California CodesBusiness and Professions Code - BPCDivision 1 — Department of Consumer AffairsChapter 7 — LicenseeSection 461
No public agency, state or local, shall, on an initial application form for any license, certificate or registration, ask for or require the applicant to reveal a record of arrest that did not result in a conviction or a plea of nolo contendere. A violation of this section is a misdemeanor.
This section shall apply in the case of any license, certificate or registration provided for by any law of this state or local government, including, but not limited to, this code, the Corporations Code, the Education Code, and the Insurance Code.
Notes
Prohibits any state or local public agency from asking on an initial application for a license, certificate, or registration about an arrest that did not result in a conviction or nolo contendere plea. A violation is a misdemeanor, and the prohibition applies broadly to credentials authorized by state or local law.
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