California Code
PART 4 - PREVENTION OF CRIMES AND APPREHENSION OF CRIMINALS
TITLE 1 - INVESTIGATION AND CONTROL OF CRIMES AND CRIMINALS

CHAPTER 1 - Investigation, Identification, and Information Responsibilities of the Department of Justice

ARTICLE 1 - Administration

Section 11006. - 11006. The Attorney General shall appoint such agents and other...

Section 11008. - 11008. The Attorney General shall from time to time arrange...

Section 11010. - 11010. (a) The Department of Justice shall adopt standards and...

ARTICLE 2 - Criminal Investigation

Section 11050. - 11050. In any crime of statewide importance, the Attorney General...

Section 11050.5. - 11050.5. (a) The Attorney General may, upon the request of...

Section 11051. - 11051. The Department of Justice shall perform duties in the...

Section 11052. - 11052. For the purpose of carrying out the provisions of...

Section 11053. - 11053. After the effective date of this chapter, and thereafter...

Section 11054. - 11054. No investigation of the acts or conduct of any...

Section 11055. - 11055. (a) There is within the Department of Justice the...

ARTICLE 2.3 - California Criminalistics Institute

Section 11060. - 11060. There is hereby established in the Bureau of Forensic...

Section 11061. - 11061. To meet the increasing statewide need for criminalists properly...

Section 11061.5. - 11061.5. (a) The Department of Justice, through its California Criminalistics...

Section 11062. - 11062. (a) The Department of Justice shall establish and chair...

ARTICLE 2.4 - Tribal Assistance Program

Section 11070. - 11070. (a) To improve upon the implementation of concurrent criminal...

ARTICLE 2.5 - Criminal Record Dissemination

Section 11075. - 11075. (a) As used in this article, “criminal offender record...

Section 11076. - 11076. Criminal offender record information shall be disseminated, whether directly...

Section 11077. - 11077. The Attorney General is responsible for the security of...

Section 11077.1. - 11077.1. (a) Commencing July 1, 2005, and except as provided...

Section 11077.2. - 11077.2. (a) The Attorney General shall establish a communication network...

Section 11078. - 11078. Each agency holding or receiving criminal offender record information...

Section 11079. - 11079. (a) The Attorney General may conduct inquiries and investigations...

Section 11080. - 11080. Nothing in this article shall be construed to affect...

Section 11080.5. - 11080.5. A chief of police of a city or the...

Section 11081. - 11081. Nothing in this article shall be construed to authorize...

ARTICLE 3 - Criminal Identification and Statistics

Section 11100. - 11100. The Attorney General shall provide for the installation of...

Section 11101. - 11101. The Attorney General shall procure from any available source,...

Section 11102. - 11102. The department may use the following systems of identification:...

Section 11102.1. - 11102.1. (a) (1) Notwithstanding any other law, the Department of...

Section 11102.2. - 11102.2. (a) (1) As used in this section, “custodian of...

Section 11103. - 11103. The Attorney General shall keep on file in the...

Section 11104. - 11104. The Attorney General shall file all measurements, information and...

Section 11105. - 11105. (a) (1) The Department of Justice shall maintain state...

Section 11105.01. - 11105.01. In addition to furnishing state summary criminal history information...

Section 11105.02. - 11105.02. In addition to furnishing state summary criminal history information...

Section 11105.03. - 11105.03. (a) Subject to the requirements and conditions set forth...

Section 11105.04. - 11105.04. (a) A designated Court Appointed Special Advocate (CASA) program...

Section 11105.06. - 11105.06. The Department of Justice shall retain an individual’s fingerprint...

Section 11105.07. - 11105.07. (a) An animal control officer, when necessary for performing...

Section 11105.08. - 11105.08. (a) Notwithstanding any other law, a tribe or tribal...

Section 11105.1. - 11105.1. (a) The following persons shall be furnished with state...

Section 11105.2. - 11105.2. (a) (1) The Department of Justice shall provide to...

Section 11105.3. - 11105.3. (a) Notwithstanding any other law, a human resource agency...

Section 11105.4. - 11105.4. (a) Notwithstanding any other provision of law, a contract...

Section 11105.5. - 11105.5. When the Department of Justice receives a report that...

Section 11105.6. - 11105.6. Upon the request of a licensed bail agent or...

Section 11105.7. - 11105.7. (a) Notwithstanding any other provision of law, when a...

Section 11105.75. - 11105.75. (a) (1) If, in the course of performing a...

Section 11105.8. - 11105.8. A nonprofit organization that is funded pursuant to subsection...

Section 11105.9. - 11105.9. (a) (1) Notwithstanding subdivision (g) of Section 11105 and...

Section 11106. - 11106. (a) (1) In order to assist in the investigation...

Section 11106.1. - 11106.1. Any system of microphotography, optical disk, or reproduction by...

Section 11106.2. - 11106.2. Any criminal justice agency may cause any or all...

Section 11106.3. - 11106.3. Fingerprints may be stored or created in an electronic...

Section 11106.4. - 11106.4. (a) Every law enforcement agency shall develop, adopt, and...

Section 11107. - 11107. Each sheriff or police chief executive shall furnish all...

Section 11107.5. - 11107.5. The Attorney General shall report annually to the Legislature...

Section 11108. - 11108. Each sheriff or police chief executive shall submit descriptions...

Section 11108.2. - 11108.2. (a) A law enforcement agency shall enter or cause...

Section 11108.3. - 11108.3. (a) In addition to the requirements of Section 11108.2...

Section 11108.5. - 11108.5. (a) If a law enforcement agency identifies serialized property...

Section 11108.9. - 11108.9. Each local law enforcement agency shall develop, in conjunction...

Section 11108.10. - 11108.10. (a) In addition to the requirements of Sections 11108.2...

Section 11109. - 11109. Each coroner promptly shall furnish the Department of Justice...

Section 11111. - 11111. The Department of Justice shall maintain records relative to...

Section 11112. - 11112. The Department of Justice, in providing fingerprint clearances for...

ARTICLE 3.5 - Fingerprints and Photographs

Section 11112.1. - 11112.1. As used in this article: (a) “California Identification System”...

Section 11112.2. - 11112.2. The department shall develop a master plan recommending the...

Section 11112.3. - 11112.3. (a) The Attorney General shall appoint a RAN Advisory...

Section 11112.4. - 11112.4. (a) Within each county or group of counties eligible...

Section 11112.5. - 11112.5. (a) Costs for equipment purchases based upon the master...

Section 11112.6. - 11112.6. (a) The Cal-ID Telecommunications System shall be under the...

Section 11112.7. - 11112.7. The Attorney General shall provide an annual status report...

ARTICLE 4 - Criminal Records

Section 11115. - 11115. In any case in which a sheriff, police department...

Section 11116.5. - 11116.5. Any dismissal and reason therefor provided by Section 11115...

Section 11116.6. - 11116.6. The dispositions provided by Sections 11115 and 13151.1 must...

Section 11116.7. - 11116.7. Whenever an accusatory pleading is filed in any court...

Section 11116.8. - 11116.8. The certificate of disposition provided by Section 11116.7 shall...

Section 11116.9. - 11116.9. The clerk of the court in which the disposition...

Section 11116.10. - 11116.10. (a) Upon the request of a victim or a...

Section 11117. - 11117. The Department of Justice shall prescribe and furnish the...

ARTICLE 5 - Examination of Records

Section 11120. - 11120. As used in this article, “record” with respect to...

Section 11121. - 11121. It is the function and intent of this article...

Section 11122. - 11122. Any person desiring a copy of the record relating...

Section 11123. - 11123. The applicant shall submit the completed application directly to...

Section 11124. - 11124. When an application is received by the department, the...

Section 11125. - 11125. No person or agency shall require or request another...

Section 11126. - 11126. (a) If the applicant desires to question the accuracy...

Section 11127. - 11127. The department shall adopt all regulations necessary to carry...

ARTICLE 6 - Unlawful Furnishing of State Summary Criminal History Information

Section 11140. - 11140. As used in this article: (a) “Record” means the...

Section 11141. - 11141. Any employee of the Department of Justice who knowingly...

Section 11142. - 11142. Any person authorized by law to receive a record...

Section 11143. - 11143. Any person, except those specifically referred to in Section...

Section 11144. - 11144. (a) It is not a violation of this article...

CHAPTER 1.5 - National Search of Criminal Records

Section 11145. - 11145. In lieu of a national check of fingerprint records...

Section 11146. - 11146. This chapter applies to: (a) The California Commission for...

Section 11147. - 11147. In order that a thorough search may be conducted,...

Section 11148. - 11148. The agencies listed in Section 11146 may contract with...

Section 11149. - 11149. In order to expedite the work of the vendor,...

Section 11149.1. - 11149.1. Vendors are exempted from any provisions of Chapter 1...

Section 11149.2. - 11149.2. Notwithstanding any other provision of law, applicants may be...

Section 11149.3. - 11149.3. Any vendor or employee of a vendor who knowingly...

Section 11149.4. - 11149.4. Any vendor or employee of a vendor who intentionally...

CHAPTER 2 - Control of Crimes and Criminals

ARTICLE 1 - Release of Persons Convicted of Arson

Section 11150. - 11150. Prior to the release of a person convicted of...

Section 11151. - 11151. Within five days after release of a person convicted...

Section 11152. - 11152. Upon receipt of a notice as provided in Section...

ARTICLE 1.5 - Reports of Disposition of Inmates

Section 11155. - 11155. (a) As soon as placement of an inmate in...

Section 11156. - 11156. The notice sent to the chief of police and...

Section 11157. - 11157. The victims may be notified of the opportunity to...

Section 11158. - 11158. As used in this article, “victim” means any person...

ARTICLE 2 - Reports of Injuries

Section 11160. - 11160. (a) A health practitioner, as defined in subdivision (a)...

Section 11160.1. - 11160.1. (a) Any health practitioner employed in any health facility,...

Section 11161. - 11161. Notwithstanding Section 11160, the following shall apply to every...

Section 11161.2. - 11161.2. (a) The Legislature finds and declares that adequate protection...

Section 11161.5. - 11161.5. (a) It is the intent of the Legislature that...

Section 11161.8. - 11161.8. Every person, firm, or corporation conducting any hospital in...

Section 11161.9. - 11161.9. (a) A health practitioner who makes a report in...

Section 11162. - 11162. A violation of this article is a misdemeanor, punishable...

Section 11162.5. - 11162.5. As used in this article, the following definitions shall...

Section 11162.7. - 11162.7. This article shall not apply when a report is...

Section 11163. - 11163. (a) The Legislature finds and declares that even though...

Section 11163.2. - 11163.2. (a) In any court proceeding or administrative hearing, neither...

Section 11163.3. - 11163.3. (a) A county may establish an interagency domestic violence...

Section 11163.4. - 11163.4. Subject to available funding, the Attorney General, working with...

Section 11163.5. - 11163.5. (a) The purpose of this section is to coordinate...

Section 11163.6. - 11163.6. In order to ensure consistent and uniform results, data...

ARTICLE 2.5 - Child Abuse and Neglect Reporting Act

Section 11164. - 11164. (a) This article shall be known and may be...

Section 11165. - 11165. As used in this article “child” means a person...

Section 11165.1. - 11165.1. As used in this article, “sexual abuse” means sexual...

Section 11165.2. - 11165.2. As used in this article, “neglect” means the negligent...

Section 11165.3. - 11165.3. As used in this article, “the willful harming or...

Section 11165.4. - 11165.4. As used in this article, “unlawful corporal punishment or...

Section 11165.5. - 11165.5. As used in this article, the term “abuse or...

Section 11165.6. - 11165.6. As used in this article, the term “child abuse...

Section 11165.7. - 11165.7. (a) As used in this article, “mandated reporter” is...

Section 11165.9. - 11165.9. Reports of suspected child abuse or neglect shall be...

Section 11165.11. - 11165.11. As used in this article, “licensing agency” means the...

Section 11165.12. - 11165.12. As used in this article, the following definitions shall...

Section 11165.13. - 11165.13. For purposes of this article, a positive toxicology screen...

Section 11165.14. - 11165.14. The appropriate local law enforcement agency shall investigate a...

Section 11165.15. - 11165.15. For the purposes of this article, the fact that...

Section 11166. - 11166. (a) Except as provided in subdivision (d), and in...

Section 11166.01. - 11166.01. (a) Except as provided in subdivision (b), any supervisor...

Section 11166.02. - 11166.02. (a) A county welfare agency, in accordance with Section...

Section 11166.05. - 11166.05. Any mandated reporter who has knowledge of or who...

Section 11166.1. - 11166.1. (a) (1) When an agency receives a report pursuant...

Section 11166.2. - 11166.2. In addition to the reports required under Section 11166,...

Section 11166.3. - 11166.3. (a) The Legislature intends that in each county the...

Section 11166.4. - 11166.4. (a) Each county may use a children’s advocacy center...

Section 11166.5. - 11166.5. (a) On and after January 1, 1985, any mandated...

Section 11167. - 11167. (a) Reports of known or reasonably suspected child abuse...

Section 11167.5. - 11167.5. (a) The reports required by Sections 11166 and 11166.2,...

Section 11168. - 11168. The written reports required by Section 11166 shall be...

Section 11169. - 11169. (a) An agency specified in Section 11165.9 shall forward...

Section 11170. - 11170. (a) (1) The Department of Justice shall maintain an...

Section 11170.5. - 11170.5. (a) Notwithstanding paragraph (4) of subdivision (b) of Section...

Section 11171. - 11171. (a) (1) The Legislature hereby finds and declares that...

Section 11171.2. - 11171.2. (a) A physician and surgeon or dentist or their...

Section 11171.5. - 11171.5. (a) If a peace officer, in the course of...

Section 11172. - 11172. (a) No mandated reporter shall be civilly or criminally...

Section 11174. - 11174. The Department of Justice, in cooperation with the State...

Section 11174.1. - 11174.1. (a) The Department of Justice, in cooperation with the...

Section 11174.3. - 11174.3. (a) Whenever a representative of a government agency investigating...

ARTICLE 2.6 - Child Death Review Teams

Section 11174.32. - 11174.32. (a) Each county may establish an interagency child death...

Section 11174.33. - 11174.33. Subject to available funding, the Attorney General, working with...

Section 11174.34. - 11174.34. (a) (1) The purpose of this section shall be...

Section 11174.35. - 11174.35. The State Department of Social Services shall work with...

ARTICLE 2.7 - Elder and Dependent Adult Death Review Teams

Section 11174.4. - 11174.4. The following definitions shall govern the construction of this...

Section 11174.5. - 11174.5. (a) Each county may establish an interagency elder and...

Section 11174.6. - 11174.6. County elder death review teams may be comprised of,...

Section 11174.7. - 11174.7. (a) An oral or written communication or a document...

Section 11174.8. - 11174.8. (a) Each organization represented on an elder death review...

Section 11174.9. - 11174.9. Information gathered by the elder death review team and...

ARTICLE 3 - Uniform Act for Out-of-State Parolee Supervision

Section 11175. - 11175. This article may be cited as the Uniform Act...

Section 11176. - 11176. Pursuant to the authority vested in this State by...

Section 11177. - 11177. The compact or compacts authorized by Section 11176 shall...

Section 11177.1. - 11177.1. (a) Before a probationer or parolee may be returned...

Section 11177.5. - 11177.5. The officer designated by the Governor pursuant to subdivision...

Section 11177.6. - 11177.6. The officer designated by the Governor pursuant to subdivision...

Section 11178. - 11178. If any portion of this article is held unconstitutional,...

Section 11179. - 11179. This article and compacts made pursuant thereto shall be...

ARTICLE 3.5 - Interstate Compact for Adult Offender Supervision

Section 11180. - 11180. The Interstate Compact for Adult Offender Supervision as contained...

Section 11181. - 11181. (a) There is hereby established the California Council for...

ARTICLE 4 - Interstate Corrections Compacts

Section 11189. - 11189. The Interstate Corrections Compact as set forth in this...

Section 11190. - 11190. The Western Interstate Corrections Compact as contained herein is...

Section 11191. - 11191. (a) Any court or other agency or officer of...

Section 11192. - 11192. The courts, departments, agencies and officers of this State...

Section 11193. - 11193. Any inmate sentenced under California law who is imprisoned...

Section 11194. - 11194. The Director of Corrections is hereby empowered to enter...

Section 11194.5. - 11194.5. (a) At the request of the board of supervisors...

Section 11195. - 11195. Every prisoner released from a prison without this state...

Section 11196. - 11196. The provisions of this article shall be severable and...

Section 11197. - 11197. No person sentenced under California law who is committed...

Section 11198. - 11198. (a) Except as authorized by California statute, no city,...

ARTICLE 5 - Reports of Animal Cruelty, Abuse, or Neglect

Section 11199. - 11199. (a) Any employee of a county child or adult...

ARTICLE 6 - Reports of Metal Theft

Section 11199.5. - 11199.5. Local law enforcement agencies are encouraged to report thefts...

CHAPTER 3 - Prevention and Abatement of Unlawful Activities

ARTICLE 1 - Unlawful Liquor Sale Abatement Law

Section 11200. - 11200. Every building or place used for the purpose of...

Section 11201. - 11201. Whenever there is reason to believe that a nuisance...

Section 11202. - 11202. Whenever the existence of a nuisance is shown in...

Section 11203. - 11203. Actions brought under this article shall have precedence over...

Section 11204. - 11204. If the existence of a nuisance is established in...

Section 11205. - 11205. Any violation or disobedience of an injunction or order...

Section 11206. - 11206. Whenever the owner of a building or place upon...

Section 11207. - 11207. “Person,” as used in this article, means individuals, corporations,...

ARTICLE 2 - Red Light Abatement Law

Section 11225. - 11225. (a) (1) Every building or place used for the...

Section 11226. - 11226. If there is reason to believe that a nuisance,...

Section 11227. - 11227. (a) Whenever the existence of a nuisance is shown...

Section 11228. - 11228. Actions brought under this article have precedence over all...

Section 11229. - 11229. Any violation or disobedience of an injunction or order...

Section 11230. - 11230. (a) (1) If the existence of a nuisance is...

Section 11231. - 11231. The proceeds of the sale of the property, as...

Section 11232. - 11232. If the owner of the building or place is...

Section 11233. - 11233. Whenever the owner of a building or place upon...

Section 11234. - 11234. “Person” as used in this article means individuals, corporations,...

Section 11235. - 11235. “Building” as used in this article means so much...

ARTICLE 3 - Control of Gambling Ships

Section 11300. - 11300. It is unlawful for any person, within this State,...

Section 11301. - 11301. As used in this article “craft” includes every boat,...

Section 11302. - 11302. It is unlawful for any person, within this State,...

Section 11303. - 11303. It is unlawful for any person, firm, association or...

Section 11304. - 11304. It is unlawful for any person, firm, association or...

Section 11305. - 11305. Any boat, ship, vessel, watercraft, barge, airplane, seaplane or...

Section 11306. - 11306. Whenever there is reason to believe that a nuisance...

Section 11307. - 11307. When any means of conveyance is seized pursuant to...

Section 11308. - 11308. If the existence of a nuisance as defined in...

Section 11309. - 11309. Actions brought under this article shall have precedence over...

Section 11310. - 11310. If the existence of a nuisance as defined in...

Section 11311. - 11311. A violation or disobedience of an injunction or order...

Section 11312. - 11312. If the existence of a nuisance as defined in...

Section 11313. - 11313. The proceeds of the sale of the means of...

Section 11314. - 11314. If the owner of the means of conveyance has...

Section 11315. - 11315. Whenever the owner of the means of conveyance, or...

Section 11316. - 11316. Any person, firm, association or corporation, either as principal,...

Section 11317. - 11317. The term “gambling ship” as used in this article...

Section 11318. - 11318. If any section, subsection, paragraph, sentence or clause of...

Section 11319. - 11319. It is unlawful for any person to do any...

ARTICLE 4.5 - Terrorizing

Section 11410. - 11410. (a) The Legislature finds and declares that it is...

Section 11411. - 11411. (a) It is the intent of the Legislature to...

Section 11412. - 11412. Any person who, with intent to cause, attempts to...

Section 11413. - 11413. (a) Any person who explodes, ignites, or attempts to...

Section 11414. - 11414. (a) Any person who intentionally harasses the child or...

ARTICLE 4.6 - The Hertzberg-Alarcon California Prevention of Terrorism Act

Section 11415. - 11415. This article shall be known and may be cited...

Section 11416. - 11416. The Legislature hereby finds and declares that the threat...

Section 11417. - 11417. (a) For the purposes of this article, the following...

Section 11418. - 11418. (a) (1) Any person, without lawful authority, who possesses,...

Section 11418.1. - 11418.1. Any person who gives, mails, sends, or causes to...

Section 11418.5. - 11418.5. (a) Any person who knowingly threatens to use a...

Section 11419. - 11419. (a) Any person or entity possessing any of the...

ARTICLE 6 - Paramilitary Organizations

Section 11460. - 11460. (a) Any two or more persons who assemble as...

ARTICLE 7 - Interruption of Communication

Section 11470. - 11470. For the purposes of this article, the following terms...

Section 11471. - 11471. (a) Except as authorized by this article, no government...

Section 11472. - 11472. (a) An application by a government entity for a...

Section 11473. - 11473. Upon application made under Section 11472, the judicial officer...

Section 11474. - 11474. An order authorizing an interruption of a communication service...

Section 11475. - 11475. A government entity that interrupts a communication service pursuant...

Section 11476. - 11476. (a) If an order issued pursuant to Section 11473...

Section 11477. - 11477. If an order issued pursuant to Section 11473 or...

Section 11478. - 11478. (a) Good faith reliance by a service provider on...

Section 11479. - 11479. (a) A person whose communication service has been interrupted...

Section 11480. - 11480. The Legislature finds and declares that ensuring that California...

Section 11481. - 11481. (a) This article does not apply to any of...

Section 11482. - 11482. This article does not restrict, expand, or otherwise modify...