Our firm represented an applicant to the California Department of Insurance who had applied for a Property and Casualty Broker-Agent License for the second time, after previously being denied in 2017. The applicant had three convictions: two for receiving stolen property, and one for unauthorized use of identity, between 2010 and 2012. The 2017 application
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PT Statement of Issues Dismissed
In a recent contested case against the Physical Therapy Board applicant, the Board’s attorneys insisted that because a ten-year-old theft conviction was not properly disclosed on an application for licensure, our prospective Physical Therapy Aide client did not deserve a license at all. After an administrative hearing where the facts and circumstances of the conviction…
Reinstating an Insurance Broker License After Revocation
Insurance Code section 1669(d) empowers the California Insurance Commissioner to summarily deny (without a hearing) a license application within five years of a license revocation. For an insurance broker who has lost their license, this five year window can present a trap. If you re-apply within five years and are denied, under section 1669(c), the…
Probationary Contractor’s License Granted to Client Convicted of Attempted Murder
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…
Licensed Vocational Nurse Achieves Two-Year Probationary License After Multiple Alcohol-Related Convictions
Followers of our blog know the uphill battle California nursing applicants face when they suffer more than one conviction for alcohol-related conduct. Because current California law allows for significant discipline and denial after even a single instance of DUI, multiple convictions can mean a denial and an unwillingness to settle for nurses who have more…
Unrestricted License Granted to Insurance Agent with Multiple Felonies
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…
Nursing Board Consideration of Criminal Convictions Disclosed on License Applications
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…
Disclosing Criminal Convictions When Applying for a California RN License
Among the thousands of applicants who seek to become a registered nurse in the state of California each year, hundreds have criminal convictions or other adverse actions (such as other license discipline) of some kind in their background. A license applicant with a criminal conviction or other adverse action typically has three obstacles to clear…
Department of Insurance Orders of Summary Denial or Summary Revocation
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…