5 CFR § 920.102 - Positions covered by Fair Chance Act regulations.

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title: "5 CFR § 920.102 - Positions covered by Fair Chance Act regulations."
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title_name: "Administrative Personnel"
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section_name: "Positions covered by Fair Chance Act regulations."
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# 920.102 Positions covered by Fair Chance Act regulations.

(a) *Positions covered.* This part applies to all positions in the competitive service, excepted service, and Senior Executive Service in an agency.

(b) *Exempt positions.* For purposes of this part an exempt position is any position for which a hiring agency is required by statutory authority to make inquiries into an applicant's criminal history prior to extending an offer of employment to the applicant.