Cal. Penal Code § 7460
Clearances
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Current — January 1, 2025
As of January 1, 2023
For purposes of this chapter, the following definitions apply:
For purposes of this chapter, the following definitions apply:
(a) “Annual clearance” refers to a clearance allowing a program provider to enter one institution for a full calendar year.
(a) “Annual gate clearance” refers to a clearance status allowing a program provider or legal professional to enter one institution for a full calendar year.
(b) “Institution” refers to a California state prison.
(b) “Institution” refers to a California state prison or facility, including community reentry programs and fire camps under the jurisdiction of the Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation.
(c) “Program provider” refers to an individual affiliated with a nonprofit organization or a volunteer that originates outside the Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation and provides rehabilitative programming to incarcerated people.
(c) “Program provider” refers to an individual affiliated with a nonprofit organization or a volunteer that originates outside the Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation and provides rehabilitative programming to incarcerated people.
(d) “Program provider identification card” refers to an identification card that allows a program provider to enter a specified institution without a sponsor.
(d) “Program provider identification card” refers to an identification card that allows a program provider with an annual or statewide gate clearance to enter specified institutions without a sponsor.
(e) “Short-term clearance” refers to a clearance that allows a program provider to enter an institution for three or fewer days per specific event.
(e) “Short-term gate clearance” refers to a clearance status that allows a program provider, legal professional, or attorney support personnel to enter an institution for the specific dates and times, as approved by the hiring authority or designee, and shall not exceed 30 days.
(f) “Sponsor” refers to correctional staff at an institution assigned to escort program providers within the institution.
(f) “Sponsor” refers to staff at an institution assigned to escort program providers, legal professionals, or attorney support personnel, within the institution.
(g) “Statewide program provider clearance” refers to a clearance status provided to a program provider entering more than three institutions on a routine basis consistent with their program provider status and entitles them to a program provider identification card.
(g) “Statewide gate clearance” refers to a clearance status provided to a program provider or legal professional entering more than three institutions on a routine basis.
(h) (1) “Legal professional” refers to an attorney or attorney representative.
(2) An attorney representative is any of the following:
(A) A private investigator licensed by any state and sponsored by the attorney or appointed by the court.
(B) An investigator who is employed by a government agency, public agency, or public institution.
(3) An attorney support personnel is any of the following:
(A) A law student sponsored by the attorney.
(B) A legal paraprofessional sponsored by the attorney or appointed by the court.
(C) An employee of an attorney, legitimate legal service organization, or licensed private investigator who is sponsored by the attorney or licensed private investigator.
Official source: California Legislative Information. Reproduced from public-domain California statutes; confirm against the official source for the current text. Not legal advice.