Ending the game of 21 questions, this ACL describes the duty to release the CORI search responses to people when CDSS takes an administrative action based on the CORI information, such as the denial of criminal exemptions for licensing. The affected individual must request the responses in writing, and the ACL lists all the information that is required in order to comply. [Download]

While this case is on appeal, counties are required review all pending applications for license exempture for those convicted of second degree robbery with a Certificate of Rehabilitation (okay, so maybe you don’t see a lot of these …). At issue in the case was CDSS’ policy of counting this situation as a non-exemptable offense. Counties must allow these applications for exemption to proceed. [Download]