The Department of Corrections and the Department of the Youth Authority shall complete a background investigation, using as guidelines standards defined by the Commission on Peace Officer Standards and Training, of any applicant for employment as a peace officer before the applicant may be employed or begin training as a peace officer. In order to reduce potential duplication of effort by individual institutions, investigations shall be accomplished by each department on a centralized or regional basis to the extent administratively feasible.

(Added by Stats. 1984, Ch. 424, Sec. 1. Effective July 12, 1984. Operative January 1, 1985, by Sec. 5 of Ch. 424.)