California Code of Regulations
Title 15 - Crime Prevention and Corrections
Division 3 - Adult Institutions, Programs and Parole
Chapter 1 - Rules and Regulations of Adult Operations and Programs
Subchapter 4 - General Institution Regulations
Article 10 - Classification
Section 3378.10 - Termination of Security Threat Group (STG) Validation Status

(1) A validated STG-I or STG-II associate in any type of general population, or an associate determined to have dropout status, who remains free of STG disciplinary behavior for a period of six (6) consecutive years, while incarcerated within CDCR, may be eligible to have their STG Validation Status terminated. The six (6) years will begin counting toward completion of the required time period as follows:

(2) The criteria for consideration of terminating an STG Validation Status include: within the most recent six consecutive years (while incarcerated within CDCR institutions) with no guilty findings of STG related behavior or additional source criteria items totaling 10 points (as described in section 3378.2.)

(3) Termination of the STG Validation Status will be evaluated during the next regularly scheduled Annual Review. The assigned counselor will review central file and notify the STG Investigator that the incarcerated person is being scheduled for consideration of terminating the STG Validation status. If eligible, the incarcerated person shall be referred to ICC for assessment and determination of terminating the STG status.

(4) Upon ICC terminating an incarcerated person's validation status, the institution shall submit a copy of the automated Classification Committee Chrono (Rev. 05/19), which is incorporated by reference, to the Office of Correctional Safety (OCS), who shall generate an updated CDCR Form 128-B2 (Rev. 07/24), Security Threat Group Validation/Rejection Review, which is incorporated by reference, reflecting "Terminated". The original CDCR Form 128-B2 shall be returned to the institution. Review by the STG Unit Classification Committee will not be required to review/approve this document.

(5) Incarcerated persons who have had their STG status terminated shall be eligible to participate in any recognized housing/programs consistent with other general population incarcerated persons with similar case factors. If additional STG related behavior is subsequently discovered, a new validation package shall be required to change the incarcerated person's STG status.

(1) A validated STG-I or STG-II member in any type of general population, or a member determined to have dropout status, who remains free of STG disciplinary behavior for a period of eleven (11) consecutive years, while incarcerated within CDCR, may be eligible to have their STG Validation Status terminated. The eleven (11) years will begin counting toward completion of the required time period as follows:

(2) The criteria for consideration of terminating an STG Validation Status include: within the most recent eleven consecutive years while incarcerated within CDCR institutions there have been no guilty findings of STG related behavior or additional source criteria items totaling 10 points (as described in section 3378.2).

(3) Termination of the STG Validation Status will be evaluated during the next regularly scheduled Annual Review. The assigned counselor will review central file and notify the STG Investigator that the incarcerated person is being scheduled for consideration of terminating the STG Validation status. If eligible, the incarcerated person shall be referred to ICC for assessment and determination of terminating the STG status.

(4) Upon ICC terminating an incarcerated person's validation status, the institution shall submit a copy of the automated Classification Committee Chrono (Rev. 05/19) to OCS, who shall generate an updated CDCR Form 128-B2 reflecting "Terminated". The original CDCR Form 128-B2 shall be returned to the institution. Review by the STG Unit Classification Committee will not be required to review/approve this document.

(5) Incarcerated persons, who have had their STG status terminated, shall be eligible to participate in any recognized housing/programs consistent with other general population incarcerated persons with similar case factors. If additional STG related behavior is subsequently discovered, a new validation package shall be required to change the incarcerated person's STG status.