California ARF Licensing:
Crimes, Exemptions, and Safety
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§80019.1 - Expanded Non-Exemptible Crimes - 🧠 ANSWER ✔✔Includes
explosive devices with intent to murder, kidnapping, firearm enhancements,
weapons of mass destruction, and sexual exploitation by professionals. ⇨
Example: A caregiver with a felony firearm enhancement cannot work at an
ARF—this crime is non-exemptible.
, Simplified Criminal Exemption Criteria - 🧠 ANSWER ✔✔Allowed only if: (1)
No pattern of crime (2) One conviction (3) Nonviolent misdemeanor (4) At
least 5 years since probation/incarceration. ⇨ Example: A caregiver with a
7-year-old shoplifting charge may qualify for simplified exemption.
What happens if exemption is denied? - 🧠 ANSWER ✔✔Applicants →
license denied; Licensees → may lose license; Employees/residents →
must be excluded (HSC §1558). ⇨ Example: An ARF hires someone later
denied exemption—DSS requires immediate termination.
Exclusion Periods for Crimes - 🧠 ANSWER ✔✔2 years for exemptible
crimes; lifetime for non-exemptible. ⇨ Example: A caregiver denied
exemption for an exemptible crime must wait 2 years before reapplying.
Can exemptions be transferred? - 🧠 ANSWER ✔✔Yes, using LIC 9188 +
ID; DSS evaluates crime, client type, and facility. ⇨ Example: A caregiver
transferring between ARFs requests DSS approval to use their existing
exemption.
When can DSS rescind an exemption? - 🧠 ANSWER ✔✔If granted in error,
new conviction occurs, law changes, or applicant failed to disclose prior
Crimes, Exemptions, and Safety
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§80019.1 - Expanded Non-Exemptible Crimes - 🧠 ANSWER ✔✔Includes
explosive devices with intent to murder, kidnapping, firearm enhancements,
weapons of mass destruction, and sexual exploitation by professionals. ⇨
Example: A caregiver with a felony firearm enhancement cannot work at an
ARF—this crime is non-exemptible.
, Simplified Criminal Exemption Criteria - 🧠 ANSWER ✔✔Allowed only if: (1)
No pattern of crime (2) One conviction (3) Nonviolent misdemeanor (4) At
least 5 years since probation/incarceration. ⇨ Example: A caregiver with a
7-year-old shoplifting charge may qualify for simplified exemption.
What happens if exemption is denied? - 🧠 ANSWER ✔✔Applicants →
license denied; Licensees → may lose license; Employees/residents →
must be excluded (HSC §1558). ⇨ Example: An ARF hires someone later
denied exemption—DSS requires immediate termination.
Exclusion Periods for Crimes - 🧠 ANSWER ✔✔2 years for exemptible
crimes; lifetime for non-exemptible. ⇨ Example: A caregiver denied
exemption for an exemptible crime must wait 2 years before reapplying.
Can exemptions be transferred? - 🧠 ANSWER ✔✔Yes, using LIC 9188 +
ID; DSS evaluates crime, client type, and facility. ⇨ Example: A caregiver
transferring between ARFs requests DSS approval to use their existing
exemption.
When can DSS rescind an exemption? - 🧠 ANSWER ✔✔If granted in error,
new conviction occurs, law changes, or applicant failed to disclose prior
