When exactly does the 7 year lookback period begin for a background check in California?
Hello everyone. I want to apply to a "regular" job, not anything government or the sort that involves fingerprinting. I know California law goes back 7 years for standard background checks, but I'm confused on when exactly that starts. Does that start from date of disposition, or something else? For reference, my disposition date was end of September in 2019, but I did serve county jail time (2.5 weeks) and released December 1st of 2019. I was not required to immediately report to the county jail, hence why there's a gap from disposition date and county jail reporting. I was not assigned parole, but rather assigned probation for 3 years, which ended 11 months early and was changed to informal probation due to good behavior. This is for felony theft.
I would like any information possible on whether I should be good to apply right after the 7 years is up from disposition date, or whether I should wait 7 years from release from county jail. There doesn't seem to be a surefire answer in my research, so I was wondering if anyone had any insight.
I was a young and dumb kid, but I've definitely cleaned up my act since then and have avoided anything since that could put my future in jeopardy again. And yes, I already filed for an expungement with a wonderful lawyer and after looking over my case he's pretty much certain it'll be expunged without any issues. Only thing is the process is going to take approximately 3 months and I can't wait that long to find a job, I'd rather apply for one as soon as my 7 years is up.