California · Penal Code

PEN §7461: (a) The department shall provide forms to the institution for short-term gate clearances.

Civil

What this law says, in plain English

This statute establishes administrative procedures for short-term gate clearances, requiring the department to provide standardized forms, prohibiting fingerprint background checks, and setting notification requirements for applicants.

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(a) The department shall provide forms to the institution for short-term gate clearances. The institution shall only use the forms provided by the department to process the short-term gate clearance. The forms should reflect the limited nature of this clearance and shall not be overly burdensome. An institution shall not require additional institution-specific “local” forms. (b) The department shall not require a fingerprint-based background check from an applicant applying for a short-term gate clearance. (c) The department shall not limit the number of short-term gate clearances an applicant can receive. (d) The department shall notify all short-term gate clearance applicants of the decision to approve or disapprove the application consistent with the timeframes identified in the department’s criminal history security screening form.

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