CA AB1660

Requires persons representing or providing services to child artists under 18 years old to obtain a Child Performer Services Permit from the Labor Commissioner, with exemptions for licensed talent agents, certified studio teachers, and others with limited contact with minors.

Applicants must submit electronic fingerprints and related information to the Department of Justice; the Labor Commissioner may only issue permits to applicants who are not required to register as sex offenders under California Penal Code Sections 290-290.006.

Permits must be renewed biennially with a new filing fee; the Labor Commissioner maintains and publishes a public list of all valid permit holders on its website.

Establishes the Child Performer Services Permit Fund, funded by filing fees, with authorization for the Labor Commissioner to borrow up to $250,000 from the Labor Enforcement and Compliance Fund until June 30, 2013 for startup costs.

Violations are punishable as misdemeanors with fines up to $10,000 and/or up to one year in county jail; injured parties may sue for up to three times actual damages plus attorney's fees, and punitive damages may be awarded for willful violations.