California Business and Professions Code

§ 21803

BPC § 21803 Effective Jan 1, 2012Div. 8 · Ch. 11.5

Statute text

(a)Law enforcement officers are authorized to perform inspections at commercial optical disc manufacturing facilities to verify compliance with the provisions of this chapter. Any inspection shall be conducted by officers whose primary responsibilities include investigation of high-technology crime or intellectual property piracy. Inspections shall take place during regular business hours and shall be limited to the areas of the premises where manufacturing equipment is located and where optical discs and production parts are manufactured and stored. The scope of the inspection shall be restricted to the physical review of items and collection of information necessary to verify compliance with the provisions of this chapter. Officers performing inspections may do so without providing prior notice or obtaining a warrant, and shall have the authority to do all of the following:

(1)Take an inventory of all manufacturing equipment, including the identification mark or unique identifying code that any piece of equipment has been modified to apply.

(2)Review any optical disc, manufacturing equipment, optical disc mold, or production part.

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Legislative history

Repealed and added by Stats. 2011, Ch. 421, Sec. 7. (SB 550) Effective January 1, 2012.