An individual’s arrest record and criminal past would still be accessible to law enforcement and certain other agencies but would not be available to landlords or employers, among others, conducting background checks. That means, outside specific exclusions listed in state code, individuals would not have to answer “yes” to having previous arrests or convictions when filling out a job or housing application if they were never convicted or already completed their sentence.

Source: Los Angeles Times March 07, 2019 22:21 UTC