UK, remember your settings and improve government services. We also use cookies set by other sites to help us deliver content from their services. You can change your cookie settings at any time. Employers can check your criminal record no matter what role you apply for. Your employer can still request a basic check if they cannot get a more detailed check for your role. Find out what type of DBS check your employer can request for your role. There are different rules for getting a criminal record check in Scotland and Northern Ireland.
Your employer can ask you to request your own basic check. The check will not cover any time you lived outside the UK. The person requesting the check may ask you:. You must send a check or a money order. Do NOT send cash. Make the check out to the California Department of Justice. If you cannot afford the fee, see below for instructions on getting the fee waived. Mail the application. Mail the request letter or application, and your check or money order to:.
California Department of Justice P. Get Fingerprinted. After you have your fingerprints taken for which there may be an additional fee , the location will send an electronic copy to the DOJ in Sacramento. After they receive your fingerprints, the DOJ will send you a copy of your criminal records. If you cannot afford the fee, you may request a waiver. In the letter or application, you must state that you cannot afford the fee because you are poor, and you must include some proof that you are poor.
To prove that you are poor, you may be able to simply explain how much you make a month and what your expenses are rent and utilities in the letter. If possible, you should include a copy of your pay stubs or bank accounts. Do NOT send original documents. The history will include your name, date of birth, and a list of all prior arrests and convictions. The history will list an abbreviation of the code sections of all charges and convictions.
You can look up your code section online, at a law school or courthouse library. Librarians often will be able to help you find the code section that you need. You can only request your own history. No other individual or person can request your history either, with some exceptions. Generally no. Most private employers do NOT have the right to request your summary criminal history. In fact, unauthorized use of your private information is a crime.
Some of the most important exceptions are listed below:. Normally, no. With very few exceptions, your employer may NOT ask you to provide a copy of your summary criminal history. If your employer is entitled to the information, it must request it directly from the appropriate agency, NOT from you.
The summary criminal history includes information on all arrests. Nonetheless, if you were arrested and either 1 not charged OR 2 not convicted, you may be able to seal your records. If your arrest or conviction of a misdemeanor while a minor has been sealed, the information should not appear in your summary criminal history. If it does, you may correct the records. To do so, see the section 11 below. Generally not. Your employer is also prohibited from trying to find out from other sources whether you have been arrested.
Generally, yes. It is legal for your employer to ask about all convictions, including misdemeanors as well as felonies. However, when your employer can ask you about your past convictions may be restricted by law. With some exceptions, an employer may also not ask or use convictions that have been judicially dismissed or ordered sealed to deny you employment. Our disclosure calculator tool can help work this out. Some jobs involve standard or enhanced DBS checks.
For further guidance around filtering criteria, visit hub. Many employers ask at some point and if your convictions are unspent, you legally need to disclose them. You could even face a further conviction.
There are 3 main levels of criminal record check and which one is done by the employer depends on the job role. Make sure you know what level of check an employer is doing and only disclose what you legally need to.
Spent convictions are not disclosed on basic checks. Some employers ask on their application forms. Where possible, we suggest that you disclose your record face-to-face; this tends to be most effective. Prepare a self-disclosure statement ; this should help.
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