Section 13511.5 Of Article 2. Field Services And Standards For Recruitment And Training From California Penal Code >> Title 4. >> Part 4. >> Chapter 1. >> Article 2.
13511.5
. Each applicant for admission to a basic course of training
certified by the Commission on Peace Officer Standards and Training
that includes the carrying and use of firearms, as prescribed by
subdivision (a) of Section 832 and subdivision (a) of Section 832.3,
who is not sponsored by a local or other law enforcement agency, or
is not a peace officer employed by a state or local agency,
department, or district, shall be required to submit written
certification from the Department of Justice pursuant to Sections
11122, 11123, and 11124 that the applicant has no criminal history
background which would disqualify him or her, pursuant to state or
federal law, from owning, possessing, or having under his or her
control a firearm.