Section 721 - Definition of Key TermsThe following definitions shall be applicable when used in these regulations:
(a) "Attorney General" means the Attorney General of the State of California or any employee of the Attorney General acting under the authority of the Attorney General. The term Attorney General may be used interchangeably with the term Department of Justice.(b) "Authorized entity" means any entity or individual authorized by a court, statute or decisional law to receive state summary criminal history information to assist in fulfilling their employment, licensing, or certification duties.(c) "Criminal justice agencies" means those agencies involved in the apprehension, prosecution, adjudication, incarceration, or correction of criminal offenders; or those agencies responsible for the reporting of criminal offender record information to the Department of Justice.(d) "Department of Justice" means the California Department of Justice or any employee of the Department of Justice acting under the authority of the Department of Justice, and may be referred to as "the Department" or as "DOJ".(e) "Disposition" means the outcome of the arrest charge(s), including but not limited to, conviction, dismissal, acquittal, imposition of sentence by a court, decision by the prosecuting agency not to file or pursue the charge(s), or verification that the arrest charge(s) are pending.(f) "FBI" means the Federal Bureau of Investigation.(g) "State summary criminal history" means the California master record of information compiled and maintained by the Department of Justice pertaining to the identification and criminal history of any person, such as name(s), date of birth, physical description, fingerprints, photographs, date of arrest(s), arresting agency or agencies, booking number(s), charge(s), disposition(s), and similar data.Cal. Code Regs. Tit. 11, § 721
1. New section filed 7-28-2005; operative 8-27-2005 (Register 2005, No. 30). Note: Authority cited: Section 11077, Penal Code. Reference: Sections 11105, 13101 and 13125, Penal Code.
1. New section filed 7-28-2005; operative 8-27-2005 (Register 2005, No. 30).