Judge: Elaine Lu, Case: 24STCP01325, Date: 2024-06-24 Tentative Ruling

Case Number: 24STCP01325    Hearing Date: June 24, 2024    Dept: 9

The Criminal History Assessment is unclear.  In the Criminal History Assessment, the Name Change Clerk checked off both “Petitioner unable to be identified” and “Petitioner is not a registered sex offender.”  If the Name Change Clerk was unable to identify Petitioner, then it is unclear how the Name Change Clerk could state that Petitioner is not a registered Sex Offender.

It appears that Petitioner has failed to provide any form of identification tied to a fingerprint on file, which is necessary for Probation/the Court to run a criminal history assessment.  Petitioner must provide the Name Change Clerk with some form of identification verified by a fingerprint to enable the Name Change Clerk to run a criminal history assessment.  Petitioner may do this by any of the following options:

(1) providing a California driver license number or California id number (Petitioner may apply for and obtain a new California id or California driver license and provide such information to The Court Clerk);

(2) providing The Court Clerk with a driver license number or DMV-issued id number from another state and identifying the state that issued the driver license or id; or

(3) contacting the Name Change Clerk in the Clerk’s Office, who can provide instructions on how Petitioner may have fingerprints taken for a California Record Review Live Scan and results sent to the Court Clerk.

The petition is continued to September 23, 2024 at 9:30 am to enable Petitioner to pursue one of these three options.  If Petitioner fails to follow these instructions and provide sufficient information to run a criminal history assessment prior to the next hearing date, the petition will be denied and dismissed without prejudice.

The Name Change Clerk is ordered to run and complete a criminal history assessment prior to the continued hearing.

Court Clerk to give notice.