The State Department of State Hospitals shall maintain in a convenient central location and shall make available to the Department of Justice those records that the State Department of State Hospitals has in its possession that are necessary to identify persons who come within

Section or 8103. Upon request of the Department of Justice, the State Department of State Hospitals shall make these records available to the Department of Justice in electronic format within hours of receiving the request. The Department of Justice shall make these requests only with respect to its duties with regard to applications for permits for, or to carry, or the possession, purchase, or transfer of, explosives as defined in

Section of the Health and Safety Code, devices defined in

Section 16250, 16530, or of the Penal Code, in subdivisions (

a) to (d), inclusive, of

Section of the Penal Code, or in subdivision (

a) of

Section of the Penal Code, machineguns as defined in

Section of the Penal Code, short-barreled shotguns or short-barreled rifles as defined in Sections and of the Penal Code, assault weapons as defined in

Section of the Penal Code, and destructive devices as defined in

Section of the Penal Code, or to determine the eligibility of a person to acquire, carry, or possess a firearm, explosive, or destructive device by a person who is subject to a criminal investigation, a part of which involves the acquisition, carrying, or possession of a firearm by that person. These records shall not be furnished or made available to any person unless the department determines that disclosure of any information in the records is necessary to carry out its duties with respect to applications for permits for, or to carry, or the possession, purchase, or transfer of, explosives, destructive devices, devices as defined in

Section 16250, 16530, or of the Penal Code, in subdivisions (

a) to (d), inclusive, of

Section of the Penal Code, or in subdivision (

a) of

Section of the Penal Code, short-barreled shotguns, short-barreled rifles, assault weapons, and machineguns, or to determine the eligibility of a person to acquire, carry, or possess a firearm, explosive, or destructive device by a person who is subject to a criminal investigation, a part of which involves the acquisition, carrying, or possession of a firearm by that person.