CA AB3235

Changes Department of Justice discretion from mandatory to discretionary when refusing certification/confirmation of fingerprint rollers and custodians of records based on felony convictions or arrests pending adjudication.

Replaces specific grounds (moral turpitude, dishonesty, fraud) with broader standard of whether offense is "substantially related to the qualifications, functions, or duties" of the position.

Requires Department of Justice to develop criteria for determining substantial relationship, including nature and gravity of offense, passage of time, and credible evidence of rehabilitation.

Prohibits denial of certification or confirmation based on conviction without considering applicant's evidence of rehabilitation.

Prohibits denial of certification or confirmation if applicant has been granted clemency, pardon, or certificate of rehabilitation by state or federal executive.