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California · Through 2026-09-13

PEN § 7461

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Where this section sits in the code
  1. Penal Code - PEN
  2. PART 3. OF IMPRISONMENT AND THE DEATH PENALTY [2000. - 10008.]
  3. TITLE 7. ADMINISTRATION OF THE STATE CORRECTIONAL SYSTEM [5000. - 7468.]
  4. CHAPTER 18. Clearances [7460. - 7468.]

(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.

Collected 2026-09-14T05:56:33Z. Source file · JSON

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