Department of Motor Vehicles: records: pull-notice system.

Existing law requires a prospective employer of a driver of specified vehicles, such as a permitted taxicab, to obtain a report from the Department of Motor Vehicles that shows the driver's current public record. Existing law requires an employer of a driver who drives a specified vehicle to participate in a pull-notice system, which is a process for the purpose of providing the employer with a report showing the driver's current public record, and any subsequent convictions, failures to appear, accidents, driver's license suspensions, driver's license revocations, or any other actions taken against the driving privilege or certificate, added to the driver's record while the employer's notification request remains valid and has not been canceled. Existing law also requires the employer of the driver to obtain a periodic report from the department at least every 12 months. A violation of these provisions is a crime. This bill would expand the applicability of these provisions, including the pull-notice system, to include drivers of vehicles operated in the service of a delivery network company, a transportation network company, a charter-party carrier, as defined, or operated for compensation in fulfillment of deliveries, as defined. By expanding the class of drivers subject to these provisions, this bill would expand the scope of an existing crime and create a state-mandated local program. The bill would also establish that a prospective employee's consent allowing an employer to obtain an initial report is sufficient for the continued monitoring of that driver's record under the pull-notice system. The California Constitution requires the state to reimburse local agencies and school districts for certain costs mandated by the state. Statutory provisions establish procedures for making that reimbursement. This bill would provide that no reimbursement is required by this act for a specified reason.