California Codes, Business and Professions Code - BPC, Division 3 — Professions and Vocations Generally, Chapter 11 — Repossessors, Article 4 — Licenses, Section 7503.05

(a) The bureau shall require each applicant as a repossession agency licensee, qualified certificate holder, or registrant, as defined in Sections 7500.1 and 7500.2, to undergo a fingerprint-based state and national criminal history background check.

(b) Pursuant to subdivision (u) of Section 11105 of the Penal Code, the bureau shall submit to the Department of Justice fingerprint images and related information for each individual applicant, if the applicant is an individual, each partner described in Section 7503.3, if the applicant is a partnership, each officer and owner described in Section 7503.4, if the applicant is a corporation or limited liability company, and each qualified certificate holder described in Section 7500.1.

(c) The Department of Justice shall provide a state- and federal-level response pursuant to subdivision (p) of Section 11105 of the Penal Code.