CALIFORNIA Law on marijuana and employment

by CALEB D McKEAN
(BLYTHE,CA U.S.A)

Under CALIFORNIA PENAL CODE an employer can not disclose a marijuana conviction over two years old.

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Sep 08, 2014
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confused
by: Anonymous

so what your saying or not saying is that in California your not required to divulge a charge for a marijuana related crime older than 2 years ? how do you legally respond to a recruiter under such a catch 22 ?

when i was 18 i was busted for possession within 1000 feet of a school they got me there and i got caught for another possession when i was 20 i did my time got out and did my post prison supervision for 3 years i now have all that behind me and my entire record is due to marijuana charges please clear this up someone who actually knows this law

Mar 10, 2014
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Still here
by: Anonymous

I never inhaled

Mar 10, 2014
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Still here
by: Anonymous

My uncle retired from Conway so I'm pulling some strings and can have a job after two years accident and ticket free.

Mar 10, 2014
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Still here
by: Anonymous

Got my 1st raise ran 4200 solo this week. Going to see my little girl.

Mar 10, 2014
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Still here
by: Anonymous

I went through the C.R England school after filing a non disclosure statement due to California labor code 432.8. I'm doing well. I'm the last one from my group to still be here. It's a job and it's experience.

Aug 01, 2013
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Anonymous
by: Anonymous

I need my Cascadian!

Aug 01, 2013
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Anonymous
by: Anonymous

I feel bad for filing non disclosures and preventing things from hitting the justice report but I need my money. I dont feel bad for the marijuana violators that arent smart enough to figure it out cuz they wreck rigs!

Aug 01, 2013
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Anonymous
by: Anonymous

I know whats on my Consumer report. I know what on my driving record and I sure do cover my asset when it comes to the law!

Aug 01, 2013
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ANONYMOUS
by: Anonymous

Nobody needs to know what I did when i first got hair on my nuts. Im a grown man!

Aug 01, 2013
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Anonymous
by: Anonymous

Ignorance is no excuse for the law. If a CALIFORNIA CODE states I only have to go back seven years and I dont have to disclose it Im not going to disclose. Especially when the employer is guilty of a misdemeanor. Im not teaching law lessons. Thats for the court rooms. I leave Sunday back to my program

Aug 01, 2013
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Anonymous
by: Anonymous

Whatever I followed laws and i got my Non Disclosures. I have no record.

Jul 29, 2013
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look
by: Anonymous

disclose is different than lying...if the employer ask you have you ever been convicted of a crime or in the last 10 years, and you answer NO on the app. then you are lying.....this is different.

if you lie and say NO and they find out you can be released from your job...also your post states YOU should not disclose it, it does not tell the justice report THEY should not disclose it...you must read between the lines and the trickery of laws, read them carefully and in depth... an employer finds out after you lie and say no on your app., this does not mean he has to tell you the reason why he didn't hire you or release you from the job... if they find out and they let you go he does not have to disclose why you have been let go, because in this State CA. we are AT WILL...... meaning they can let a person go with out an excuse.

So you can fight this all day long however, you are wasting precious energy in trying to convince the public not to disclose and with all these posting when you can be looking for a job best suited for you. The anger you are feeling towards the system is eating you up and misdirecting you and into the rut you are presently in.

No one is hating, we are trying to help you move out of this rut you are so willing to be in. It's time to pick up the pieces and move on. You sound like you do a lot of research so why not find a new career and stop wasting time persuading people over to your side. We are not made to listen to the negative some do however, it isn't of the social norm. So move onto the good side of town and find something you can do outside of trucking if it is giving you so much grief trying to get hired on. Good Luck

Jul 29, 2013
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Dont hate the player hate the game. Violate the dumb ones.
by: Anonymous

California: Applicants should not disclose marijuana convictions older than (2) two years for quantities of 28.5 grams or less (other than concentrated cannabis) per California Health & Safety Code §§11357(b) or (c), 11360(b) (formerly subdivision (c) of section 11360), 11364, 11365, or 11550.

Applicants should not disclose convictions that have been sealed, expunged, or statutorily eradicated or any misdemeanor convictions for which probation has been successfully completed or otherwise discharged and the case has been judicially dismissed.

Applicants should not disclose information regarding arrests or detentions for which a diversion program has been successfully completed. Cal. Code Regs., tit. 2, § 7287-.4. Applicants shall not disclose records of arrest, indictment, information, misdemeanor complaint, or conviction of a crime that, from the date of disposition, release, or parole, antedate the report by more than (7) seven years.

Further, these items shall not be reported if in the case of a conviction a full pardon has been granted, or in the case of an arrest, indictment, information, or misdemeanor complaint a conviction did not result. Cal. Civ. Code §1785.13.6. Cont.
Georgia: Applicants are not required to disclose information pertaining to any

Jul 29, 2013
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Still Laughin
by: Anonymous

How did you know it would go to the Supreme? With legal counsel from NORML they will settle in Federal Court for sure

Jul 29, 2013
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lol
by: Anonymous

How about if out of the system become a Sovereign not pay any taxes and watch your taxes get higher

Jul 28, 2013
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just another
by: Anonymous

system breaker....and a waster of tax payers money...that's okay because one day you will get a job and pay out of your pocket taxes that will just keep getting higher and higher because of the whiners out there that just want to start trouble and think it will help then get a job....challenge it that is all you are doing.... getting a job is the least of a whiners problem...

Jul 28, 2013
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Accepted for value
by: Anonymous

Im sure the justice report will get the trucking industry around not following employment laws. Not providing any Consumer reports. Violating the constitution and breaking 1785.13. Im sure the Supremes would enjoy taking a number

Jul 28, 2013
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doesnt matter
by: Anonymous

In the trucking business they ask for your justice report...and if you don't feel you need to show them or ignore the rquest....well they just ignore you and flush your app down the toilet!

And here is another way to not get hired on or terminated if you lie on the app.;

Not telling the truth can have serious consequences down the road. If the employer does a criminal background check and discovers an unreported charge, in some cases they have grounds to terminate employment.

I can see you whining all the way to the Supreme court on this one...

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