California 2 CCR § 12268. Discriminatory Statements Regarding Criminal History Information.

(a) A person's notice, advertisement, application, or other written or oral statement regarding criminal history information that violates Government Code section 12955(c) or its implementing regulations or which conflicts with the provisions in this article and Article 7 shall be a violation of the Act.

(b) Advertising a lawful screening policy or providing individuals a copy of a lawful screening policy pursuant to section 12266(d)(5) is not unlawful. Offering an individual an opportunity to present individualized, mitigating information pursuant to section 12266(d) and (e) is not unlawful.

Note: Authority cited: Section 12935(a), Government Code. Reference: Sections 12920, 12921, 12926, 12927, 12955 and 12955.6, Government Code.

1. New section filed 9-16-2019; operative 1-1-2020 (Register 2019, No. 38).

Official source: California 2 CCR § 12268. Discriminatory Statements Regarding Criminal History Information..

Source snapshot retrieved: 2026-09-23T18:06:19.860Z.

Version dates (indexing metadata): Effective 2020-01-01; operative 2020-01-01.

Effective-date evidence (external official source, indexing metadata): This regulatory action becomes effective on 1/1/2020.

Evidence source: https://calcivilrights.ca.gov/wp-content/uploads/sites/32/2019/09/NtcApproval-FairHousingRegulations.pdf

Applicability note (indexing metadata, not regulatory text): Review the applicable definitions, burdens of proof, exemptions, exceptions, causation, notice and procedural conditions in the source subsections. A screening criterion, housing advertisement, criminal record or land-use decision cannot be evaluated from dates alone. Read the regulations together with current state and federal statutes and any applicable local protections. This indexed version does not establish the text before its reviewed amendment date.