Business and Professions Code section 4982.01

(a)

The Board of Behavioral Sciences shall require an applicant for marriage and family therapist licensure or registration as an associate marriage and family therapist, as defined in Section 4980, 4980.02, and 4980.03, to undergo a fingerprint-based state and national criminal history background check, pursuant to Section 144.

(b)

The board shall submit to the Department of Justice fingerprint images and related information for individuals specified in subdivision (a) who are subject to a state and national criminal history background check, pursuant to subdivision (u) of Section 11105 of the Penal Code. The Department of Justice shall provide a state- and federal-level response pursuant to subdivision (p) of Section 11105 of the Penal Code.

Source: Section 4982.01, https://leginfo.­legislature.­ca.­gov/faces/codes_displaySection.­xhtml?lawCode=BPC§ionNum=4982.­01.­ (updated Sep. 17, 2025; accessed Oct. 6, 2025).

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