In an effort to provide technical guidance to partners across the state, the California Department of Justice (Department), upon occasion, issues information bulletins on a wide range of topics. Oftentimes, these bulletins follow changes in state laws, court precedent, regulations, or technology. Information bulletins are generally sent to local authorities, including law enforcement and agencies that use information systems maintained by the Department. The bulletins are typically issued by the Department’s California Justice Information Services Division (CJIS), Division of Law Enforcement (DLE), and Information Security and Research Services Office (ISRS). Recent bulletins issued by the Department are available below.
| 2024-DLE-20 |
New Law Clarifying Juvenile Court Jurisdiction Regarding Youth Under the Age of 12 |
| 2024-DLE-19 |
Proposition 36: The Homelessness, Drug Addiction, and Theft Reduction Act |
| 2024-DLE-18 |
Restrictions on Flavored Tobacco Products |
| 2024-DLE-17 |
Penalties for Online Sales of Flavored Tobacco Products |
| 2024-DLE-16 |
Amended Notice Regarding Prohibition of Gun Sales on State Property |
| 2024-DLE-15 |
November 5, 2024, General Election – Ballot Collection Laws |
| 2024-DLE-14 |
Anti-Reproductive Rights Crimes - Policies and Standards |
| 2024-DLE-13 |
Guidance for Preparing Assembly Bill 481 “Military Equipment” Use Policies and Annual Reports |
| 2024-DLE-11 |
November 5, 2024, General Election – Protecting California Voters from Election Interference and Voter Intimidation and Deception |
| 2024-DLE-10 |
New and Amended Organized Retail Crime Laws |
| 2024-DLE-08 |
Notice Regarding Permanent Injunction Enjoining Enforcement of California Penal Code Section 22210 as to a Billy |
| 2024-DLE-06 |
Notice Regarding Preliminary Injunction Enjoining Enforcement of California Business & Professions Code Section 22949.80, subdivision (a) |
| 2024-DLE-05 |
Update to Information Bulletin 2020-DLE-01: New and Existing State and Federal Laws Protecting Immigrant Victims of Crime [Spanish] [Chinese] [Korean] [Tagalog] [Vietnamese] |
| 2024-DLE-04 |
Presidential Primary Election Protecting California Voters and Elections Workers on Election Day and During Early Voting [Spanish] [Chinese] [Korean] [Tagalog] [Vietnamese] |
| 2024-DLE-03 |
Senate Bill 464 (2023) Amendments to Victims’ Rights and Requirements for Statewide Audit of Untested Sexual Assault Evidence Kits [Spanish] [Chinese] [Korean] [Tagalog] [Vietnamese] |
| 2024-DLE-02 |
New and Amended Firearms/Weapons Laws [Spanish] [Chinese] [Korean] [Tagalog] [Vietnamese] |
| 2024-DLE-01 |
Public Safety Officer Medal of Valor Nomination Process – Calendar Year 2023 [Spanish] [Chinese] [Korean] [Tagalog] [Vietnamese] |
| 2023-DLE-10 |
Alert Regarding Threats Against Arab and Muslim Communities and Availability of Department of Justice Resources to Combat Hate Crimes [Spanish] [Chinese] [Korean] [Tagalog] [Vietnamese] |
| 2023-DLE-09 |
Legal Rights of the Public During Protests, Demonstrations, and Gatherings [Spanish] [Chinese] [Korean] [Tagalog] [Vietnamese] |
| 2023-DLE-08 |
Information Regarding the Assignment of Firearms to Licensed Security Guards by Private Patrol Operators [Spanish] [Chinese] [Korean] [Tagalog] [Vietnamese] |
| 2023-DLE-07 |
Alert Regarding Threats Against Jewish Community and Availability of Department of Justice Resources to Combat Hate Crime [Spanish] [Chinese] [Korean] [Tagalog] [Vietnamese] |
| 2023-DLE-06 |
California Automated License Plate Reader Data Guidance [Spanish] [Chinese] [Korean] [Tagalog] [Vietnamese]
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| 2023-DLE-05 |
Adoption and Revision of Policies Regarding Senior and Disability Victimization, pdf [Spanish] [Chinese] [Korean] [Tagalog] [Vietnamese] |
| 2023-DLE-04 |
California Laws That Prohibit Hate Crimes and/or Provide Enhanced Penalties for Specified Hate-related Acts, pdf [Spanish] [Chinese] [Korean] [Tagalog] [Vietnamese] |
| 2023-DLE-03 |
Regarding the Prohibition on Eavesdropping and Recording Conversations Between Incarcerated People and Their Attorneys, Religious Advisors, and Physicians, pdf [Spanish] [Chinese] [Korean] [Tagalog] [Vietnamese] |
| 2023-DLE-02 |
Mandatory Consultation with Counsel Prior to Custodial Interrogations of Youth Under 18, pdf |
| 2023-DLE-01 |
Public Safety Officer Medal of Valor Nomination Process — Calendar Year 2022, pdf |
| 2022-DLE-19 |
Important Notice Re: Application of California’s Assault Weapon Laws to the “Fixed It For You Fixed Magazine Cage,” Also Known as the “FIFY”, pdf |
| 2022-DLE-17 |
New and Amended Firearms/Weapons Laws, pdf |
| 2022-DLE-16 |
Protecting California Voters on Election Day and During Early Voting, pdf |
| 2022-DLE-15 |
Access to Voting for Eligible Persons Under the Supervision of Probation Departments, pdf |
| 2022-DLE-14 |
Access to Voting for Eligible Person With a Criminal History or Who are Incarcerated, pdf |
| 2022-DLE-13 |
Recent Penal Code Amendments Prohibiting Law Enforcement from Cooperating with Other States’ Investigations of Abortions that are Legal in California, pdf |
| 2022-DLE-11 |
Enforcement of Tribal Court Protection Orders, pdf |
| 2022-DLE-10 |
Non-Extradition of Individuals Providing Care to Out-of-State Patients in California, or Other Persons in California Who Assist Out-Of-State Patients in Seeking Abortion Care in California, pdf |
| 2022-DLE-08 |
Gun Violence Reduction Program Grant for County Sheriff’s Departments with the State of California – 2022 Grant Cycle, pdf |
| 2022-DLE-07 |
Protecting California Voters on Election Day and During Early Voting, pdf |
| 2022-DLE-06 |
California Freedom of Access to Clinic and Church Entrances Act and the Reproductive Rights Law Enforcement Act
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| 2022-DLE-05 |
Protecting Tenants Against Unlawful Lockouts and Other “Self-Help Evictions", pdf |
| 2022-DLE-04 |
Clarification Regarding Law Enforcement Response to Trespass on Indian Lands, pdf |
| 2022-DLE-03 |
Clarification Regarding California’s Local Law Enforcement Use of DNA Databases, pdf |
| 2022-DLE-02 |
Important Notice to All California Licensed Firearm Dealers Re: Sale and Possession of Juggernaut Tactical’s “Featureless Series” Rifles—Including the F-9, F-10, and F-15 Rifles, pdf |
| 2022-DLE-01 |
Determination of “Deadly Weapon” in Officer Involved Shooting (OIS) Incidents as AB 1506 qualifying events, pdf |
| 2021-DLE-11 |
New and Amended Firearms/Weapons Laws, pdf |
| 2021-DLE-10 |
Gun Violence Reduction Program Grant for County Sheriff’s Departments with the State of California – Proposal Extension, pdf |
| 2021-DLE-09 |
2022 Public Safety Officer Medal of Valor Nomination Process — Calendar Year 2021, pdf |
| 2021-DLE-08 |
Update to Assignment of Firearms to Licensed Security Guards by Private Patrol Operators, pdf |
| 2021-DLE-07 |
Protecting California Voters on Election Day and During Early Voting, pdf |
| 2021-DLE-06 |
Announcing Gun Violence Reduction Program Grant for County Sheriff’s Departments with the State of California, pdf |
| 2021-DLE-05 |
California Laws That Prohibit Hate Crimes and/or Provide Enhanced Penalties for Specified Hate-related Acts, pdf |
| 2021-DLE-04 |
Harm Reduction Techniques for Commercially Sexually Exploited Youth, pdf |
| 2021-DLE-03 |
Assembly Bill (AB) 1506 Definitions and Law Enforcement Agency’s Notification Responsibility, pdf |
| 2021-DLE-02 |
The Governor's Public Safety Officer Medal of Valor Nomination Process, pdf |
| 2020-DLE-17 |
Reporting Obligations Under the Child Abuse and Neglect Reporting Act, pdf |
| 2020-DLE-16 |
Protecting California Voters on Election Day and During Early Voting, pdf |
| 2020-BFS-03 |
New CAL-DNA Data Bank DNA Collection Kit, pdf |
| 2020-BFS-01 |
New Mandatory Deadlines for Law Enforcement Agencies and Public Crime Laboratories to Submit and Test Sexual Assault Evidence and Upload DNA Profiles to CODIS (Senate Bill 22), pdf |
| 2017-BFS-01 |
New Mandatory Reporting Requirements for Law Enforcement Agencies and Local Public Laboratories when Sexual Assault Evidence Kits are Collected: Use of DOJ SAFE-T Database (PC 680.3, AB 41), pdf |
| 2019-BOF-02 |
Gun Violence Restraining Order Process, pdf |
| 2019-BOF-01 |
New and Amended Firearms/Weapons Laws, pdf |
| 2018-BOF-03 |
Evidence and Crime Guns Automated Firearms System, pdf |
| 2018-BOF-01 |
New and Amended Firearms/Weapons Laws, pdf |
| 2017-BOF-01 |
Assignment of Firearms to Licensed Security Guards by Private Patrol Operators, pdf |
| 2020-DLE-14 |
System Integrity of the CalGang Database, pdf |
| 2020-DLE-12 |
Reminder regarding state-wide mandate requiring face coverings to control the spread of COVID-19, pdf |
| 2020-DLE-10 |
Reminder of Legislation Regarding Use of Deadly Force by Law Enforcement and Training and Policy Mandates effective January 1, 2021, pdf |
| 2020-DLE-08-1 |
Extended Deadline - The Governor's Public Safety Officer Medal of Valor Nomination Process - Calendar Year 2019, pdf |
| 2020-DLE-08-1 |
Extended Deadline - The Governor's Public Safety Officer Medal of Valor Award Nomination Form, pdf |
| 2020-DLE-08 |
The Governor's Public Safety Officer Medal of Valor Nomination Process - Calendar Year 2019, pdf |
| 2020-DLE-08 |
The Governor's Public Safety Officer Medal of Valor Award Nomination Form, pdf |
| 2020-DLE-07 |
Senate Bill No. 439: New Reporting Requirements for Administrative/Disciplinary Hearings Involving Wiretap Evidence, pdf |
| 2020-DLE-06 |
California Laws that Prohibit Hate Crimes and/or Provide Enhanced Penalties for Specified Hate-Related Acts, pdf |
| 2020-DLE-05 |
COVID-19 and Statutory Authority Under Government Code Section 8658, pdf |
| 2020-DLE-04 |
Executive Order N-37-20: Request for Sheriffs to Serve or Enforce a Writ of Possession, pdf |
| 2020-DLE-03 |
Vehicle Code § 22454 - Violation Notice - Overtaking a Schoolbus, pdf |
| 2020-DLE-01 |
Update to 2015-DLE-04: State and Federal Laws Protecting Immigrant Victims of Crime, pdf |
| 2019-DLE-08 |
AB 1985 - Hate Crimes Law Enforcement Policies, pdf |
| 2019-DLE-07 |
AB 2220 - Updated Assignment of Firearms Licenses Security Guards by PPO, pdf |
| 2019-DLE-06 |
Changes to Blood Alcohol/Toxicology Kits: Two Blood Tubes, pdf |
| 2019-DLE-04 |
SB 439 Compliance_Supercedes 2019-DLE-02 Information Bulletin, pdf |
| 2019-DLE-02 |
AB 3118 Sexual Assault Evidence Kits Reporting Requirements and Notice of Grant Funds, pdf |
| 2019-DLE-01 |
Preservation of Peace Office and Custodial Officer Records, pdf |
| 2018-DLE-05 |
Retention of Biological Evidence, pdf |
| 2018-DLE-04 |
Hate Crime Rapid Response Team Protocol for Deployment of Department of Justice Resources, pdf |
| 2018-DLE-03 |
California Laws That Prohibit Hate Crimes and/or Provide Enhanced Penalties for Specified Hate-Related Acts, pdf |
| 2018-DLE-02 |
People v. Buza (No. S223698) CA Supreme Court Decision, pdf |
| 2018-DLE-01 |
Responsibilities of Law Enforcement Agencies Under the California Values Act, California TRUST Act, and the California TRUTH Act Senate Bill 54, pdf |
| 2017-DLE-02 |
Announcing grant program for local enforcement of tobacco laws under proposition 56, pdf |
| 2017-DLE-01 |
Law Enforcement Obligations for Implementing Senate Bill 1322 and Protecting Commercially Sexually Exploited Children, pdf |
| 2016-DLE-04 |
Probation Officer Obligations for Probation Youth in Foster Care, pdf |
| 2016-DLE-03 |
Enforcement of Tribal Court Protection Orders, pdf |
| 2016-DLE-02 |
California Criminal Laws That Prohibit Hate Crimes and/or Provide Enhanced Penalties for Specified Hate-Related Acts, pdf |
| 2016-DLE-01 |
Protections for Tenants and Other Occupants During Post-Foreclosure Evictions, as Found in The California Homeowner Bill of Rights (HBOR), pdf |
| 2015-DLE-06 |
Citizens’ Complaints Against Peace Officers, pdf |
| 2015-DLE-05 |
Use of Force Incident Reporting, pdf |
| 2015-DLE-04 |
New and Existing State and Federal Laws Protecting Immigrant Victims of Crime, pdf |
| 2015DLE-03 |
Assistance to Local Law Enforcement Agencies in Combatting Cyber Exploitation under New and Existing California Laws, pdf |
| 2015-DLE-02 |
Collection of DNA Database Samples from Adult Felony Arrestees Pursuant to CA Penal Code Section 296, pdf |
| 2015-DLE-01 |
New and Amended Campus Safety Laws/ Points of Collaboration between Campus Personnel and Law Enforcement, pdf |
| 24-21 |
California Restraining and Protective Order System (CARPOS) – Firearms Provision Field, Assembly Bill (AB) 92 – Restraining Order (RO), pdf |
| 24-20 |
California Restraining and Protective Order System (CARPOS) – Firearms Provision Field, Assembly Bill (AB) 92 – Gun Violence Restraining Order (GVRO), pdf |
| 24-19 |
California Restraining and Protective Order System (CARPOS) – National Crime Information Center (NCIC) Extreme Risk Protection Order File (ERPOF), pdf |
| 24-18 |
Department of Justice (DOJ) Policy Regarding Tiering Placement of Attempted Sex Offense Convictions, pdf |
| 24-17 |
Automated Secure Alarm Protocol (ASAP) to Public Safety Answering Point (PSAP) via California Law Enforcement Telecommunications System (CLETS), pdf |
| 24-16 |
Wanted Persons System National Crime Information Center Locate Extradition Code Update, pdf |
| 24-14 |
Attorney General Review of Law Enforcement Agencies’ Hate Crime Materials under AB 449 (2023), pdf |
| 24-13 |
Law Enforcement Agency Website (LEAWeb) - Investigative Search Tool (IST), pdf |
| 24-12 |
Submitting Sealing Orders to the California Department of Justice (DOJ) |
| 24-11 |
Agencies Authorized to Obtain Information from California Law Enforcement Telecommunications System (CLETS), pdf |
| 24-10 |
National Crime Information Center (NCIC) Technical and Operational Update (TOU) 21-5: Automated Boat System (ABS) - Expand Boat Registration (REG) and Coast Guard Document (CGD) Number Field, pdf |
| 24-09 |
California Legislative Assembly Bill (AB) 1732: Stolen Vehicle System (SVS) Yellow Alert, pdf |
| 24-08 |
National Crime Information Center (NCIC) Technical and Operational Update (TOU) 20-5: Stolen Vehicle System (SVS) Blue Alert, pdf |
| 24-07 |
Reports on Law Enforcement Agencies' Use of Kinetic Energy Projectile and Chemical Agents for Crowd Control Purposes, pdf |
| 24-06 |
California Restraining and Protective Order System (CARPOS) – Record Prohibited Communications (Penal Code § 633.6), pdf |
| 24-05 |
California Restraining and Protective Order System (CARPOS) – Assembly Bill (AB) 2870, pdf |
| 24-03 |
California Restraining and Protective Order System (CARPOS) - Protected Animal Stay-Away, pdf |
| 24-02 |
Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) National Threat Operations Center (NTOC) Information Sharing, pdf |
| 23-01 |
Updated California Value’s Act’s Database Guidance, pdf [Spanish] [Chinese] [Korean] [Tagalog] [Vietnamese] |
| 22-07 |
Record Sealing Processing Backlog Update, pdf |
| 22-06 |
California Restraining and Protective Order System (CARPOS) – National Crime Information Center (NCIC) Extreme Risk Protection Order (ERPO) File, pdf |
| 22-05 |
Assembly Bill (AB) 1076 Criminal Records: Automatic Relief, pdf |
| 22-04 |
Senate Bill (SB) 483 Sentencing: Resentencing to Remove Sentencing Enhancements, pdf |
| 22-03 |
New Live Scan Submission Requirements: Secure File Transfer Protocol (FTP) or Web Service Transmission, pdf |
| 22-02 |
California Law Enforcement Telecommunications System (CLETS): New Training Requirements for Local Agency Security Officers (LASOs), pdf |
| 22-01 |
National Crime Information Center (NCIC) Technical and Operational Update (TOU) 20-5: Wanted Persons System (WPS) Blue Alert, pdf |
| 21-10 |
Assembly Bill (AB) 1793 Cannabis Convictions: Resentencing, pdf |
| 21-09 |
Senate Bill (SB) 1141: California Restraining and Protective Order System (CARPOS), pdf |
| 21-08 |
California Restraining and Protective Order System (CARPOS): Restrained Firearms Group, pdf |
| 21-07 |
Applicant Agency Access to, and Security of, Criminal Offender Record Information (CORI), pdf |
| 21-05 |
Executive Order N-08-21: Rescinds Executive Order N-63-20, pdf |
| 21-04 |
New Gun Violence Restraining Orders Modify, pdf |
| 21-02 |
Criminal Background Check Authority for Approval of Tribal Homes for Foster/Adoptive Placement, pdf |
| 21-01 |
Senate Bill (SB) 145: Discretionary Sex Offender Registration for Certain Offenses, pdf |
| 20-15 |
Assembly Bill (AB) 1969 and the California Pawn and Secondhand Dealer System (CAPSS), pdf |
| 20-13 |
Assembly Bill (AB) 2606: Criminal Justice: Supervised Release File, pdf |
| 20-11 |
Senate Bill (SB) 118: Amendments Affecting Sex Offender Tiering and Petitioning, pdf |
| 20-10 |
Senate Bill (SB) 388: Missing persons: reports: local agencies, pdf |
| 20-09 |
Confidentiality of Information from the California Law Enforcement Telecommunications System (CLETS), pdf |
| 20-08 |
Automated Property System (APS) -Termination of Pawn and Buy Functionality, pdf |
| 20-07 |
Executive Order N-63-20, RE: Sex Offender Registration, pdf |
| 20-06 |
Maintaining CJIS Compliance While Working Remotely, pdf |
| 20-05 |
Applicant Agency CJIS Security Awareness Policy and Training, pdf |
| 20-04 |
Revisions to Deferred Entry Judgment Pilot Program, pdf |
| 20-03 |
Implementation of Assembly Bill (AB) 1747 Pertaining to use of the California LawEnforcement Telecommunications System (CLETS), pdf |
| 20-02 |
Senate Bill (SB) 384: Sex Offender Tiering - Effective Date January 1, 2021, pdf |
| 20-01 |
Strategic Plan for Disposition Reporting to the CA DOJ, pdf |
| 19-06 |
Termination of California Narcotics Offender Registration Requirements, pdf |
| 19-04 |
Purpose, Use, and Security of Criminal Offender Record Information (CORI) |
| 19-03 |
California Cannabis Track-and-Trace System (CCTT-Metrc) Interface, pdf |
| 19-02 |
California Restraining and Protective Order System (CARPOS) - Canadian Domestic Violence Protective/Restraining Order, pdf |
| 19-01 |
The Governor's Public Safety Officer Medal of Valor, pdf |
| 18-15 |
Custody Admission and Release Reporting to the California Department of Justice, pdf |
| 18-14 |
Revisions to Hate Crime Event Reporting, pdf |
| 18-13 |
NCIC Monthly Validation Update, pdf |
| 18-12 |
Senate Bill 384: Sex Offender Tiering - Operative January 1, 2021, pdf |
| 18-11 |
Missing Persons System - New Boat Fields, pdf |
| 18-10 |
California Values Act 's Database Guidance, pdf |
| 18-09 |
CLETS Technical Guide - CLETS Message Header Requirements, pdf |
| 18-08 |
Disposition Reporting to the California Department of Justice, pdf |
| 18-07 |
Requirement to Report CLETS Misuse, pdf |
| 18-06 |
New General Supervision (GSV) Type, pdf |
| 18-05 |
Add Flash Incarceration and Compliance Check to Status of Contact (STA), pdf |
| 18-04 |
Addition of Electronic Device Search Condition Option to General Search and Seizure, pdf |
| 18-03 |
The Governor's Public Safety Officer Medal of Valor, pdf |
| 18-02 |
California Values Act's Statistical Reporting Requirements, pdf |
| 18-01 |
Domestic Violence-Related Calls for Assistance Data Collection Additional Elements, pdf |
| 17-05 |
California Law Enforcement Telecommunications System (CLETS) - Misuse Investigation Reporting Form, pdf |
| 17-04 |
National Incedent-Based Reporting System, pdf |
| 17-03 |
The Governor's Public Safety Officer Medal of Valor, pdf |
| 17-02 |
Collection of Internet Identifiers from Registered Sex Offenders, pdf |
| 17-01 |
Reporting Sex Offender Registration at the Time of Sentencing to the California Department of Justice, pdf |
