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Editor's note: Ord. No. 600, § 2, adopted July 11, 1977, specifically amended the Code by adding Art. III, §§ 20-10, 20-11 as herein set out.
Pursuant to Penal Code Section 11105, authorization to gain access to criminal offender record information from the California Department of Justice and local criminal agencies is awarded, by the terms of this section, to the following officers of the City of Cypress: City manager, city clerk, assistant to the city manager, personnel officer, city attorney, and the chief of police.
(Ord. No. 600, § 2, 7-11-77)
(a) 
If, as a result of the access gained to criminal offender record information pursuant to section 20-10 of the Code of the City of Cypress, it is determined that an applicant for certain city licenses or permits has been convicted (including a plea of guilty and nolo contendere) of a felony or misdemeanor, such conviction shall be prima facie disqualification of the applicant for the city license or permit requested.
(b) 
The city manager, city clerk, assistant to the city manager, personnel officer, chief of police, planning director or the finance officer, however, may disregard such conviction if it is found or determined that mitigating circumstances exist. In making such determination, the city manager, city clerk, assistant to the city manager, personnel officer, chief of police, planning director and the finance officer shall consider the following factors:
(1) 
The type of business license or permit for which the person is applying;
(2) 
The nature and seriousness of the offense;
(3) 
The circumstances surrounding the conviction;
(4) 
The length of time elapsed since the conviction;
(5) 
The age of the person at the time of the conviction;
(6) 
The presence or absence of rehabilitation or efforts at rehabilitation;
(7) 
Contributing social or environmental conditions.
(c) 
The city manager, city clerk, assistant to the city manager, personnel officer, chief of police, planning director or the finance officer shall give notice of disqualification to an applicant disqualified under this provision. Such notice shall be in writing and delivered personally, or mailed to the applicant at the address shown on the application.
(Ord. No. 600, § 2, 7-11-77)