Financial Code section 1300
(a)
Notwithstanding the provisions of Section 1051, 1052, and 1054 of the Labor Code and Section 2947 of the Penal Code, a bank or any affiliate thereof, licensed under the laws of any state or of the United States, may require a director, an officer, an employee, or an applicant for employment to undergo a fingerprint-based state criminal history background check.(b)
If, upon evaluation of the criminal history information received pursuant to this section, the bank or affiliate determines that employment of the person fingerprinted would constitute an unreasonable risk to that bank or affiliate or its customers, the person may be denied employment.(c)
Banks and their affiliates shall submit to the Department of Justice fingerprint images and related information for individuals specified in subdivision (a) who are subject to a state criminal history background check pursuant to subdivision (u) of Section 11105 of the Penal Code.(d)
The Department of Justice shall provide a state response pursuant to subdivision (o) of Section 11105 of the Penal Code.(e)
A bank or affiliate may request from the Department of Justice subsequent arrest notification service, as provided pursuant to Section 11105.2 of the Penal Code, for persons described in subdivision (a).(f)
Any criminal history information obtained pursuant to this section is confidential and no recipient shall disclose its contents other than for the purpose for which it was acquired.(g)
“Affiliate,” as used in this section, means any corporation controlling, controlled by, or under common control with, a bank, whether directly, indirectly, or through one or more intermediaries.
Source:
Section 1300, https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/codes_displaySection.xhtml?lawCode=FIN§ionNum=1300. (updated Sep. 18, 2026; accessed Sep. 28, 2026).
