Can I ask about criminal history on my application form?
Not in the places in the table above that use a conditional offer or bar it altogether. Seayora’s application does not ask, and the check is ordered only at the step the law allows.
From the guide Criminal History, Conditional Offers & Fair-Chance Laws.
Step 1: everything except criminal history
In a two-step place you request the other reports as usual — credit, and eviction history where it is allowed. If you also choose criminal history “after a conditional offer”, it is priced into the applicant’s fee but not ordered. If the second step never happens, that part of the fee is refunded where the state ties the fee to its cost.
Read the whole guide: Criminal History, Conditional Offers & Fair-Chance Laws