REFERENCE TITLE: criminal history; required disclosure; limitations

 

 

 

 

State of Arizona

Senate

Fifty-third Legislature

Second Regular Session

2018

 

SB 1344

 

Introduced by

Senators Quezada: Contreras, Dalessandro, Farley, Hobbs, Mendez, Meza, Miranda, Peshlakai

 

 

AN ACT

 

amending title 23, chapter 2, article 1, Arizona Revised Statutes, by adding section 23-206; amending title 33, chapter 10, article 1, Arizona Revised Statutes, by adding section 33-1319.01; amending title 41, chapter 4, article 4, Arizona Revised Statutes, by adding section 41-755; relating to criminal history.

 

 

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Be it enacted by the Legislature of the State of Arizona:

Section 1.  Title 23, chapter 2, article 1, Arizona Revised Statutes, is amended by adding section 23-206, to read:

START_STATUTE23-206.  Hiring practices; discrimination; criminal history; exception

A.  Notwithstanding any other law, an employer may not inquire about, consider or require disclosure of the criminal conviction record of an applicant for employment during the hiring process unless all of the following conditions apply:

1.  The inquiry about, consideration of or requirement of disclosure of the applicant's criminal conviction record takes place only after the applicant has received a conditional offer of employment from the employer.

2.  The inquiry about, consideration of or requirement of disclosure of the applicant's criminal conviction record is for only the period of the five most recent consecutive years preceding the date that the conditional offer of employment is made to the applicant.

3.  The criminal conviction record has a direct relationship to the employment position.

B.  Subsection A of this section does not apply to employment positions that require a valid fingerprint clearance card pursuant to title 41, chapter 12, article 3.1.END_STATUTE

Sec. 2.  Title 33, chapter 10, article 1, Arizona Revised Statutes, is amended by adding section 33-1319.01, to read:

START_STATUTE33-1319.01.  Leasing practices; discrimination; criminal history

Notwithstanding any other law, a landlord may not inquire about, consider or require disclosure of the criminal conviction record of an applicant for tenancy during the leasing process unless all of the following conditions apply:

1.  The inquiry about, consideration of or requirement of disclosure of the applicant's criminal conviction record takes place only after the applicant has received a conditional offer of tenancy from the landlord.

2.  The inquiry about, consideration of or requirement of disclosure of the applicant's criminal conviction record is for only the period of the five most recent consecutive years preceding the date that the conditional offer of tenancy is made to the applicant.

3.  The criminal conviction record has a direct relationship to the tenancy. END_STATUTE

Sec. 3.  Title 41, chapter 4, article 4, Arizona Revised Statutes, is amended by adding section 41-755, to read:

START_STATUTE41-755.  Hiring practices; discrimination; criminal history; exception

A.  Notwithstanding any other law, a state agency may not inquire about, consider or require disclosure of the criminal conviction record of an applicant for employment during the hiring process unless all of the following conditions apply:

1.  The inquiry about, consideration of or requirement of disclosure of the applicant's criminal conviction record takes place only after the applicant has received a conditional offer of employment from the state agency.

2.  The inquiry about, consideration of or requirement of disclosure of the applicant's criminal conviction record is for only the period of the five most recent consecutive years preceding the date that the conditional offer of employment is made to the applicant.

3.  The criminal conviction record has a direct relationship to the employment position.

B.  Subsection A of this section does not apply to employment positions that require a valid fingerprint clearance card pursuant to chapter 12, article 3.1 of this title. END_STATUTE