(a) Confidential CLETS Information form to be submitted to the court
A person requesting protective orders under Code of Civil Procedure section 527.6, 527.8, or 527.85; Family Code section 6320, 6404, or 6454; Penal Code section 490.8 or sections 18100–18205; or Welfare and Institutions Code section 213.5 or 15657.03 must submit to the court with the request a completed Confidential Information for Law Enforcement (form CLETS‑001).
(Subd (a) amended effective July 1, 2025; previously amended effective January 1, 2019.)
(b) Confidentiality of the form
Form CLETS-001 is confidential, and access to the information on the form is limited to the persons listed in (c).
(Subd (b) amended effective July 1, 2025.)
(c) Access to information on the form
Form CLETS-001 must not be included in the court file. After the form is submitted to the court, only the following persons may have access to the information on the form:
(1) Authorized court personnel; and
(2) Law enforcement and other personnel authorized by the California Department of Justice to transmit or receive CLETS information.
(Subd (c) amended effective July 1, 2025.)
(d) Amendment of the form
A person requesting protective orders or the person’s attorney may submit an amended form CLETS-001 as a matter of right to provide updated or more complete and accurate information.
(Subd (d) amended effective July 1, 2025.)
(e) Retention and destruction of the form
(1) When form CLETS-001 is submitted to the court, the court, if a temporary restraining order or order after hearing is entered, may:
(A) Transmit the form to a law enforcement agency for entry into CLETS and not retain any copy; or
(B) Enter the information on the form into CLETS itself and promptly destroy the form or delete it from its records.
(2) If no temporary restraining order or order after hearing is entered, the court may promptly destroy the form or delete it from its records.
(3) Until the court has completed (1) or (2), the form must be retained in a secure manner that prevents access to the information on the form except to those persons identified in (c).
(Sub (e) amended effective July 1, 2025.)
Rule 1.51 amended effective July 1, 2025; adopted effective January 1, 2011; previously amended effective January 1, 2019.