Our firm was successful in achieving a restricted license for an insurance producer who had a number of prior convictions, including a felony burglary conviction. After the client initially applied for his insurance license, his application was summarily denied due to his record. The California Department of Insurance has the right to summarily deny (without
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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…
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…
Certain Felonies Can Bar MLO Endorsement Applications for Life
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
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…