Danny is a California parolee, who served 15 years for check kiting and identity fraud.
Under normal CA parolee rules, there's no allowance for international travel, unless you're in the Merchant Marine. He's not.
Danny becomes convinced that his kidnapped daughter is in Argentina, and figures out a way to get down there without too much trouble. But first, he needs a passport. The passport app specifically forbids someone from applying if they are subject to a "criminal court order forbidding my departure from the United States."
I wrestled with that for a while. The Title 15 was rules and regulations, not a court order. But I was under the authority of the Title 15 because of a court order. But all the parole rules said was don't travel. Crap.
He applies anyway, and gets the passport.
I need to ratchet up the tension a bit right before Danny leaves.
Can a parole officer search passport records for a particular person? Is that likely to be a normal search capability from a standard CA police terminal? And what's California's main database called, anyway? I know Ohio's is LEADS.
I know parolees give up some 4th amendment rights, and a PO can search the parolee's residence at almost any time with no warning. I might throw one of those in, too.