(Added by Ord. No. 114,852, Eff. 12/6/59.)
(a) In the interest of the public health, safety, morals and general welfare, the Board of Police Commissioners may make available to any person possessing a valid press identification card, issued pursuant to the provisions of Section 52.16 of this Code, the record of arrests, criminal charges and dispositions thereof of any person, as contained in the records of the Los Angeles Police Department, and it shall be deemed that the release of such information to such person is in the interest of the public in the due administration and enforcement of the law.
(b) Such information shall be furnished to such persons only upon application therefor in writing, upon forms to be prescribed by the Board of Police Commissioners, which forms shall include a certificate by the applicant stating the applicant’s reasons for requesting such information, the use to be made of such information and a statement that the information sought is in the interest of the public in the due administration and enforcement of the law.