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The enacted ordinance sets rules for how Philadelphia city agencies and private employers with 10 or more city employees may screen job applicants’ criminal records. It bars them from asking about certain arrests that did not lead to a conviction and generally delays questions about convictions until after an application is accepted and the first interview, with exceptions required by other laws or for criminal justice agencies.

Amending Title 9 of The Philadelphia Code, entitled "Regulation of Businesses, Trades and Professions," by enacting a new Chapter 9-3000, entitled "Fair Criminal Record Screening Standards," to establish provisions and requirements for the screening of criminal records by certain employers within the City of Philadelphia, all under certain terms and conditions.