HAL NETKIN

COMMUNITY ACTIVIST

P.O. BOX 3465, VAN NUYS, CA 91407

tel 818-989-3043

February 12, 2002

Jean Coronel, Sr. Mgt. AnalystRE: Public Information

LAPD Discovery Section

201 N. Los Angeles Street

Space 301

Los Angeles, CA 90012

Dear Ms. Coronel:

CITIZENSHIP (Revised 8/1998)

According to the information on the LAPD website: "The City of Los Angeles requires that a Police Officer candidate be a United States citizen, or that a non-citizen be a permanent resident alien who, in accordance with the requirements of the Immigration and Naturalization Service (INS), is eligible and has applied for citizenship. During the selection processs, each non-citizen will be required to prove that his/her application for citizenship was accepted by INS prior to the date of application for employment. California State law requires that citizenship be granted within three years after the employment application date. For information regarding citizenship requirements, please contact the Immigration and Naturalization Service (INS) of the Federal Government."

By way of this letter, I am requesting the following information:

How does the LAPD verify that an officer has received his/her U.S. citizenship within the three years after the employment application date?

Cordially,

Hal Netkin