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OLR Bill Analysis
SB 119
AN ACT EXEMPTING VOLUNTEER FIRE COMPANIES AND
DEPARTMENTS AND VOLUNTEER AMBULANCE SERVICES AND
COMPANIES FROM THE FEE FOR A CRIMINAL HISTORY
RECORDS CHECK.
SUMMARY
This bill exempts volunteer fire companies or departments, as well
as volunteer ambulance services or companies, from the fees that the
law requires the Department of Emergency Services and Public
Protection (DESPP) to charge for certain services. Existing law already
exempts federal, state, and municipal agencies from these fees.
The bill also prohibits the DESPP commissioner from requiring
these volunteer fire and ambulance organizations to provide proof of
insurance as a condition of receiving the fee waivers.
Under the bill, the fees DESPP must waive are as follows:
1. name search, $36;
2. fingerprint search, $75;
3. personal record search, $75;
4. letters of good conduct search, $75;
5. bar association search, $75;
6. fingerprinting, $15; and
7. criminal history record information search, $75.
EFFECTIVE DATE: July 1, 2021
COMMITTEE ACTION 2021SB-00119-R000274-BA.DOCX
Researcher: MK Page 2 4/6/21
Public Safety and Security Committee
Joint Favorable
Yea 25 Nay 0 (03/18/2021)