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Article 2. Disqualifications For Office Or Employment of California Government Code >> Division 4. >> Title 1. >> Chapter 1. >> Article 2.
A person is incapable of holding a civil office if at the
time of his election or appointment he is not 18 years of age and a
citizen of the state.
(a) Notwithstanding Section 1020 or any other provision of
law, no person shall be incapable of holding any office in a youth
services bureau solely by reason of being under 18 years of age.
(b) For purposes of this section, the term "youth services bureau" means a state or local public agency, including a joint powers agency, which has as its primary purpose the establishment of a program of prevention of juvenile delinquency and to provide opportunities for young people to function as responsible members of the community.
(b) For purposes of this section, the term "youth services bureau" means a state or local public agency, including a joint powers agency, which has as its primary purpose the establishment of a program of prevention of juvenile delinquency and to provide opportunities for young people to function as responsible members of the community.
A person is disqualified from holding any office upon
conviction of designated crimes as specified in the Constitution and
laws of the State.
(a) If a public employee is convicted of any felony
involving accepting or giving, or offering to give, any bribe, the
embezzlement of public money, extortion or theft of public money,
perjury, or conspiracy to commit any of those crimes arising directly
out of his or her official duties as a public employee, he or she
shall be disqualified for five years from any public employment,
including, but not limited to, employment with a city, county,
district, or any other public agency of the state.
(b) The five-year disqualification period described in subdivision (a) shall begin on the later of either of the following:
(1) The date of final conviction.
(2) The date on which the public employee is released from any incarceration.
(c) For purposes of this section, "public employee" means any person employed at will for the purposes of providing services to an elected public officer who takes public office, or is reelected to public office, on or after January 1, 2013.
(b) The five-year disqualification period described in subdivision (a) shall begin on the later of either of the following:
(1) The date of final conviction.
(2) The date on which the public employee is released from any incarceration.
(c) For purposes of this section, "public employee" means any person employed at will for the purposes of providing services to an elected public officer who takes public office, or is reelected to public office, on or after January 1, 2013.
Other provisions respecting disqualification for particular
offices are contained in the Constitution and in the laws concerning
the various offices.
A person is ineligible to hold office or employment of any
kind under the State, any county, city, district or other political
or governmental unit of the State if he, while either a citizen or
resident of the United States, has by oath bound himself to support,
maintain or further the military or political activities or policies
of any foreign government or of any official thereof or society or
association therein or to obey the orders or directions of any
foreign government or of any official thereof.
Any person who holds any office or employment under the state
or any county, city, district or other political or governmental
unit of the state and who has taken any oath described in Section
1023 is relieved of ineligibility to office or employment if he or
she petitions any superior court for leave to renounce all promises
or obligations assumed by him or her under that oath, and renounces
all those promises or obligations before a judge of that court.
Any other person who has taken or hereafter takes any such oath
may at any time be relieved of ineligibility by petitioning any
superior court and renouncing all such promises or obligations in
like manner.
Every person who exercises the duties of any office in
violation of the provisions of this article relative to oaths, and
every person who knowingly appoints to office a person ineligible by
reason of the provisions of this article relative to oaths, is guilty
of a felony.
Every person who exercises the duties of any employment in
violation of the provisions of this article relative to oaths, and
every person who knowingly employs a person ineligible by reason of
the provisions of this article relative to oaths, is guilty of a
misdemeanor.
The Legislature of the State of California finds that:
(a) There exists a world-wide revolutionary movement to establish a totalitarian dictatorship based upon force and violence rather than upon law.
(b) This world-wide revolutionary movement is predicated upon and it is designed and intended to carry into execution the basic precepts of communism as expounded by Marx, Lenin, and Stalin.
(c) Pursuant to the objectives of the world communism movement, in numerous foreign countries the legally constituted governments have been overthrown and totalitarian dictatorships established therein against the will of the people, and the establishment of similar dictatorships in other countries is imminently threatening. The successful establishment of totalitarian dictatorships has consistently been aided, accompanied, or accomplished by repeated acts of treachery, deceit, teaching of false doctrines, teaching untruth, together with organized confusion, insubordination, and disloyalty, fostered, directed, instigated, or employed by communist organizations and their members in such countries.
(d) Within the boundaries of the State of California there are active disciplined communist organizations presently functioning for the primary purpose of advancing the objectives of the world communism movement, which organizations promulgate, advocate, and adhere to the precepts and the principles and doctrines of the world communism movement. These communist organizations are characterized by identification of their programs, policies, and objectives with those of the world communism movement, and they regularly and consistently cooperate with and endeavor to carry into execution programs, policies and objectives substantially identical to programs, policies, and objectives of such world communism movement.
(e) One of the objectives of the world communism movement is to place its members in state and local government positions and in state supported educational institutions. If this objective is successful, propaganda can be disseminated by the members of these organizations among pupils and students by those members who would have the opportunity to teach them and to whom, as teachers, they would look for guidance, authority, and leadership. The members of such groups would use their positions to advocate and teach their doctrines and teach the prescribed Communist Party line group dogma or doctrine without regard to truth or free inquiry. This type of propaganda is sufficiently subtle to escape detection. There is a clear and present danger, which the Legislature of the State of California finds is great and imminent, that in order to advance the program, policies and objectives of the world communism movement, communist organizations in the State of California and their members will engage in concerted effort to hamper, restrict, interfere with, impede, or nullify the efforts of the State and the public agencies of the State to comply with and enforce the laws of the State of California and their members will infiltrate and seek employment by the State and its public agencies.
(a) There exists a world-wide revolutionary movement to establish a totalitarian dictatorship based upon force and violence rather than upon law.
(b) This world-wide revolutionary movement is predicated upon and it is designed and intended to carry into execution the basic precepts of communism as expounded by Marx, Lenin, and Stalin.
(c) Pursuant to the objectives of the world communism movement, in numerous foreign countries the legally constituted governments have been overthrown and totalitarian dictatorships established therein against the will of the people, and the establishment of similar dictatorships in other countries is imminently threatening. The successful establishment of totalitarian dictatorships has consistently been aided, accompanied, or accomplished by repeated acts of treachery, deceit, teaching of false doctrines, teaching untruth, together with organized confusion, insubordination, and disloyalty, fostered, directed, instigated, or employed by communist organizations and their members in such countries.
(d) Within the boundaries of the State of California there are active disciplined communist organizations presently functioning for the primary purpose of advancing the objectives of the world communism movement, which organizations promulgate, advocate, and adhere to the precepts and the principles and doctrines of the world communism movement. These communist organizations are characterized by identification of their programs, policies, and objectives with those of the world communism movement, and they regularly and consistently cooperate with and endeavor to carry into execution programs, policies and objectives substantially identical to programs, policies, and objectives of such world communism movement.
(e) One of the objectives of the world communism movement is to place its members in state and local government positions and in state supported educational institutions. If this objective is successful, propaganda can be disseminated by the members of these organizations among pupils and students by those members who would have the opportunity to teach them and to whom, as teachers, they would look for guidance, authority, and leadership. The members of such groups would use their positions to advocate and teach their doctrines and teach the prescribed Communist Party line group dogma or doctrine without regard to truth or free inquiry. This type of propaganda is sufficiently subtle to escape detection. There is a clear and present danger, which the Legislature of the State of California finds is great and imminent, that in order to advance the program, policies and objectives of the world communism movement, communist organizations in the State of California and their members will engage in concerted effort to hamper, restrict, interfere with, impede, or nullify the efforts of the State and the public agencies of the State to comply with and enforce the laws of the State of California and their members will infiltrate and seek employment by the State and its public agencies.
It shall be sufficient cause for the dismissal of any public
employee when such public employee advocates or is knowingly a member
of the Communist Party or of an organization which during the time
of his membership he knows advocates overthrow of the Government of
the United States or of any state by force or violence.
It shall be the duty of any public employee who may be
subpenaed or ordered by the governing body of the state or local
agency by which such employee is employed, to appear before such
governing body, or a committee or subcommittee thereof, or by a duly
authorized committee of the Congress of the United States or of the
Legislature of this State, or any subcommittee of any such committee,
to appear before such committee or subcommittee, and to answer under
oath a question or questions propounded by such governing body,
committee or subcommittee, or a member or counsel thereof, relating
to:
(a) Present personal advocacy by the employee of the forceful or violent overthrow of the Government of the United States or of any state.
(b) Present knowing membership in any organization now advocating the forceful or violent overthrow of the Government of the United States or of any state.
(c) Past knowing membership at any time since October 3, 1945, in any organization which, to the knowledge of such employee, during the time of the employee's membership advocated the forceful or violent overthrow of the Government of the United States or of any state.
(d) Questions as to present knowing membership of such employee in the Communist Party or as to past knowing membership in the Communist Party at any time since October 3, 1945.
(e) Present personal advocacy by the employee of the support of a foreign government against the United States in the event of hostilities between said foreign government and the United States. Any employee who fails or refuses to appear or to answer under oath on any ground whatsoever any such questions so propounded shall be guilty of insubordination and guilty of violating this section and shall be suspended and dismissed from his employment in the manner provided by law.
(a) Present personal advocacy by the employee of the forceful or violent overthrow of the Government of the United States or of any state.
(b) Present knowing membership in any organization now advocating the forceful or violent overthrow of the Government of the United States or of any state.
(c) Past knowing membership at any time since October 3, 1945, in any organization which, to the knowledge of such employee, during the time of the employee's membership advocated the forceful or violent overthrow of the Government of the United States or of any state.
(d) Questions as to present knowing membership of such employee in the Communist Party or as to past knowing membership in the Communist Party at any time since October 3, 1945.
(e) Present personal advocacy by the employee of the support of a foreign government against the United States in the event of hostilities between said foreign government and the United States. Any employee who fails or refuses to appear or to answer under oath on any ground whatsoever any such questions so propounded shall be guilty of insubordination and guilty of violating this section and shall be suspended and dismissed from his employment in the manner provided by law.
Sections 1027.5, 1028.1, and 1028, added by Chapter 1418 of
the Statutes of 1947, are not applicable to school district
employees. It is the intent of the Legislature that the Education
Code shall apply to such employees.
(a) Except as provided in subdivision (b), (c), or (d), each
of the following persons is disqualified from holding office as a
peace officer or being employed as a peace officer of the state,
county, city, city and county or other political subdivision, whether
with or without compensation, and is disqualified from any office or
employment by the state, county, city, city and county or other
political subdivision, whether with or without compensation, which
confers upon the holder or employee the powers and duties of a peace
officer:
(1) Any person who has been convicted of a felony.
(2) Any person who has been convicted of any offense in any other jurisdiction which would have been a felony if committed in this state.
(3) Any person who, after January 1, 2004, has been convicted of a crime based upon a verdict or finding of guilt of a felony by the trier of fact, or upon the entry of a plea of guilty or nolo contendere to a felony. This paragraph shall apply regardless of whether, pursuant to subdivision (b) of Section 17 of the Penal Code, the court declares the offense to be a misdemeanor or the offense becomes a misdemeanor by operation of law.
(4) Any person who has been charged with a felony and adjudged by a superior court to be mentally incompetent under Chapter 6 (commencing with Section 1367) of Title 10 of Part 2 of the Penal Code.
(5) Any person who has been found not guilty by reason of insanity of any felony.
(6) Any person who has been determined to be a mentally disordered sex offender pursuant to Article 1 (commencing with Section 6300) of Chapter 2 of Part 2 of Division 6 of the Welfare and Institutions Code.
(7) Any person adjudged addicted or in danger of becoming addicted to narcotics, convicted, and committed to a state institution as provided in Section 3051 of the Welfare and Institutions Code.
(b) (1) A plea of guilty to a felony pursuant to a deferred entry of judgment program as set forth in Sections 1000 to 1000.4, inclusive, of the Penal Code shall not alone disqualify a person from being a peace officer unless a judgment of guilty is entered pursuant to Section 1000.3 of the Penal Code.
(2) A person who pleads guilty or nolo contendere to, or who is found guilty by a trier of fact of, an alternate felony-misdemeanor drug possession offense and successfully completes a program of probation pursuant to Section 1210.1 of the Penal Code shall not be disqualified from being a peace officer solely on the basis of the plea or finding if the court deems the offense to be a misdemeanor or reduces the offense to a misdemeanor.
(c) Any person who has been convicted of a felony, other than a felony punishable by death, in this state or any other state, or who has been convicted of any offense in any other state which would have been a felony, other than a felony punishable by death, if committed in this state, and who demonstrates the ability to assist persons in programs of rehabilitation may hold office and be employed as a parole officer of the Department of Corrections or the Department of the Youth Authority, or as a probation officer in a county probation department, if he or she has been granted a full and unconditional pardon for the felony or offense of which he or she was convicted. Notwithstanding any other provision of law, the Department of Corrections or the Department of the Youth Authority, or a county probation department, may refuse to employ that person regardless of his or her qualifications.
(d) Nothing in this section shall be construed to limit or curtail the power or authority of any board of police commissioners, chief of police, sheriff, mayor, or other appointing authority to appoint, employ, or deputize any person as a peace officer in time of disaster caused by flood, fire, pestilence or similar public calamity, or to exercise any power conferred by law to summon assistance in making arrests or preventing the commission of any criminal offense.
(e) Nothing in this section shall be construed to prohibit any person from holding office or being employed as a superintendent, supervisor, or employee having custodial responsibilities in an institution operated by a probation department, if at the time of the person's hire a prior conviction of a felony was known to the person' s employer, and the class of office for which the person was hired was not declared by law to be a class prohibited to persons convicted of a felony, but as a result of a change in classification, as provided by law, the new classification would prohibit employment of a person convicted of a felony.
(1) Any person who has been convicted of a felony.
(2) Any person who has been convicted of any offense in any other jurisdiction which would have been a felony if committed in this state.
(3) Any person who, after January 1, 2004, has been convicted of a crime based upon a verdict or finding of guilt of a felony by the trier of fact, or upon the entry of a plea of guilty or nolo contendere to a felony. This paragraph shall apply regardless of whether, pursuant to subdivision (b) of Section 17 of the Penal Code, the court declares the offense to be a misdemeanor or the offense becomes a misdemeanor by operation of law.
(4) Any person who has been charged with a felony and adjudged by a superior court to be mentally incompetent under Chapter 6 (commencing with Section 1367) of Title 10 of Part 2 of the Penal Code.
(5) Any person who has been found not guilty by reason of insanity of any felony.
(6) Any person who has been determined to be a mentally disordered sex offender pursuant to Article 1 (commencing with Section 6300) of Chapter 2 of Part 2 of Division 6 of the Welfare and Institutions Code.
(7) Any person adjudged addicted or in danger of becoming addicted to narcotics, convicted, and committed to a state institution as provided in Section 3051 of the Welfare and Institutions Code.
(b) (1) A plea of guilty to a felony pursuant to a deferred entry of judgment program as set forth in Sections 1000 to 1000.4, inclusive, of the Penal Code shall not alone disqualify a person from being a peace officer unless a judgment of guilty is entered pursuant to Section 1000.3 of the Penal Code.
(2) A person who pleads guilty or nolo contendere to, or who is found guilty by a trier of fact of, an alternate felony-misdemeanor drug possession offense and successfully completes a program of probation pursuant to Section 1210.1 of the Penal Code shall not be disqualified from being a peace officer solely on the basis of the plea or finding if the court deems the offense to be a misdemeanor or reduces the offense to a misdemeanor.
(c) Any person who has been convicted of a felony, other than a felony punishable by death, in this state or any other state, or who has been convicted of any offense in any other state which would have been a felony, other than a felony punishable by death, if committed in this state, and who demonstrates the ability to assist persons in programs of rehabilitation may hold office and be employed as a parole officer of the Department of Corrections or the Department of the Youth Authority, or as a probation officer in a county probation department, if he or she has been granted a full and unconditional pardon for the felony or offense of which he or she was convicted. Notwithstanding any other provision of law, the Department of Corrections or the Department of the Youth Authority, or a county probation department, may refuse to employ that person regardless of his or her qualifications.
(d) Nothing in this section shall be construed to limit or curtail the power or authority of any board of police commissioners, chief of police, sheriff, mayor, or other appointing authority to appoint, employ, or deputize any person as a peace officer in time of disaster caused by flood, fire, pestilence or similar public calamity, or to exercise any power conferred by law to summon assistance in making arrests or preventing the commission of any criminal offense.
(e) Nothing in this section shall be construed to prohibit any person from holding office or being employed as a superintendent, supervisor, or employee having custodial responsibilities in an institution operated by a probation department, if at the time of the person's hire a prior conviction of a felony was known to the person' s employer, and the class of office for which the person was hired was not declared by law to be a class prohibited to persons convicted of a felony, but as a result of a change in classification, as provided by law, the new classification would prohibit employment of a person convicted of a felony.
The Department of Corrections and the Department of the
Youth Authority shall complete a background investigation, using as
guidelines standards defined by the Commission on Peace Officer
Standards and Training, of any applicant for employment as a peace
officer before the applicant may be employed or begin training as a
peace officer. In order to reduce potential duplication of effort by
individual institutions, investigations shall be accomplished by each
department on a centralized or regional basis to the extent
administratively feasible.
A classifiable set of the fingerprints of every person who is
now employed, or who hereafter becomes employed, as a peace officer
of the state, or of a county, city, city and county or other
political subdivision, whether with or without compensation, shall be
furnished to the Department of Justice and to the Federal Bureau of
Investigation by the sheriff, chief of police or other appropriate
appointing authority of the agency by whom the person is employed.
This section shall not apply to any currently employed peace
officer whose appointment antedates the effective date of this
section and whose fingerprints have already been submitted by his
appointing authority to the Department of Justice and to the Federal
Bureau of Investigation.
Each class of public officers or employees declared by law to
be peace officers shall meet all of the following minimum standards:
(a) Be a citizen of the United States or a permanent resident alien who is eligible for and has applied for citizenship, except as provided in Section 2267 of the Vehicle Code.
(b) Be at least 18 years of age.
(c) Be fingerprinted for purposes of search of local, state, and national fingerprint files to disclose a criminal record.
(d) Be of good moral character, as determined by a thorough background investigation.
(e) Be a high school graduate, pass the General Education Development Test or other high school equivalency test approved by the State Department of Education that indicates high school graduation level, pass the California High School Proficiency Examination, or have attained a two-year, four-year, or advanced degree from an accredited college or university. The high school shall be either a United States public school, an accredited United States Department of Defense high school, or an accredited or approved public or nonpublic high school. Any accreditation or approval required by this subdivision shall be from a state or local government educational agency using local or state government approved accreditation, licensing, registration, or other approval standards, a regional accrediting association, an accrediting association recognized by the Secretary of the United States Department of Education, an accrediting association holding full membership in the National Council for Private School Accreditation (NCPSA), an organization holding full membership in AdvancED, an organization holding full membership in the Council for American Private Education (CAPE), or an accrediting association recognized by the National Federation of Nonpublic School State Accrediting Associations (NFNSSAA).
(f) Be found to be free from any physical, emotional, or mental condition that might adversely affect the exercise of the powers of a peace officer.
(1) Physical condition shall be evaluated by a licensed physician and surgeon.
(2) Emotional and mental condition shall be evaluated by either of the following:
(A) A physician and surgeon who holds a valid California license to practice medicine, has successfully completed a postgraduate medical residency education program in psychiatry accredited by the Accreditation Council for Graduate Medical Education, and has at least the equivalent of five full-time years of experience in the diagnosis and treatment of emotional and mental disorders, including the equivalent of three full-time years accrued after completion of the psychiatric residency program.
(B) A psychologist licensed by the California Board of Psychology who has at least the equivalent of five full-time years of experience in the diagnosis and treatment of emotional and mental disorders, including the equivalent of three full-time years accrued postdoctorate. The physician and surgeon or psychologist shall also have met any applicable education and training procedures set forth by the California Commission on Peace Officer Standards and Training designed for the conduct of preemployment psychological screening of peace officers.
(g) This section shall not be construed to preclude the adoption of additional or higher standards, including age.
(a) Be a citizen of the United States or a permanent resident alien who is eligible for and has applied for citizenship, except as provided in Section 2267 of the Vehicle Code.
(b) Be at least 18 years of age.
(c) Be fingerprinted for purposes of search of local, state, and national fingerprint files to disclose a criminal record.
(d) Be of good moral character, as determined by a thorough background investigation.
(e) Be a high school graduate, pass the General Education Development Test or other high school equivalency test approved by the State Department of Education that indicates high school graduation level, pass the California High School Proficiency Examination, or have attained a two-year, four-year, or advanced degree from an accredited college or university. The high school shall be either a United States public school, an accredited United States Department of Defense high school, or an accredited or approved public or nonpublic high school. Any accreditation or approval required by this subdivision shall be from a state or local government educational agency using local or state government approved accreditation, licensing, registration, or other approval standards, a regional accrediting association, an accrediting association recognized by the Secretary of the United States Department of Education, an accrediting association holding full membership in the National Council for Private School Accreditation (NCPSA), an organization holding full membership in AdvancED, an organization holding full membership in the Council for American Private Education (CAPE), or an accrediting association recognized by the National Federation of Nonpublic School State Accrediting Associations (NFNSSAA).
(f) Be found to be free from any physical, emotional, or mental condition that might adversely affect the exercise of the powers of a peace officer.
(1) Physical condition shall be evaluated by a licensed physician and surgeon.
(2) Emotional and mental condition shall be evaluated by either of the following:
(A) A physician and surgeon who holds a valid California license to practice medicine, has successfully completed a postgraduate medical residency education program in psychiatry accredited by the Accreditation Council for Graduate Medical Education, and has at least the equivalent of five full-time years of experience in the diagnosis and treatment of emotional and mental disorders, including the equivalent of three full-time years accrued after completion of the psychiatric residency program.
(B) A psychologist licensed by the California Board of Psychology who has at least the equivalent of five full-time years of experience in the diagnosis and treatment of emotional and mental disorders, including the equivalent of three full-time years accrued postdoctorate. The physician and surgeon or psychologist shall also have met any applicable education and training procedures set forth by the California Commission on Peace Officer Standards and Training designed for the conduct of preemployment psychological screening of peace officers.
(g) This section shall not be construed to preclude the adoption of additional or higher standards, including age.
(a) For purposes of performing a thorough background
investigation for applicants not currently employed as a peace
officer, as required by subdivision (d) of Section 1031, an employer
shall disclose employment information relating to a current or former
employee, upon request of a law enforcement agency, if all of the
following conditions are met:
(1) The request is made in writing.
(2) The request is accompanied by a notarized authorization by the applicant releasing the employer of liability.
(3) The request and the authorization are presented to the employer by a sworn officer or other authorized representative of the employing law enforcement agency.
(b) In the absence of fraud or malice, no employer shall be subject to any civil liability for any relevant cause of action by virtue of releasing employment information required pursuant to this section. Nothing in this section is intended to, nor does in any way or manner, abrogate or lessen the existing common law or statutory privileges and immunities of an employer.
(c) For purposes of this section, "employment information" includes written information in connection with job applications, performance evaluations, attendance records, disciplinary actions, eligibility for rehire, and other information relevant to peace officer performance, except information prohibited from disclosure by any other state or federal law or regulation.
(d) An employer's refusal to disclose information to a law enforcement agency in accordance with this section shall constitute grounds for a civil action for injunctive relief requiring disclosure on the part of an employer.
(e) Employment information disclosed by an employer to an initial requesting law enforcement agency shall be deemed confidential. However, the initial requesting law enforcement agency may disclose this information to another authorized law enforcement agency that is also conducting a peace officer background investigation. Whenever this information is disclosed to another law enforcement agency, that agency shall utilize the information for investigative leads only and the information shall be independently verified by that agency in order to be used in determining the suitability of a peace officer applicant.
(f) An employer may charge reasonable fees to cover actual costs incurred in copying and furnishing documents to law enforcement agencies as required by this section.
(1) The request is made in writing.
(2) The request is accompanied by a notarized authorization by the applicant releasing the employer of liability.
(3) The request and the authorization are presented to the employer by a sworn officer or other authorized representative of the employing law enforcement agency.
(b) In the absence of fraud or malice, no employer shall be subject to any civil liability for any relevant cause of action by virtue of releasing employment information required pursuant to this section. Nothing in this section is intended to, nor does in any way or manner, abrogate or lessen the existing common law or statutory privileges and immunities of an employer.
(c) For purposes of this section, "employment information" includes written information in connection with job applications, performance evaluations, attendance records, disciplinary actions, eligibility for rehire, and other information relevant to peace officer performance, except information prohibited from disclosure by any other state or federal law or regulation.
(d) An employer's refusal to disclose information to a law enforcement agency in accordance with this section shall constitute grounds for a civil action for injunctive relief requiring disclosure on the part of an employer.
(e) Employment information disclosed by an employer to an initial requesting law enforcement agency shall be deemed confidential. However, the initial requesting law enforcement agency may disclose this information to another authorized law enforcement agency that is also conducting a peace officer background investigation. Whenever this information is disclosed to another law enforcement agency, that agency shall utilize the information for investigative leads only and the information shall be independently verified by that agency in order to be used in determining the suitability of a peace officer applicant.
(f) An employer may charge reasonable fees to cover actual costs incurred in copying and furnishing documents to law enforcement agencies as required by this section.
Consistent with the Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990
(Public Law 101-336) and paragraph (3) of subdivision (e) of Section
12940, the collection of nonmedical or nonpsychological information
of peace officers, in accordance with a thorough background
investigation, as required by subdivision (d) of Section 1031, may be
deferred until after a conditional offer of employment is issued if
the employer can demonstrate that the information could not
reasonably have been collected prior to the offer.
(a) Any person employed by a governmental agency on
September 13, 1982, as a peace officer or a peace officer trainee, or
who, prior to September 13, 1982, had applied to fill a position as
a peace officer, as defined in Chapter 4.5 (commencing with Section
830) of Title 3 of Part 2 of the Penal Code, is not subject to the
requirement of subdivision (a) of Section 1031 prior to its amendment
by Chapter 943 of the Statutes of 1982, provided that any person
qualifying for this exemption shall, as soon as legally possible,
apply for and meet all of the requirements for United States
citizenship specified in existing law, and shall be subject to
subdivisions (b) and (c).
(b) Any permanent resident alien who is employed as a peace officer shall diligently cooperate with the Immigration and Naturalization Service in the processing of his or her application for citizenship and shall be disqualified from holding that position if, three years after the filing of his or her application for employment, the person has not obtained citizenship due to his or her failure to cooperate in the processing of the application for citizenship.
(c) Any permanent resident alien who is employed as a peace officer shall be disqualified from holding that position if his or her application for citizenship is denied.
(b) Any permanent resident alien who is employed as a peace officer shall diligently cooperate with the Immigration and Naturalization Service in the processing of his or her application for citizenship and shall be disqualified from holding that position if, three years after the filing of his or her application for employment, the person has not obtained citizenship due to his or her failure to cooperate in the processing of the application for citizenship.
(c) Any permanent resident alien who is employed as a peace officer shall be disqualified from holding that position if his or her application for citizenship is denied.
(a) The Department of Motor Vehicles may require fingerprint
images and associated information from an employee or prospective
employee whose duties include or would include any of the following:
(1) Access to confidential information in a database of the department.
(2) Access to confidential or sensitive information provided by a member of the public including, but not limited to, a credit card number or social security account number.
(3) Access to cash, checks, or other accountable items.
(4) Responsibility for the development or maintenance of a critical automated system.
(5) Making decisions regarding the issuance or denial of a license, endorsement, certificate, or indicia.
(b) The fingerprint images and associated information of an employee or prospective employee of the Department of Motor Vehicles whose duties include or would include those specified in subdivision (a), or any person who assumes those duties, may be furnished to the Department of Justice for the purpose of obtaining information as to the existence and nature of a record of state or federal level convictions and state or federal level arrests for which the Department of Justice establishes that the applicant was released on bail or on his or her own recognizance pending trial. Requests for federal level criminal offender record information, received by the Department of Justice, pursuant to this section, shall be forwarded to the Federal Bureau of Investigation by the Department of Justice.
(c) The Department of Justice shall respond to the Department of Motor Vehicles with information as provided under subdivision (p) of Section 11105 of the Penal Code.
(d) The Department of Motor Vehicles shall request subsequent arrest notification, from the Department of Justice, as provided under Section 11105.2 of the Penal Code, for applicants described in subdivision (a).
(e) The Department of Justice may assess a fee sufficient to cover the processing costs required under this section, as authorized pursuant to subdivision (e) of Section 11105 of the Penal Code.
(f) This section does not apply to an employee of the Department of Motor Vehicles whose appointment occurred prior to January 1, 2005.
(g) The Department of Motor Vehicles may investigate the criminal history of persons applying for employment in order to make a final determination of that person's fitness to perform duties that would include any of those specified in subdivision (a).
(1) Access to confidential information in a database of the department.
(2) Access to confidential or sensitive information provided by a member of the public including, but not limited to, a credit card number or social security account number.
(3) Access to cash, checks, or other accountable items.
(4) Responsibility for the development or maintenance of a critical automated system.
(5) Making decisions regarding the issuance or denial of a license, endorsement, certificate, or indicia.
(b) The fingerprint images and associated information of an employee or prospective employee of the Department of Motor Vehicles whose duties include or would include those specified in subdivision (a), or any person who assumes those duties, may be furnished to the Department of Justice for the purpose of obtaining information as to the existence and nature of a record of state or federal level convictions and state or federal level arrests for which the Department of Justice establishes that the applicant was released on bail or on his or her own recognizance pending trial. Requests for federal level criminal offender record information, received by the Department of Justice, pursuant to this section, shall be forwarded to the Federal Bureau of Investigation by the Department of Justice.
(c) The Department of Justice shall respond to the Department of Motor Vehicles with information as provided under subdivision (p) of Section 11105 of the Penal Code.
(d) The Department of Motor Vehicles shall request subsequent arrest notification, from the Department of Justice, as provided under Section 11105.2 of the Penal Code, for applicants described in subdivision (a).
(e) The Department of Justice may assess a fee sufficient to cover the processing costs required under this section, as authorized pursuant to subdivision (e) of Section 11105 of the Penal Code.
(f) This section does not apply to an employee of the Department of Motor Vehicles whose appointment occurred prior to January 1, 2005.
(g) The Department of Motor Vehicles may investigate the criminal history of persons applying for employment in order to make a final determination of that person's fitness to perform duties that would include any of those specified in subdivision (a).
(a) (1) The Department of Managed Health Care may require
fingerprint images and associated information from a prospective
employee whose duties would include access to medical information.
(2) The department shall require that any services contract or interagency agreement that may include review of medical information for compliance with the Knox-Keene Health Care Service Plan Act of 1975 (Chapter 2.2 (commencing with Section 1340) of Division 2 of the Health and Safety Code), and entered into, renewed, or amended after January 1, 2006, shall include a provision requiring the contractor to agree to permit the department to run criminal background checks on its employees, contractors, agents, or subcontractors that will have access to this information as part of their contract with the department.
(b) The fingerprint images and associated information of a prospective employee, contractor, agent, subcontractor, or employee of a contractor of the Department of Managed Health Care whose duties include or would include access to the information specified in subdivision (a), or any person who assumes those duties, may be furnished to the Department of Justice for the purpose of obtaining information as to the existence and nature of a record of state or federal level convictions and state or federal level arrests for which the Department of Justice establishes that the applicant was released on bail or on his or her own recognizance pending trial. Requests for federal level criminal offender record information, received by the Department of Justice, pursuant to this section, shall be forwarded to the Federal Bureau of Investigation by the Department of Justice.
(c) The Department of Justice shall respond to the Department of Managed Health Care with information as provided under subdivision (p) of Section 11105 of the Penal Code.
(d) The Department of Managed Health Care shall request subsequent arrest notification, from the Department of Justice, as provided under Section 11105.2 of the Penal Code, for applicants described in subdivision (a).
(e) The Department of Justice may assess a fee sufficient to cover the processing costs required under this section, as authorized pursuant to subdivision (e) of Section 11105 of the Penal Code.
(f) This section does not apply to an employee of the Department of Managed Health Care whose appointment occurred prior to January 1, 2006.
(g) The Department of Managed Health Care may investigate the criminal history for crimes involving moral turpitude of persons applying for employment in order to make a final determination of that person's fitness to perform duties that would include any access to confidential information.
(2) The department shall require that any services contract or interagency agreement that may include review of medical information for compliance with the Knox-Keene Health Care Service Plan Act of 1975 (Chapter 2.2 (commencing with Section 1340) of Division 2 of the Health and Safety Code), and entered into, renewed, or amended after January 1, 2006, shall include a provision requiring the contractor to agree to permit the department to run criminal background checks on its employees, contractors, agents, or subcontractors that will have access to this information as part of their contract with the department.
(b) The fingerprint images and associated information of a prospective employee, contractor, agent, subcontractor, or employee of a contractor of the Department of Managed Health Care whose duties include or would include access to the information specified in subdivision (a), or any person who assumes those duties, may be furnished to the Department of Justice for the purpose of obtaining information as to the existence and nature of a record of state or federal level convictions and state or federal level arrests for which the Department of Justice establishes that the applicant was released on bail or on his or her own recognizance pending trial. Requests for federal level criminal offender record information, received by the Department of Justice, pursuant to this section, shall be forwarded to the Federal Bureau of Investigation by the Department of Justice.
(c) The Department of Justice shall respond to the Department of Managed Health Care with information as provided under subdivision (p) of Section 11105 of the Penal Code.
(d) The Department of Managed Health Care shall request subsequent arrest notification, from the Department of Justice, as provided under Section 11105.2 of the Penal Code, for applicants described in subdivision (a).
(e) The Department of Justice may assess a fee sufficient to cover the processing costs required under this section, as authorized pursuant to subdivision (e) of Section 11105 of the Penal Code.
(f) This section does not apply to an employee of the Department of Managed Health Care whose appointment occurred prior to January 1, 2006.
(g) The Department of Managed Health Care may investigate the criminal history for crimes involving moral turpitude of persons applying for employment in order to make a final determination of that person's fitness to perform duties that would include any access to confidential information.
(a) (1) The California Gambling Control Commission may
require fingerprint images and associated information from a
prospective employee if the employee's duties include, or would
include, access to any of the following:
(A) Information that is required to be kept confidential under the Gambling Control Act (Chapter 5 (commencing with Section 19800) of Division 8 of the Business and Professions Code) or any tribal-state gaming compact, including, but not limited to, applications for licenses or findings of suitability, and information provided by or received from a tribe in connection with a tribal-state gaming compact.
(B) Access to state summary criminal history information, as defined in Section 11105 of the Penal Code, whether in full or in summary.
(C) Access to cash, checks, or other accountable items.
(2) The commission shall require that any services contract that is entered into, renewed, or amended on or after January 1, 2009, include a provision requiring the contractor to agree to permit the commission to require fingerprint images and associated information from the contractor's employees, contractors, agents, or subcontractors, whose duties include, or would include, access to information and accountable items under paragraph (1) as part of a contract with the commission, in order for the commission to request criminal background checks on those individuals.
(b) The fingerprint images and associated information of a prospective employee, contractor, agent, subcontractor, or employee of a contractor of the California Gambling Control Commission whose duties include, or would include, access to the information or accountable items specified under paragraph (1) of subdivision (a), or any person who assumes duties that include access to that information or those accountable items, may be furnished to the Department of Justice for the purpose of obtaining information as to the existence and nature of a record of state or federal level convictions and state or federal level arrests for which the Department of Justice establishes that the applicant was released on bail or on his or her own recognizance pending trial. Requests for federal level criminal offender record information received by the Department of Justice pursuant to this section shall be forwarded to the Federal Bureau of Investigation by the Department of Justice.
(c) The Department of Justice shall respond to the California Gambling Control Commission with information as provided under subdivision (p) of Section 11105 of the Penal Code.
(d) The California Gambling Control Commission shall request subsequent arrest notification from the Department of Justice, as provided under Section 11105.2 of the Penal Code, for individuals described in subdivision (a) hired on or after January 1, 2009.
(e) The Department of Justice may assess a fee sufficient to cover the processing costs required under this section, as authorized pursuant to subdivision (e) of Section 11105 of the Penal Code.
(f) This section does not apply to an employee of the California Gambling Control Commission whose appointment occurred prior to January 1, 2009.
(g) The executive director of the California Gambling Control Commission may investigate the criminal history of persons applying for employment and prospective service contractors and their agents, subcontractors, or employees, in order to make a final determination of a person's fitness to perform duties that would include access to any information or accountable items specified under paragraph (1) of subdivision (a). Under no circumstances shall a person who would be disqualified from holding a state gambling license pursuant to subdivisions (c) to (f), inclusive, of Section 19859 of the Business and Professions Code be selected, appointed, or hired in a position that would include any duties involving access to information or accountable items specified under paragraph (1) of subdivision (a).
(A) Information that is required to be kept confidential under the Gambling Control Act (Chapter 5 (commencing with Section 19800) of Division 8 of the Business and Professions Code) or any tribal-state gaming compact, including, but not limited to, applications for licenses or findings of suitability, and information provided by or received from a tribe in connection with a tribal-state gaming compact.
(B) Access to state summary criminal history information, as defined in Section 11105 of the Penal Code, whether in full or in summary.
(C) Access to cash, checks, or other accountable items.
(2) The commission shall require that any services contract that is entered into, renewed, or amended on or after January 1, 2009, include a provision requiring the contractor to agree to permit the commission to require fingerprint images and associated information from the contractor's employees, contractors, agents, or subcontractors, whose duties include, or would include, access to information and accountable items under paragraph (1) as part of a contract with the commission, in order for the commission to request criminal background checks on those individuals.
(b) The fingerprint images and associated information of a prospective employee, contractor, agent, subcontractor, or employee of a contractor of the California Gambling Control Commission whose duties include, or would include, access to the information or accountable items specified under paragraph (1) of subdivision (a), or any person who assumes duties that include access to that information or those accountable items, may be furnished to the Department of Justice for the purpose of obtaining information as to the existence and nature of a record of state or federal level convictions and state or federal level arrests for which the Department of Justice establishes that the applicant was released on bail or on his or her own recognizance pending trial. Requests for federal level criminal offender record information received by the Department of Justice pursuant to this section shall be forwarded to the Federal Bureau of Investigation by the Department of Justice.
(c) The Department of Justice shall respond to the California Gambling Control Commission with information as provided under subdivision (p) of Section 11105 of the Penal Code.
(d) The California Gambling Control Commission shall request subsequent arrest notification from the Department of Justice, as provided under Section 11105.2 of the Penal Code, for individuals described in subdivision (a) hired on or after January 1, 2009.
(e) The Department of Justice may assess a fee sufficient to cover the processing costs required under this section, as authorized pursuant to subdivision (e) of Section 11105 of the Penal Code.
(f) This section does not apply to an employee of the California Gambling Control Commission whose appointment occurred prior to January 1, 2009.
(g) The executive director of the California Gambling Control Commission may investigate the criminal history of persons applying for employment and prospective service contractors and their agents, subcontractors, or employees, in order to make a final determination of a person's fitness to perform duties that would include access to any information or accountable items specified under paragraph (1) of subdivision (a). Under no circumstances shall a person who would be disqualified from holding a state gambling license pursuant to subdivisions (c) to (f), inclusive, of Section 19859 of the Business and Professions Code be selected, appointed, or hired in a position that would include any duties involving access to information or accountable items specified under paragraph (1) of subdivision (a).
(a) (1) The executive board of the California Health Benefit
Exchange, as established by Section 100500, shall, consistent with
the federal Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS), Catalog
of Minimum Acceptable Risk Standards for Exchanges (MARS-E),
Exchange Reference Architecture Supplement version 1.0, issued on
August 12, 2012, or further updates, guidance, or regulations, submit
to the Department of Justice fingerprint images and related
information required by the Department of Justice of all employees,
prospective employees, contractors, subcontractors, volunteers, or
vendors, whose duties include or would include access to confidential
information, personal identifying information, personal health
information, federal tax information, or financial information
contained in the information systems and devices of the Exchange, or
any other information as required by federal law or guidance
applicable to state-based exchanges for the purposes of obtaining
information as to the existence and content of a record of state or
federal convictions and also information as to the existence and
content of a record of state or federal arrests for which the
Department of Justice establishes that the person is free on bail or
on his or her recognizance pending trial or appeal.
(2) The board shall require a services contract, interagency agreement, or public entity agreement that includes or would include access to information described in paragraph (1), and entered into, renewed, or amended on or after June 17, 2013, to include a provision requiring the contractor to agree to criminal background checks on its employees, contractors, agents, or subcontractors who will have access to information described in paragraph (1) as part of their services contract, interagency agreement, or public entity agreement with the board.
(b) The Department of Justice shall forward to the Federal Bureau of Investigation requests for federal summary criminal history information received pursuant to paragraph (1) of subdivision (a). The Department of Justice shall review the information returned from the Federal Bureau of Investigation and compile and disseminate a response to the board.
(c) The Department of Justice shall provide a state or federal level response to the board pursuant to subdivision (p) of Section 11105 of the Penal Code.
(d) The board shall request from the Department of Justice subsequent notification service, as provided pursuant to Section 11105.2 of the Penal Code, for persons listed in paragraph (1) of subdivision (a).
(e) The Department of Justice shall charge a fee sufficient to cover the cost of processing requests pursuant to this section.
(2) The board shall require a services contract, interagency agreement, or public entity agreement that includes or would include access to information described in paragraph (1), and entered into, renewed, or amended on or after June 17, 2013, to include a provision requiring the contractor to agree to criminal background checks on its employees, contractors, agents, or subcontractors who will have access to information described in paragraph (1) as part of their services contract, interagency agreement, or public entity agreement with the board.
(b) The Department of Justice shall forward to the Federal Bureau of Investigation requests for federal summary criminal history information received pursuant to paragraph (1) of subdivision (a). The Department of Justice shall review the information returned from the Federal Bureau of Investigation and compile and disseminate a response to the board.
(c) The Department of Justice shall provide a state or federal level response to the board pursuant to subdivision (p) of Section 11105 of the Penal Code.
(d) The board shall request from the Department of Justice subsequent notification service, as provided pursuant to Section 11105.2 of the Penal Code, for persons listed in paragraph (1) of subdivision (a).
(e) The Department of Justice shall charge a fee sufficient to cover the cost of processing requests pursuant to this section.
