California Statutes
§ 7461. — 7461. (Amended by Stats. 2025, Ch. 226, Sec. 3.)
California·Code PEN Penal Code - PEN·Title 7.·Part 3. TITLE 7. ADMINISTRATION OF THE STATE CORRECTIONAL SYSTEM·Ch. 18. CHAPTER 18. Clearances
(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
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Legislative History
Amended by Stats. 2025, Ch. 226, Sec. 3. (SB 553) Effective January 1, 2026.