The Third District Court of Appeal in the case of Ryan-Lanigan v. Bureau of Real Estate (Third Dist. App. Ct. No. C066848) has held that where a judge dismissed a conviction "in the interests of justice," the Bureau of Real Estate cannot use that conviction to discipline a licensee under Business and Professions Code section
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Whether Being Initially Charged with a Felony Under California Law Is “Charged” for Purposes of the MU4
By Fredrick Ray on
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In California, a criminal defendant can be initially "charged" with a felony although no probable cause determination has been made. This raises an issue concerning the precise meaning question F(2) on Form MU4, required for registry with the Nationwide Mortgage Licensing System (NMLS), which asks, “Are there pending charges against you for any felony?”
The…