Public employment: disqualifications

A person formerly employed in federal, state, or territorial immigration enforcement may be barred from California peace-officer jobs if their certification was revoked for misconduct or they committed misconduct that would warrant revocation in California.

What the law does ​

• Defines immigration-enforcement work as law-enforcement employment for the existing out-of-state and federal misconduct disqualification rule.
• Defines immigration enforcement to include investigating, enforcing, or assisting enforcement of federal civil immigration laws and specified federal criminal immigration laws.
• Applies the change statewide, including in charter cities.

Who it affects ​

• Former law-enforcement officers who performed immigration-enforcement work for the federal government, a state, or a United States territory.
• State and local public employers hiring for jobs with peace-officer powers.