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5 U.S.C. 1103(a)(5)(A), 9201-9206 and Pub. L. 116-92, sec. 1122(b)(1).
88 FR 60332, Sept. 1, 2023, unless otherwise noted.
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(a) An agency employee may not request, orally or in writing, information about an applicant's criminal history prior to making a conditional offer of employment to that applicant unless the position is exempted or excepted in accordance with § 920.201(b).
(b) A violation (or prohibited action) as defined in paragraph (a) of this section occurs when agency personnel, shared service providers, or contractors (acting on behalf of the agency) involved in the agency's recruitment and hiring process, either personally or through automated systems (specific to the agency or governmentwide), make oral or written requests prior to giving a conditional offer of employment—
(1) In a job opportunity announcement on USAJOBS or in any recruitment/public notification such as on the agency's website or social media;
(2) In communications sent after an agency receives an initial application, through an agency's talent acquisition system, shared service providers/recruiters/contractors, orally or in writing (including via email and other forms of electronic notification); or
(3) Prior to, during, or after a job interview or other applicant assessment.
(c) When a prohibited request, announcement, or communication is publicly posted or simultaneously distributed to multiple applicants, it constitutes a single violation.
(d) Any violation as defined in paragraph (a) of this section is subject to the complaint and penalty procedures in part 754 of this chapter.