LOS ANGELES COUNTY
DEPARTMENT OF MENTAL HEALTH
  Policy 605.05 Disclosure of a Criminal Conviction
 
  PROCEDURES
PROCEDURE  
 
  1. All individuals shall be fingerprinted via Live Scan prior to being hired, transferred, reinstated, or promoted with the Department.
  1. LAC-DMH will receive reports via the Live Scan process.
     
  2. LAC-DMH will use Live Scan reports to analyze employment suitability determinations.
  1. If an individual who has been fingerprinted via Live Scan has not reported all criminal convictions, but a Live Scan report reflects that the individual does have one (1) or more convictions, the following steps shall occur:
  1. The DMH-HRB shall interview the conditional offer candidate or employee and obtain a written or verbal statement as to whether the conditional offer candidate or employee was, in fact, convicted as reported, the circumstances of the criminal activity and why the individual did not report the conviction(s) when he/she was instructed to do so. A follow-up investigation may be initiated to resolve any inconsistencies and/or to verify the individual’s response in comparison to official information from the court(s).
     
  2. The DMH-HRB shall evaluate whether the conviction(s) and circumstances render the conditional offer candidate or employee unsuitable for employment with the LAC-DMH and whether the material falsification or misrepresentation, either by itself or in conjunction with the conviction, render the individual unsuitable for employment.
     
  3. Pending a determination of the facts and/or evaluation of an employee’s suitability for employment with the LAC-DMH, the employee may be “suspended pending investigation” at anytime during the process in accordance with DMH Policy No. 605.01, Discipline.