California Legal Codes and Statutes

§ 1030

Repealed and added by Stats. 2025, Ch. 113, Sec. 29. (SB 160) Effective September 17, 2025.
(a)A law enforcement agency shall require a peace officer or a prospective peace officer, as designated under Chapter 4.5 (commencing with Section 830) of Title 3 of Part 2 of the Penal Code, to undergo a fingerprint-based state and national criminal history background check.
(b)A law enforcement agency shall submit to the Department of Justice fingerprint images and related information for an individual specified in subdivision (a) who is subject to a state and national criminal history background check, pursuant to subdivision (u) of Section 11105 of the Penal Code. The Department of Justice shall provide a state- or federal-level response pursuant to subdivision (k) of Section 11105 of the Penal Code.
(c)As used in this section, “law enforcement agency” means a police or sheriff’s department, or any department or agency of the state or any political subdivision thereof that employs any peace officer, as designated as designated under Chapter 4.5 (commencing with Section 830) of Title 3 of Part 2 of the Penal Code.

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Cal. Gov. Code § 1030 (2026)
https://ca.codecond.com/codes/gov/title-1-general/division-4-public-officers-and-employees/chapter-1-general/article-2-disqualifications-for-office-or-employment/section-1030

Other sections in Article 2 - Disqualifications for Office or Employment

§ 1020§ 1020.5§ 1021§ 1021.5§ 1021.6§ 1022§ 1023§ 1024§ 1026§ 1027…§ 1031.1§ 1031.2§ 1031.3§ 1031.4§ 1031.5§ 1040§ 1041§ 1042§ 1043§ 1044

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