{"data":{"id":"us-ca/bpc-461","jurisdiction":"us-ca","citation":"BPC § 461","heading":"","body":"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.\nThis 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.","path":["Business and Professions Code - BPC","DIVISION 1. DEPARTMENT OF CONSUMER AFFAIRS [100. - 472.5.]","CHAPTER 7. Licensee [460. - 464.]"],"source_url":"https://downloads.leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/pubinfo_2025.zip","current_through":"2026-09-13","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-14T05:56:33Z","sha256":"fc2d713450e610a89214a59a3461a86b4b738043eacc4a94e271b8f85417fb9e","source_id":"us-ca","stale":false,"prev":"us-ca/bpc-460","next":"us-ca/bpc-462"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}