California Business and Professions Code 10100.4 – (a) Notwithstanding Section 11415.60 of the Government Code, the …
(a) Notwithstanding § 11415.60 of the Government Code, the department may enter into a settlement with a licensee or applicant instead of the issuance of an accusation or statement of issues against that licensee or applicant.
(b) The settlement shall identify the factual basis for the action being taken and the statutes or regulations violated.
Terms Used In California Business and Professions Code 10100.4
- Licensee: means any person authorized by a license, certificate, registration, or other means to engage in a business or profession regulated by this code or referred to in Sections 1000 and 3600. See California Business and Professions Code 23.8
- Probation: A sentencing alternative to imprisonment in which the court releases convicted defendants under supervision as long as certain conditions are observed.
- Settlement: Parties to a lawsuit resolve their difference without having a trial. Settlements often involve the payment of compensation by one party in satisfaction of the other party's claims.
(c) A person who enters a settlement pursuant to this section is not precluded from filing a petition, in the timeframe permitted by law, to modify the terms of the settlement or a petition for early termination of probation, if probation is part of the settlement.
(d) Any settlement with a licensee executed pursuant to this section shall be considered discipline by the department.
(Added by Stats. 2011, Ch. 712, Sec. 5. (SB 706) Effective January 1, 2012.)