TITLE 1. GENERAL 100-7914›DIVISION 4. PUBLIC OFFICERS AND EMPLOYEES 1000-3599›CHAPTER 1. General 1000-1241›ARTICLE 2. Disqualifications for Office or Employment 1020-1044

§ 1029.1

California Government Code · 2018-11 edition · updated 2026-10-04 · California

The Department of Corrections and the Department of the Youth Authority shall complete a background investigation, using as guidelines standards defined by the Commission on Peace Officer Standards and Training, of any applicant for employment as a peace officer before the applicant may be employed or begin training as a peace officer. In order to reduce potential duplication of effort by individual institutions, investigations shall be accomplished by each department on a centralized or regional basis to the extent administratively feasible.

(Added by Stats. 1984, Ch. 424, Sec. 1. Effective July 12, 1984. Operative January 1, 1985, by Sec. 5 of Ch. 424.)

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