California Penal Code

§ 13203

PEN § 13203 Effective Jan 1, 2022Title 3 · Part 4 · Ch. 2 · Art. 5

Statute text

(a)A criminal justice agency may release, within five years of the arrest, information concerning an arrest or detention of a peace officer, as defined in Section 830, an applicant for a position as a peace officer, a nonsworn employee of a criminal justice agency, or an applicant for a nonsworn position within a criminal justice agency that did not result in conviction, and for which the person did not complete a postarrest diversion program, to a governmental agency employer of that employee or applicant.

(b)A criminal justice agency may release information concerning an arrest of a peace officer, as defined in Section 830, an applicant for a position as a peace officer, a nonsworn employee of a criminal justice agency, or an applicant for a nonsworn position within a criminal justice agency that did not result in conviction but for which the person completed a postarrest diversion program or a deferred entry of judgment program, or information concerning a referral to and participation in any postarrest diversion program or a deferred entry of judgment program to a governmental agency employer of that employee or applicant.

(c)Notwithstanding subdivision (a) or (b), a criminal justice agency shall not release information under the following circumstances:

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Legislative history

Amended by Stats. 2021, Ch. 158, Sec. 2. (AB 1480) Effective January 1, 2022.