California Civil Code

§ 1786.53

CIV § 1786.53 Effective Sep 28, 2002Div. 3 · Title 1.6A · Part 4 · Art. 4

Statute text

(a)Any person who collects, assembles, evaluates, compiles, reports, transmits, transfers, or communicates information on a consumer’s character, general reputation, personnel characteristics, or mode of living, for employment purposes, which are matters of public record, and does not use the services of an investigative consumer reporting agency, shall provide that information to the consumer pursuant to subdivision (b). For purposes of this section:

(1)“Adverse action,” as relating to employment, means a denial of employment or any decision made for an employment purpose that adversely affects any current or prospective employee.

(2)The term “person” does not include an agency subject to the Information Practices Act of 1977 (Chapter 1 (commencing with Section 1798) of Title 1.8).

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Legislative history

Amended by Stats. 2002, Ch. 1030, Sec. 7. Effective September 28, 2002.