Can I not report my AP score if i am a transfer student?

So long story short, I did some AP test in high school because everyone was doing it. I did not do well in them and only had a passing score out of 3. The school is asking me to report my AP scores. Can I opt out of from submitting a score or is it mandatory? FYI I already took 3 college courses in CC that are equivalent to the 3 AP courses I took in high school.

If you mentioned any AP score in the application, you need to send. The UCs won’t care about any low scores.

If you did not report any in the application, you don’t have to send.