California Penal Code

§ 7462

PEN § 7462 Effective Jan 1, 2026Title 7 · Part 3 · Ch. 18

Statute text

(a)The department shall provide a standardized clearance packet to the institution for annual gate clearances. The institution shall only use the clearance packet provided by the department, composed only of approved forms, which allows an applicant to use the same packet for different institutions. An institution shall not require additional institution-specific “local” forms.

(b)(1) An applicant applying for an annual gate clearance shall complete a standardized clearance packet.

(2)A program provider applying for this clearance shall be subject to a fingerprint-based background check. The clearance application process shall be initiated prior to any fingerprint-based background check. Completion of the background check shall occur concurrently with the department’s processing of the annual gate clearance application. If the program provider has already provided fingerprints to an institution or the department, a clearance application shall be submitted to the additional institution, noting where the fingerprints were previously provided. The institution shall not require the program provider to provide additional fingerprints.

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Legislative history

Amended by Stats. 2025, Ch. 226, Sec. 4. (SB 553) Effective January 1, 2026.