Category: "Ex-Offender"

Fresno County Regional Enterprise Zone
Designation Period: June 27, 2007 - June 27, 2022

* Eligible Employee Categories *

Definition: An individual who has been convicted of a felony or a misdemeanor offense punishable by incarceration, or a person charged with a felony offense or a misdemeanor offense punishable by incarceration but placed on probation by a state court without a finding of guilt. "Ex-offender" does not include an individual whose record has been expunged.

To demonstrate that an employee is a qualified employee as an ex-offender, the Applicant shall provide one of the following documents verifying that immediately preceding commencement of employment the employee was an ex-offender as defined above:

1. Court documents
2. Letter of parole
3. Letter from probation officer
4. Police records
5. A copy of a background check report or independent court records report showing the employee as an ex-offender as defined above, signed by a background checking business or independent court records business, licensed and/or certified if required by California or federal law.
6. Other government document verifying ex-offender status, such as a letter from the Board of Prison Terms, or a letter from the Governor's Office.