(a) Department staff may conduct a telephone test during the intake of a housing discrimination complaint, before a complaint is filed, to test for discriminatory selection practices without identifying themselves or the purpose of their inquiry.(b) No test shall be conducted by department staff in connection with a housing discrimination complaint after the department files the complaint.(c) Following the filing of a complaint of discrimination, department staff shall not contact a respondent without identifying himself or herself and stating whether the contact is for the purpose of investigation or conciliation.(d) If testing is desired by the department after a complaint is filed, a test may be conducted by a fair housing agency.Cal. Code Regs. Tit. 2, § 10040
1. New section filed 9-7-2011; operative 10-7-2011 (Register 2011, No. 36). Note: Authority cited: Section 12930(e), Government Code. Reference: Section 12985, Government Code; Havens Realty Corp. v. Coleman (1982) 455 U.S. 363 [102 S.Ct. 1114, 71 L.Ed.2d 214]; and Inland Mediation Bd. v. City of Pomona (C.D. Cal 2001) 158 F.Supp.2d 1120.
1. New section filed 9-7-2011; operative 10-7-2011 (Register 2011, No. 36).