Current through the 2024 Legislative Session.
Section 832.15 - Notice that individual applying for position of peace officer or custodial officer is prohibited from possessing, receiving, owning, or purchasing firearm(a) On and after October 1, 1993, the Department of Justice shall notify a state or local agency as to whether an individual applying for a position as a peace officer, as defined by this chapter, a custodial officer authorized by the employing agency to carry a firearm pursuant to Section 831.5, or a transportation officer pursuant to Section 831.6 authorized by the employing agency to carry a firearm, is prohibited from possessing, receiving, owning, or purchasing a firearm pursuant to state or federal law. If the prohibition is temporary, the notice shall indicate the date that the prohibition expires. However, the notice shall not provide any other information with respect to the basis for the prohibition.(b) Before providing the information specified in subdivision (a), the applicant shall provide the Department of Justice with fingerprints and other identifying information deemed necessary by the department.(c) The Department of Justice may charge the applicant a fee sufficient to reimburse its costs for furnishing the information specified in subdivision (a).(d) The notice required by this section shall not apply to persons receiving treatment under subdivision (a) of Section 8100 of the Welfare and Institutions Code.Amended by Stats 2008 ch 698 (AB 837),s 9, eff. 1/1/2009.Amended by Stats 2004 ch 593 (SB 1797), s 1, eff. 1/1/2005. See Stats 2004 ch 593 (SB 1797), s 9. Section 9 provides, "Any section of any act enacted by the Legislature during the 2004 calendar year that takes effect on or before January 1, 2005, and that amends ... any one or more of the sections affected by this act, with the exception of Assembly Bill 3082, shall prevail over this act, whether that act is enacted prior to, or subsequent to, the enactment of this act."