within the scope of employment. Allows the division and Dental Board to employ non-peace-officer investigators and makes the provision operative July 1, 2014.
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