Part of effective license advocacy is realizing that licensed professional work is often done, and done very well, by imperfect people who make mistakes. In this case, our client had been punished severely by the criminal justice system for two occasions where he resorted to corporal punishment with one of his children. However, as a
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Avoiding Mistakes – Disclosing Old Convictions on Applications
By John Bishop on
Posted in Professional License Law
Clients often have an inaccurate picture of their own eligibility for a professional license. If a client has suffered a misdemeanor conviction in recent years, almost all state agencies will use the conviction to justify denying the application. However, as the conviction becomes extremely old, the agency becomes less and less likely to use it…
Probationary Contractor’s License Granted to Client Convicted of Attempted Murder
By Fredrick Ray on
Posted in Case Results
One of our clients now works as a general contractor after he won a hard-fought battle against the Contractor’s State License Board. Our client served many years in prison after a severe methamphetamine addiction led to an accident involving a young child. The client came to us after the license application had been denied, and…
Unrestricted License Granted to Insurance Agent with Multiple Felonies
By Fredrick Ray on
Posted in Case Results
In 2015, we reached the end of a long, arduous road to licensure for one of our clients who had been convicted of two felonies: the client had stolen a purse, participated in an armed robbery, and damaged a vehicle in a fit of road rage. However, these crimes were many years in the past…
Registered Nurses Must Report Criminal Convictions and Other Adverse Actions or Face Discipline
By Fredrick Ray on
Posted in California Nurse Licensing
The California Board of Registered Nursing has made important changes to the duty of a nurse to report a criminal conviction or other license discipline and to cooperate with the Board’s investigation of that conviction. We have begun to see Board staff implement this new law in 2016.
Under Title 16 California Code of Regulations…
Nursing Board Consideration of Criminal Convictions Disclosed on License Applications
By John Bishop on
Posted in California Nurse Licensing
Because of our expertise and the sheer amount of material available on our website and blog, our office often hears from prospective registered nurses and licensed vocational nurses, sometimes even before they apply to nursing school. For young people considering a career in nursing, it’s never been more important to stay out of trouble before…
DHCS Medi-Cal Suspensions Increasing for Convicted Health Care Providers
By Fredrick Ray on
Posted in Professional License Law
A new troubling trend has recently emerged in the discipline of California health care professionals. The California Department of Health Care Services, or DHCS, has begun to order some health care licensees, such as registered nurses or occupational therapists, suspended from participating in the Medi-Cal program if they are placed on probation…
New Reporting Rules for Real Estate Brokers and Salespersons
By Fredrick Ray on
Posted in Professional License Law
As of 2012, the Department of Real Estate now requires its licensed brokers and real estate salespersons to report certain “adverse events” to the Department. Business and Professions Code §10186.2 requires a licensee to make a report, in writing, within 30 days if any of the following occur:
– A licensee is charged with a…
Certain Felonies Can Bar MLO Endorsement Applications for Life
By Fredrick Ray on
Posted in Professional License Law
Since the passage of the SAFE Act in 2008 and the subsequently enacted legislation in California, real estate professionals and employees of California finance lenders who want to originate home loans in California must apply for a Mortgage Loan Originator (MLO) endorsement through the Nationwide Mortgage Licensing System & Registry (NMLS).
For licensees and applicants…
Department of Insurance Orders of Summary Denial or Summary Revocation
By Fredrick Ray on
Posted in Professional License Law
The California Department of Insurance wields arguably the most powerful licensing law in California, California Insurance Code section 1669. Section 1669, which applies to applicants but also to existing insurance broker licenses through a related statute, empowers the Commissioner to summarily deny or summarily revoke (without a hearing) an insurance broker license for a felony…