Section 13203 - Release of information concerning arrest or detention of peace officer or applicant(a) A criminal justice agency may release, within five years of the arrest, information concerning an arrest or detention of a peace officer, as defined in Section 830, an applicant for a position as a peace officer, a nonsworn employee of a criminal justice agency, or an applicant for a nonsworn position within a criminal justice agency that did not result in conviction, and for which the person did not complete a postarrest diversion program, to a governmental agency employer of that employee or applicant.(b) A criminal justice agency may release information concerning an arrest of a peace officer, as defined in Section 830, an applicant for a position as a peace officer, a nonsworn employee of a criminal justice agency, or an applicant for a nonsworn position within a criminal justice agency that did not result in conviction but for which the person completed a postarrest diversion program or a deferred entry of judgment program, or information concerning a referral to and participation in any postarrest diversion program or a deferred entry of judgment program to a governmental agency employer of that employee or applicant.(c) Notwithstanding subdivision (a) or (b), a criminal justice agency shall not release information under the following circumstances:(1) Information concerning an arrest for which diversion or deferred entry of judgment has been ordered without attempting to determine whether diversion or a deferred entry of judgment program has been successfully completed.(2) Information concerning an arrest or detention followed by a dismissal or release without attempting to determine whether the individual was exonerated.(3) Information concerning an arrest without a disposition without attempting to determine whether diversion or a deferred entry of judgment program has been successfully completed or the individual was exonerated.Amended by Stats 2021 ch 158 (AB 1480),s 2, eff. 1/1/2022.Amended by Stats. 1996, Ch. 743, Sec. 6. Effective January 1, 1997.