Section 13203 Of Article 5. Access To Information From California Penal Code >> Title 3. >> Part 4. >> Chapter 2. >> Article 5.

. (a) Any criminal justice agency may release, within five years of the arrest, information concerning an arrest or detention of a peace officer or applicant for a position as a peace officer, as defined in Section 830, which did not result in conviction, and for which the person did not complete a postarrest diversion program, to a government agency employer of that peace officer or applicant.
  (b) Any criminal justice agency may release information concerning an arrest of a peace officer or applicant for a position as a peace officer, as defined in Section 830, which 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 government agency employer of that peace officer 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.