What can a background check company report about me to an employer?

Unless a legal exception exists, the only information about your criminal history that background check companies are allowed to include in a background check is

    Information on convictions that are less than 7 years old, and
    Arrests and formal charges filed against you if a judgment is still pending.[1949]

For further information on what can be included in your background check, see the UNDERSTANDING & CLEANING UP YOUR CRIMINAL RECORD CHAPTER, PG. 931.

  1. 1949

    Cal. Civ. Code § 1786.18.